TikTok
Options for posting via the API to TikTok
TikTok asynchronously process video, so the JSON response will be status: "pending" for both immediate and scheduled posts. Once TikTok has completed processing, your registered Scheduled Action webhook will be called.
JSON for a basic TikTok video post that is directly published:
{
"post": "The best TikTok video ever #bestvideo", // Max 2,200 characters
"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",
"platform": "tiktok"
}
],
"id": "lb42orDhySAZmLWtj6b6",
"refId": "23a9da9e0df1184a7a6a1fc2c60b8023aa9a32a1",
"post": "The best TikTok video ever #bestvideo"
}
The response will have the
id field set to "pending". After the user completes the processing the mobile app, the id field will be updated with the TikTok video ID. The idShare is used for internal referencing the video is awaiting final processing.If an error occurs, such as TikTok was unable to process the video, the
id field will be set to "failed" and the errors field will contain the error details.- 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 charater limit is 2,200.
- TikTok also supports sending media without post text. If you do not want post text included send and empty String
post: "" - The status of the TikTok post can be retrieved with the history endpoint or via a webhook and usually takes up to a minute to be available:
- When the user publishes the video in the TikTok mobile app, a "scheduled" webhook will be sent with the
subAction: "tikTokPublished"
TikTok limits the API video publishing to 2 videos per minute with an upper limit of 20 per day.
When posting a TikTok video additional options are available, such as disable comments, disable duet, and disable stitch:
{
...
"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.
}
}
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.Mention another TikTok handle by adding @handle in the post text. For example:
{
"post": "Love the @ayrshare social media api"
}
Note that async posting is only used by older linked account that have not relinked TikTok.
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:
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