# TikTok Video Uploader (`dami_studio/tiktok-video-uploader`) Actor Upload a video to your own TikTok account from a URL, with a caption, hashtags, and privacy setting. You bring your own exported session cookies (Cookie-Editor), so your login stays yours and nothing is shared. For creators automating their own posting. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dami\_studio/tiktok-video-uploader.md - **Developed by:** [Dami's Studio](https://apify.com/dami_studio) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, For creators, Automation - **Stats:** 3 total users, 1 monthly users, 70.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## TikTok Video Uploader Posts a video to your own TikTok account from a URL. You give it the video, a caption, and your own exported session cookies, and it drives a headless browser through TikTok's Studio upload page to publish the post. It's meant to be the publish step of a faceless-content or scheduling pipeline. > **Best-effort browser automation.** There is no official TikTok posting API for this, so the actor automates the real TikTok Studio web UI with your session cookies. TikTok actively detects automation and may show a captcha / "verify it's you" wall, or rate-limit / restrict / ban the account. Run it only on your own account, at your own discretion. When TikTok throws a wall the actor stops with a clear error and a debug screenshot — it does not silently hang. ### How it works It downloads your video, launches a headless Chromium routed through a residential proxy, loads your exported TikTok cookies into the session, opens the TikTok Studio upload page, sets the file, fills the caption, picks (and verifies) the privacy, clicks Post, and **waits for TikTok's real "uploaded / published" confirmation** before reporting success. There is no shared login — you bring your own session each run. ### Try it with no login (demo mode) Run it with **no `cookies`** (or set `demoMode: true`) and it returns one clearly-labeled SAMPLE row and uploads nothing. Use this to see the output shape before wiring up your session. ### Input | Field | Required | Notes | |---|---|---| | `videoUrl` | for real uploads | Public direct, non-expired URL to the `.mp4`. You host it (S3, CDN, key-value store). | | `cookies` | for real uploads | Your TikTok session, exported as Cookie-Editor JSON. Leave blank for a demo run. Stored as a secret. | | `caption` | no | The caption. Put your `#hashtags` here. | | `privacy` | no | `public`, `friends`, or `private`. If `private`/`friends` can't be confirmed, the actor refuses to post (so it never publishes Public by accident). | | `proxyConfiguration` | no | A residential proxy **in the same country as your account** is strongly recommended; datacenter IPs and country mismatches trigger captcha walls. | | `demoMode` | no | Force a no-upload sample run even with cookies. | ### How to export your TikTok cookies 1. Log into **tiktok.com** in Chrome/Edge as the account you want to post from. 2. Install the **Cookie-Editor** extension and open it on a tiktok.com tab. 3. Click **Export → Export as JSON** (this copies the whole cookie set to your clipboard). 4. Paste that JSON into the `cookies` field. The export must include `sessionid` (and ideally `sid_tt`, `tt_csrf_token`, `msToken`) for `.tiktok.com` — `sessionid` alone is often not enough. **Export from the same country your proxy uses.** Cookies expire; re-export when you see a "not logged in" error. ### Output One dataset record. On a confirmed upload: `{ ok: true, platform, videoUrl, videoId, caption, privacy, privacyApplied, postedAt, runId }`, where `videoUrl`/`videoId` point at the published post (resolved from the content manager; may be `null` if TikTok didn't surface it). On failure: `{ ok: false, error }`, plus a debug screenshot + page HTML in the run's key-value store. Demo runs carry `_demo: true` and a `_notice`. ### Example ```json { "videoUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/clip.mp4", "caption": "new drop today #fyp", "privacy": "public", "cookies": "[{\"name\":\"sessionid\",\"value\":\"...\",\"domain\":\".tiktok.com\",\"path\":\"/\"}]" } ```` ### Pricing $0.10 per **confirmed** upload (charged only after TikTok's published confirmation). Failed/unconfirmed runs and demo runs are free. You supply your own cookies and proxy. ### Notes This automates your logged-in TikTok session, which TikTok's terms discourage — see the warning at the top. Because it drives TikTok's actual web UI, a layout change on their side can break a selector and need an update; when that happens the actor fails with an actionable message and saves a screenshot rather than reporting a false success. # Actor input Schema ## `videoUrl` (type: `string`): Public direct URL to the video file (.mp4) to upload. Must be a non-expired direct link (S3/CDN/key-value store). Required for a real upload; leave it blank for a keyless demo run. ## `caption` (type: `string`): The TikTok caption (include #hashtags here). ## `privacy` (type: `string`): Who can watch the video. ## `cookies` (type: `string`): Your TikTok session cookies, from a browser where YOU are logged in. Paste either a Cookie-Editor JSON export (recommended) or the raw 'Cookie:' header string from DevTools. Must include sessionid (and ideally sid\_tt) for .tiktok.com, and should match your proxy country. Automates your own session — kept private. Leave blank to run a keyless DEMO that uploads nothing. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify proxy. A RESIDENTIAL proxy in the SAME country as your account is strongly recommended — datacenter IPs and country mismatches trigger TikTok captcha walls. ## `demoMode` (type: `boolean`): Force a labeled SAMPLE run that uploads nothing, even if cookies are provided. A keyless run (no cookies) is automatically demo mode. ## Actor input object example ```json { "privacy": "public", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] }, "demoMode": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Result rows / metadata are stored in the default dataset (one row per item). ## `files` (type: `string`): Generated media/files (video, audio, images, captions) are stored in the default key-value store. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dami_studio/tiktok-video-uploader").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dami_studio/tiktok-video-uploader").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call dami_studio/tiktok-video-uploader --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dami_studio/tiktok-video-uploader", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "TikTok Video Uploader", "description": "Upload a video to your own TikTok account from a URL, with a caption, hashtags, and privacy setting. You bring your own exported session cookies (Cookie-Editor), so your login stays yours and nothing is shared. For creators automating their own posting.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "qNVJGc5hzg7ekey5b" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dami_studio~tiktok-video-uploader/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dami_studio-tiktok-video-uploader", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dami_studio~tiktok-video-uploader/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dami_studio-tiktok-video-uploader", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dami_studio~tiktok-video-uploader/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dami_studio-tiktok-video-uploader", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "videoUrl": { "title": "Video URL", "type": "string", "description": "Public direct URL to the video file (.mp4) to upload. Must be a non-expired direct link (S3/CDN/key-value store). Required for a real upload; leave it blank for a keyless demo run." }, "caption": { "title": "Caption", "type": "string", "description": "The TikTok caption (include #hashtags here)." }, "privacy": { "title": "Privacy", "enum": [ "public", "friends", "private" ], "type": "string", "description": "Who can watch the video.", "default": "public" }, "cookies": { "title": "TikTok session cookies (BYO)", "type": "string", "description": "Your TikTok session cookies, from a browser where YOU are logged in. Paste either a Cookie-Editor JSON export (recommended) or the raw 'Cookie:' header string from DevTools. Must include sessionid (and ideally sid_tt) for .tiktok.com, and should match your proxy country. Automates your own session — kept private. Leave blank to run a keyless DEMO that uploads nothing." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy. A RESIDENTIAL proxy in the SAME country as your account is strongly recommended — datacenter IPs and country mismatches trigger TikTok captcha walls.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }, "demoMode": { "title": "Demo mode (no upload)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Force a labeled SAMPLE run that uploads nothing, even if cookies are provided. A keyless run (no cookies) is automatically demo mode.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```