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Schedule TikTok videos and photo posts with AI

SimplePost publishes TikTok videos and photo posts from your creator account. You choose who can see each post, whether people can comment, duet or stitch, and whether it is promotional, as TikTok requires. Publish directly or upload to your TikTok inbox to finish editing in the app.

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@northwindstudio

Offline mode in 30 seconds ✈️ Keep editing anywhere, sync when you land. #productivity #northwind

original sound - northwindstudio

Example TikTok video post for a fictional company, rendered with SimplePost's open-source preview renderer.

Quick answer

Can ChatGPT or Claude post to TikTok?

Yes, through SimplePost's TikTok connection. The assistant can check which privacy options your account allows, then create a direct post or an inbox upload with the caption and settings you choose. Tell it the audience explicitly: through MCP, a direct post with no privacy setting is published to everyone.

What you connect
Your TikTok creator account
What you can publish
One video or a photo post of 1 to 35 images; direct post or inbox upload

How it works

How SimplePost supports TikTok

SimplePost uses TikTok's Content Posting API with permission to upload and publish on your behalf. It reads your creator info before each post: the privacy levels you can use, whether comments, duets and stitches are allowed, and your maximum video length.

There are two modes. Direct post publishes to your profile. Inbox upload sends the media to your TikTok inbox, where you edit and publish it in the TikTok app; this is different from a SimplePost draft.

Supported content types

Video
One video per post, up to 10 minutes or your account's maximum.
Photo post
1 to 35 images shown as a swipeable post, with a title and description.
Inbox upload
Send a video or photos to your TikTok inbox to add sounds and effects in the app before posting.

Before you connect

TikTok account requirements and limits

SimplePost validates these rules when you schedule and again when the post becomes due.

Account requirements

  • A TikTok account authorized in SimplePost.
  • A privacy level for every direct post, chosen from the options TikTok reports for your account: everyone, friends, followers or only you.
  • Agreement to TikTok's Music Usage Confirmation (and Branded Content Policy for branded content). The web app asks you to confirm before a TikTok post is scheduled or published.

Limitations to know

  • Duet and stitch apply to videos only, and SimplePost rejects them when your account has disabled them.
  • Branded content cannot be posted with the "only me" privacy level.
  • Inbox uploads have no public post URL until you publish them in TikTok, and a direct post's link can point to your profile until TikTok returns the post ID.
  • Sounds, effects and stickers are added in the TikTok app, not in SimplePost. For photo direct posts, TikTok can add recommended music automatically.

Text and media limits

TikTok limits enforced by SimplePost
Video1 per post, up to 4 GB, H.264, HEVC, VP8 or VP9, 23 to 60 fps, 360 to 4,096 px per side, up to 600 seconds
Photos1 to 35 per post, JPEG or WebP, up to 20 MB and 1080 × 1920 (portrait) or 1920 × 1080 (landscape)
MixingPhotos and video cannot be combined
Video caption2,200 characters
Photo title / description90 characters / 4,000 characters

TikTok settings in SimplePost

TikTok post settings
PrivacyEveryone, friends, followers or only me, limited to what your account allows.
InteractionsAllow or disable comments, duets and stitches.
Commercial disclosureMark your own brand ("Promotional content") or branded content ("Paid partnership").
Publish modeDirect post or inbox upload.
Photo cover and musicChoose the cover image for a photo post and whether TikTok adds recommended music.

With your assistant

How AI assistants publish to TikTok

Ask the assistant to call get_tiktok_creator_info first. It returns the privacy options and interaction settings your account currently allows, so the assistant can ask you instead of guessing.

Be explicit about privacy and disclosure in your prompt, for example "followers only, comments on, not promotional". Through the remote MCP server, a direct post with no privacy value defaults to public.

Video files must reach SimplePost as a public URL or an upload from a client that supports files. Hosted uploads are limited to 500 MB through MCP, the API and the CLI, and 50 MB in the web app, which is lower than TikTok's own maximum.

All assistants use the same SimplePost MCP server, so the accounts, validation and results are identical whichever one you use.

Example workflow

From idea to a scheduled TikTok post

  1. Connect TikTok

    Open Accounts → Connect account → TikTok and authorize your account.
  2. Check your options

    Ask your assistant which privacy levels and interactions TikTok allows for the account.
  3. Write the caption and set the audience

    Provide the video URL or file, then choose privacy, interactions and disclosure.
  4. Preview and schedule

    Save a draft, check the vertical preview, then schedule a direct post or send it to your inbox.
Example prompt
List my SimplePost accounts and check my TikTok creator options. Create a TikTok post with the video at https://northwind.example/teaser.mp4, caption "Offline mode in 30 seconds ✈️ #productivity", visible to followers only, comments on, duet and stitch off, not promotional. Save it as a draft and show me the preview before scheduling it for Saturday at 11:00.

Example prompt. Replace the example links and times with your own; a draft is not published until you schedule or publish it.

Scheduling and preview

How TikTok scheduling and previews behave

  • The preview shows the vertical frame with your caption and handle over the video, or the swipeable photo post.
  • Scheduled TikTok posts are checked against your creator info again when they become due, because TikTok settings can change in the meantime.
  • In the web app, the TikTok panel shows the privacy, interaction and disclosure choices in one place with the required confirmation.

Cross-posting

Cross-post from TikTok to other networks

A vertical video can go to TikTok and YouTube in the same post, each with the fields that network needs:

Per-network versions in one scheduled post
TikTokCaption with hashtags; followers only; comments on.
YouTubeTitle "Northwind offline mode in 30 seconds", description with the release link, public.
InstagramPublished as a Reel with a short caption.

FAQ

TikTok scheduling questions

Can I schedule TikTok posts with SimplePost?

Yes. Create a TikTok video or photo post, choose the privacy and interaction settings, and schedule it. SimplePost publishes it directly or uploads it to your TikTok inbox at that time.

What is the difference between direct post and inbox upload?

A direct post goes live on your profile. An inbox upload sends the media to your TikTok inbox, where you add sounds or effects and publish it yourself in the TikTok app.

Can I post TikTok photo carousels?

Yes. A TikTok photo post can include 1 to 35 JPEG or WebP images up to 1080p, but not a video in the same post.

Why does SimplePost ask me to confirm music usage?

TikTok requires creators to agree to its Music Usage Confirmation, and to its Branded Content Policy for branded content, before content is posted through its API. The web app asks for that confirmation on every TikTok post that is not a draft.

What privacy does an AI assistant use for TikTok?

The one you ask for, if your account allows it. Through the remote MCP server, a direct post without a privacy value defaults to public, so always state the audience.

Schedule your first TikTok post

Start the free trial, connect TikTok in the web app, and schedule from SimplePost or your AI assistant.

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