---
title: "TikTok"
description: "Publishing to TikTok with Dravo: the Direct Post flow, the video.publish scope, privacy levels and domain verification."
section: "Networks"
url: https://dravo.dev/docs/networks/tiktok
---
# TikTok

## What you can post

TikTok publishing is video only, one video per post, via the Content Posting API
Direct Post flow. Dravo pulls the video from a public URL and submits it with a
title and privacy settings.

## Scope

Dravo requests `video.publish` (Direct Post, publishes to the profile) plus
`user.info.basic` for identity. `video.publish` is the right scope for direct
posting; `video.upload` (drafts in the inbox) is a different flow and not what
Dravo uses.

## Privacy and audit

While your TikTok app is unaudited it runs in development mode, where posts are
forced to `SELF_ONLY` (private, visible only to the creator). Dravo defaults the
privacy level to `SELF_ONLY` to match this. To post publicly you must pass
TikTok's app audit, which can take a few weeks. You can override the privacy
level (once audited) via `provider_options.tiktok.privacy_level`.

## Domain verification

The Direct Post pull flow requires the video URL's domain to be verified in your
TikTok developer settings, or it returns a URL ownership error. The simplest fix
is to [ingest the video into Dravo storage](/docs/concepts/media) and publish the
returned URL.