Publishing a post on TikTok can be done in the following ways:
Publish from the web application
Videos can be uploaded from the desktop, media library, cloud picker such as Zoho Workdrive, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Evernote, or create a video from Canva. The duration of the video can be between 1 and 600 seconds.
Note
- Ensure the length of the video is between 1 and 600 seconds
- The size of the video must be less than 1GB
- Images aren't supported on TikTok
- The video dimensions must be at least 360x360
- Line breaks in your caption will be excluded while publishing on TikTok from the web or mobile app due to API limitations
To publish a video from web application
- Click New Post.
- Click the Add icon and select the TikTok profile.
- Click the Image () icon to attach a video.
You can attach from the desktop, media library, Google Drive, Zoho Workdrive, Box, OneDrive, Dropbox, or Evernote, or create a video on Canva. - Once the video is uploaded, you can choose an appropriate thumbnail in the following ways:
- Choose a custom video thumbnail - From the suggested images, you can choose the thumbnail you prefer to use as a cover for your video.
- Choose frame - You can click the + icon to customise and choose a frame from the video timeline. Once you choose the required frame, click Apply to add it to the thumbnail suggestions.
- Click Publish Now to publish the video right away on TikTok or schedule it if required.
Publish from the Zoho Social mobile application
You can select a video from gallery and share it on TikTok right from the Zoho Social mobile app on Android and iOS. You can choose to publish the post right away, or schedule it for a specific date and time. If the duration of the video is shorter than 3s and longer than 60s then you can manually publish on TikTok from the Zoho Social mobile app.
To publish a video from the mobile application
- Tap the New Post () icon.
- Tap the Add icon at the top left corner and select the TikTok channel.
- Tap the Image () icon and select Choose from camera to capture a video, or select Choose from Gallery to add a video from your device.
- Select the appropriate video.
- Choose a custom video thumbnail by picking one from the suggested images, or choose a unique frame, or upload an image as cover.
- Click Save to save the thumbnail.
- Tap Trim to adjust the video duration and hit Save.
- Tap Next and select Publish Now to publish the video right away on TikTok. You can also choose to schedule the video by selecting a custom schedule option, Smart Q, or Custom Q. The post can also be saved as draft.
- To publish it right away, do the following:
- Tap Publish Now.
- Read the steps and tap Open TikTok.
- Select the video from Gallery and tap Next.
- Paste the content from clipboard in the caption section and hit Post.
If the post is scheduled, you will receive a notification on your Zoho Social mobile app at the scheduled date and time.
- Open the Zoho Social mobile app and select the Publishing Notifications () icon.
- Select the notification to publish the video on TikTok. Make sure you are logged in to TikTok with the appropriate business account.
- Tap Publish Now.
- Read the steps and tap Open TikTok.
- Select the video from Gallery and tap Next.
- Paste the content from clipboard in the caption section and hit Post.
View and comment/reply on posts
All the videos added to TikTok can be viewed from the Posts tab in Zoho Social. You can filter them based on published, scheduled, awaiting approvals, or drafts. The calendar view gives you a complete picture of all your scheduled posts.
To view posts from the web application
- Go to the Posts tab and select the TikTok channel.
- Select Promoted Posts, Scheduled Posts, Approvals, Unpublished posts, or Drafts.
- Click the Calendar icon to view the publishing calendar.
To comment/reply on your TikTok posts from the web application
- Go to the Posts tab and then to Published Posts.
- Choose the TikTok channel.
- Click on any post and add your comments/replies in the Post Details tab.
To view and comment/reply on your TikTok posts from the mobile application
- Go to the Posts tab and then to Published Posts.
- Apply the network filter as TikTok. Your published TikTok posts will be listed here.
- Open the post that you want to comment/reply on, add the content, and then post.