Connect TikTok for approved direct photo and video posting
Configure TikTok Login and Content Posting access, authorise the creator and prepare a test that respects app review and media-domain requirements.
Use these steps in your selected Pixie CRM company workspace. The module, dependent tools and actions available to you follow its configuration and your permissions.
Social accounts → TikTok; Configuration where applicable
PermissionManage connections; administrator for app credentials; Create posts + Publish posts for a live test
Before you begin
A TikTok developer app with Login Kit and Content Posting API Direct Post access, a dedicated creator test account and a verified public media domain or URL prefix for this server-hosted delivery route.
Follow these steps
- In Configuration, copy the TikTok application callback into the matching provider app. Save its matching ID and secret with Save encrypted credentials. Leave direct publishing locked during connection setup.
- Choose TikTok Connect, complete official creator consent and verify the connected identity. TikTok’s client key goes in Application / client ID.
- In Social accounts, choose Verify connection and compare the account or destination identity with the intended test account.
- Choose a supported photo or MP4 video. Load creator settings, select audience explicitly and complete interaction, commercial/AI disclosure and consent controls. Photo text is capped at 4,000; video text at 2,200.
- When a controlled test is authorised and the direct gate is enabled, select only this destination, choose Post Now once and inspect its existing receipt.
Fields and options
- Requested OAuth permissions
- user.info.basic and video.publish. These are the scopes requested by the current adapter; provider products/review must permit them.
- Destination and scope
- Unaudited direct-post clients face provider restrictions, including Only me visibility. App approval and verified media pull access are separate from saving credentials.
- Publishing format
- Choose a supported photo or MP4 video. Load creator settings, select audience explicitly and complete interaction, commercial/AI disclosure and consent controls. Photo text is capped at 4,000; video text at 2,200.
Rules and limits
- Saving credentials or passing connection verification does not prove that a live publication succeeded.
- Use a dedicated test destination and the most restrictive appropriate visibility. Provider consent, app review and organisational approvals remain separate requirements.
Check the result
- Follow the pending receipt to its outcome, then inspect the creator account for the actual post, visibility and labels.
- Match the actual provider outcome to the destination receipt, remote reference and intended visibility.
If something does not look right
- If TikTok cannot fetch media, check the verified domain/prefix and the signed public URL route. If audience choices fail, refresh creator settings and repair the connection rather than inventing a privacy value.
- Do not repeat Post Now after an ambiguous result until the original provider outcome has been checked.
Common questions
Does a connected account mean publishing is approved?
No. Connection identity, app publishing entitlement, content eligibility and the separate direct-publishing gate are independent checks.
What is a complete first test?
Official consent, correct destination discovery, successful verification, one deliberate test publication, a destination receipt and direct verification in the actual provider account.