Video from a URL
PULL_FROM_URL — TikTok fetches the file you host; no multipart upload.
TikTok · Short-form video
The TikTok API, init, upload, poll — handled
Publish video to TikTok from a URL. We call the Content Posting API's init endpoint, pull your file, and track the publish status — you send a caption and a link.
Video postsPull-from-URLCaptionsScheduling
Official OAuth APIup to 2,200 charsTikTok Content Posting API
publish-tiktok.ts
curl https://postmyish.com/api/v1/posts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTMYISH_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"caption":"wait for it… 👀 #buildinpublic","platforms":["tiktok"]}'201 · { id: "9f2c8b1e…", status: "published" }JSON
Why not raw?
TikTok Content Posting API is powerful — and painful
The official API can do this. It just makes you do a lot first. Here's what raw TikTok publishing costs you, and what PostMyIsh absorbs.
Raw TikTok API
With PostMyIsh
Publishing
init → upload the file → poll status/fetch until it's live (3 calls)
One POST /v1/posts; we run the sequence
Auth
OAuth with video.publish, gated behind an app audit
One OAuth screen, one encrypted token
Visibility
Unaudited apps can only post SELF_ONLY (private)
We default to SELF_ONLY until your audit clears — no surprises
Media
You host the video and expose a URL TikTok can pull
Pass a URL; we send it as the source
Capabilities
Everything TikTok supports, one endpoint
Post types, limits, and scheduling — all through the same POST /v1/posts call, formatted the way TikTok expects.
Captions to 2,200
Title/caption with hashtags, delivered with the post.
Status tracking
We keep the publish_id and can poll delivery status.
Fan-out
The same call lands on Instagram and YouTube too.
Copy, paste, ship
Real calls, not pseudocode
Every snippet hits the live API — same base URL, Bearer auth, plain JSON. Add your key and it runs.
Publish to TikTok now
One POST fans out to TikTok. The response carries the id and status the moment it ships.
publish.txt
curl https://postmyish.com/api/v1/posts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTMYISH_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"caption":"wait for it… 👀 #buildinpublic","platforms":["tiktok"]}'How it works
Live in three steps, not three weeks
Connect TikTok, call one endpoint, and we run the TikTok Content Posting API plumbing behind it.
Step 01
Connect the account
Link it once from the Accounts page through its official login. The credential is stored encrypted.
Step 02
POST /v1/posts
Send one caption and the platform id. Add schedule_at to queue it, or media for a URL.
Step 03
We handle the rest
Container flows, token refresh, rate limits, and the real post id — all on our side.
Straight talk: The Content Posting API requires an app audit before public posting. Until it clears, posts go out private (SELF_ONLY) to the creator — we set that automatically so nothing posts publicly by accident.
One API, eleven more
TikTok is one entry in the same array
Add another id to platforms and the identical call posts there too. One request already covers TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — no second integration.
TikTok API FAQ
The honest answers
What's real, what needs review, and what TikTok itself requires — no hand-waving.
Is this the official TikTok API?
Yes — the TikTok Content Posting API with the video.publish scope.
Can I post publicly?
Direct public posting unlocks after TikTok's app audit. Before that, the API only allows private (SELF_ONLY) posts to the creator's own account — a TikTok rule, not ours.
How is the video sent?
Via PULL_FROM_URL: you host the file and pass its URL as media; TikTok fetches it. Hosting uploaded files is the one prerequisite.
Can I schedule?
Yes — schedule_at queues it and we run the init/upload/poll flow when it fires.
Ready to post your ish everywhere?
Connect your accounts, write one caption, and be live on every feed in minutes. The free plan is genuinely free.