🏆 Contest - Kintone Customization Contest 2023
Tags: kintone, hackathon, writing, contest
Published: 2023-07-03 03:00:00

Hey Kintone Developers  👋

We are excited to announce our latest contest, where you can enter to win awesome prizes 💰 by building and showing your dev skills 💪!

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## TL;DR
* Deadline: **Thu, August 31, 23:59 (Pacific)**
* Prizes: **$100 gift cards** to **15 winners** & Kintone swag to all submitters
* How to Enter:
    1. Build a cool Kintone customization or project that uses Kintone APIs
    2. Write up how you built it & [post your article on DEV](https://dev.to/new)
    3. Comment on the [Contest Submission](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/799) topic with a link to your post.
* Criteria: **Creativity**, **Look & Feel**, **Article Quality**, & **Kintone Usage**
* Winners Announcement: **Thu, September 7 (Pacific)**

## What is Kintone? ⚙️
[Kintone](https://kintone.dev/en/landing-page/hackathon/) is a no-code/low-code cloud platform for teams to quickly & easily share and collaborate on their data.

You can add JavaScript, CSS, &/or HTML to enhance the front-end UI/UX of a Kintone App. This can include features such as maps, buttons, and color-coding.

Read how to customize and develop on the Kintone platform at [kintone.dev](https://kintone.dev)!

## Prizes 💰
To the **15 best submissions**, we will be giving away **$100 gift cards** & special Kintone swag!

To all submitters, we will be giving away Kintone swag!

⚡ We will be direct messaging the winners and submitters on the Kintone Developer Forum to get shipping information.

## How to Enter 🗳️

1. _If you do not have one yet,_ [Create a Kintone Developer Forum account](https://forum.kintone.dev/signup)
1. Build a Kintone customization or project that uses [Kintone APIs](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/rest-api/)
1. Write up how you built it & [post your article on DEV](https://dev.to/new)
   * Use `#kintone` & `#kintone_contest` tags to your article
   * Add the following footer to your article:

       ```text
       This post is part of the Kintone Customization Contest 2023.  
       Submitter: https://forum.kintone.dev/u/INSERT_YOUR_USERNAME_HERE  
       ```

1. Comment on the [Contest Submission](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/799) topic with the **Title** and **link** to your article

For more information, refer to the example submission included in the [Contest Submission Instructions](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/799).

## Criteria 📝
We will be judging your submissions based on the following criteria:

| Criterion           | Points | Description                                              |
| ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Kintone Usage**   | 50     | How well does your project use Kintone and Kintone APIs? |
| **Article Quality** | 25     | How well is your article written?                        |
| **Look & Feel**     | 15     | How well does your project look and actually work?       |
| **Creativity**      | 10     | How original and interesting is your project?            |

## Winners Announcement 📢
We will be announcing the winners on the Kintone Developer Forum and DEV on Thu, September 7 (Pacific).

We will also be direct messaging the winners and submitters on the Kintone Developer Forum to get shipping information.

## Deadline ⏱️ & Rules 📜

The contest starts on **Mon, July 3, 00:00 (Pacific)** and ends on **Thu, August 31, 23:59 (Pacific)** (the "Entry Period").

You must submit your write up and comment on the [Contest Submission](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/799) topic by **Thu, August 31, 23:59 (Pacific)** to be eligible for the contest.

* The project must use Kintone itself or Kintone APIs in some way.
* Multiple submissions are allowed; however, each entrant may only win once.
* Collaboration is allowed.
  * Just note that Kintone will not handle prize-splitting. The prize will be sent to the Kintone Developer Forum account listed as the author in the DEV article. You will need to split the prize amongst yourselves.
* All submissions must be new projects created during the contest period.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE [KINTONE CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/804) BEFORE ENTERING THE CONTEST. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REPRESENT THAT YOU SATISFY ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW.

_NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to 18+. The Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulation. For Official Rules, see [Kintone Contest Official Rules](https://forum.kintone.dev/t/804)._

## Inspiration 💡
Here are some ideas to get you started:
* Take data stored in a Kintone app and visualize it in a cool way with a charting library like [QuickChart](https://quickchart.io/) or [amCharts](https://www.amcharts.com/demos/)
* Build a PDF generator using [Kintone's REST API](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/rest-api/) and a PDF library like [PDFKit](https://pdfkit.org/) or [PDFMake](http://pdfmake.org/#/)
* Integrate Kintone with a third-party service like [Twilio](https://www.twilio.com/) or [Slack](https://slack.com/) to send notifications or messages
* Inject a game into Kintone using [Kintone's JS API](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/js-api/) and a game library like [Phaser](https://phaser.io/) or [PixiJS](https://www.pixijs.com/)
* Create a Google Maps mashup using [Kintone's JS API](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/js-api/) and the [Google Maps API](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/overview)

## Resources 📚
Quick Start Guides:
* [Retrieve Kintone Data using CURL](https://kintone.dev/en/quickstart/)
* [Using Kintone Web Database in a Hackathon Project - DEV Community](https://dev.to/kintonedevprogram/quick-start-on-using-kintone-web-database-in-a-hackathon-project-3fh7)
* [VS Code Setup for Kintone Customization Development - DEV Community](https://dev.to/kintonedevprogram/quick-start-vs-code-setup-for-kintone-customization-development-1k5b)

Documentation for Kintone's JS & REST APIs
* [Kintone JavaScript API - Kintone Developer Program](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/js-api/)
* [Kintone REST API - Kintone Developer Program](https://kintone.dev/en/docs/kintone/rest-api/)

Tutorials & Sample Code:
* [Kintone Customization Tutorials](https://kintone.dev/en/tutorials/) - Tutorials for building Kintone customizations and integrations
* [Kintone-Workshops GitHub Repo](https://github.com/orgs/kintone-workshops/repositories) - Sample code from past Kintone Workshops
* [Kintone Developer Program's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@KintoneDeveloperProgram/featured) - Past workshop recordings and tutorials
* [ahandsel/No-Server-Data-Visualization: Compilation repo of No Server Data Visualization x Kintone Web Database workshop content](https://github.com/ahandsel/No-Server-Data-Visualization)

## Community Support 👥
Post your Kintone-related questions on the [Kintone Developer Forum](https://forum.kintone.dev/)!

Our Kintone Developer Program team will do our best to answer your questions.

## Got Questions? 🤔
Post your contest-related questions on the [Contest 🏆](https://forum.kintone.dev/c/contest/11) category on the Kintone Developer Forum.

_For sensitive questions, please email us at <developer@kintone.com> with the subject line `Kintone Customization Contest 2023`._

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We are all looking forward to seeing what you build! 🚀

Happy coding & best of luck 🍀