TikTok API

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TikTok Video Post

JSON for a basic TikTok video post that is directly published:

{
  "post": "The best TikTok \n video ever #bestvideo", // Max 2,200 characters with a line break
  "mediaUrls": ["https://img.ayrshare.com/012/tiktok.mp4"],
  "platforms": ["tiktok"]
}

Example JSON post response:

{
  "status": "success",
  "errors": [],
  "postIds": [
    {
      "status": "success",
      "idShare": "video.7088122496758679353.nzLqBWbf",
      "id": "pending",
      "isVideo": true,
      "platform": "tiktok"
    }
  ],
  "id": "lb42orDhySAZmLWtj6b6",
  "refId": "23a9da9e0df1184a7a6a1fc2c60b8023aa9a32a1",
  "post": "The best TikTok video ever #bestvideo"
}

• TikTok does not currently support line breaks in the post text. Included line breaks will be ignored.

• Either one video or up to 35 images may be published. TikTok does not support a combination of video and images. Please see below for more details.

• If the video does not end in a known extension, use isVideo.

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TikTok Image Post

JSON for a basic TikTok image (photo) post that is directly published:

{
  "post": "The best TikTok \n video ever #bestvideo", // Max 2,200 characters with a line break
  "mediaUrls": [
    "https://img.ayrshare.com/012/gb.jpg",
    "https://img.ayrshare.com/random/photo-1.jpg"
  ], // Up to 35 images
  "platforms": ["tiktok"]
}

Example JSON response:

{
  "status": "success",
  "errors": [],
  "postIds": [
    {
      "status": "success",
      "idShare": "p_pub_url~v2.7408974036430047275",
      "id": "pending",
      "isVideo": false,
      "platform": "tiktok"
    }
  ],
  "id": "8815mJ5bWApEebWjE233",
  "tikTokId": "p_pub_url~v2.7408974036430047333",
  "refId": "9abf1426d6ce9122ef11c72bd62e59807c5cc333",
  "post": "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work - Thomas Edison"
}

• TikTok does not currently support line breaks in the post text. Included line breaks will be ignored.

• Either one video or up to 35 images may be published.

• TikTok does not support a combination of video and images. Please see below for more details.

• The images must be of type JPG, JPEG, or WEBP. TikTok does not accept PNG media files.

• You may also select one of the image as the cover photo with the imageCoverIndex. By default, the first image is used. Please see below for details.

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TikTok Processing

TikTok does asynchronous processing of videos and images, so the response will have the id field set to "pending". After TikTok completes their processing, usually within 1 - 2 minutes, the id field will be updated with the TikTok video id and a postUrl will be added.

• You can retrieve the final status of the TikTok post using webhooks or the /history endpoint and usually takes up to 1-2 minutes to be available.

• When the user publishes the video in the TikTok mobile app, a “scheduled” webhook will be sent with the subAction: "tikTokPublished".

• If an error occurs, such as TikTok was unable to process the video or Ayrshare internal tests failed, the id field will be set to “failed” and the errors field will contain the error details.

• The idShare is used for internal referencing the pending video.

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TikTok Video Requirements

• Please see TikTok Video Requirements.

• The video must end in a known video extension such as mp4. Please either reverse proxy the URL, add on a vanity URL with a CDN, or use the /media endpoint.

• TikTok’s post text character limit is 2,200.

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TikTok Image Requirements

• Please see TikTok Image Requirements.
• Up to 35 images may be included in a post, at 20 MB per image.
• The images must be of type JPG, JPEG, or WEBP. TikTok does not accept PNG media files.
• TikTok’s post text character limit is 2,200.

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Additional TikTok Options

When publishing a TikTok video or images additional options are available.

Video Publishing Example:

{
    ...
    "tikTokOptions": {
        "disableComments": true, // Default false. Disable comments on the published video.
        "disableDuet": true,     // Default false. Disable duets on the published video.
        "disableStitch": true   // Default false. Disable stitches on the published video.
    }
}

Image Publishing Example:

{
    ...
    "tikTokOptions": {
        "imageCoverIndex": 1,      // Use the second image in the mediaUrls.
        "title": "Amazing images"
    }
}

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Available TikTok Options

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Visibility Options

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Video Thumbnail

Set a thumbnail for a TikTok video by selecting an offset frame. TikTok does not support uploaded images for thumbnails.

{
    ...
    "tikTokOptions": {
        "thumbNailOffset": 30000    // milliseconds of offset image
    }
}

The offset is the location in milliseconds of the thumbnail frame. Default value is 0, which is the first frame of the video or reel.

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TikTok Mentions

Mention another TikTok handle by adding @handle in the post text. For example:

{
  "post": "Love the @ayrshare social media api"
}

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Legacy TikTok Posting

TikTok does asynchronous processing of videos. They require that after uploading the video your user open their mobile TikTok app to finalize the processing.

Please see details on the TikTok process:

Additional examples on using the TikTok API.