TikTok
Buzzator publishes video posts and photo posts (TikTok's swipe-through Photo Mode) to TikTok. Every TikTok post needs media, you must pick a privacy level before it can go out, and you choose whether it publishes straight to your feed or lands in your TikTok drafts. This page covers those choices and the limits.
Formats and limits
| Setting | Limit |
|---|---|
| Caption | Up to 2,200 characters |
| Formats | Video post, Photo post (1–35 photos) |
| Photo title | Up to 89 characters (the headline above a photo carousel) |
| Video | Up to ~1 GB, 3 s–10 min, MP4 / MOV / WebM |
| Photos | JPG, PNG, or WebP |
| Media | Required — TikTok rejects text-only posts |
| Publishing rate | 6 posts per minute; 5 pending drafts per 24 hours |
Your account's real per-video ceiling comes from TikTok and varies (new accounts are often capped at 60 seconds; verified accounts get longer). The Composer shows your account's actual limit and blocks publishing a video that exceeds it.
Video vs. photo posts
Pick the format in the per-platform settings:
- Video post — a single video. On a video post, your caption is also the title (TikTok videos have one text field), so there's no separate title box.
- Photo post — TikTok's Photo Mode: one or more photos the viewer swipes through. Photo posts add a separate Title (the headline, up to 89 characters, pre-filled from your caption) and, for multi-photo posts, a Cover slide picker.
The AI Composer can't generate video yet, so it defaults TikTok to a photo post. Use the Manual Composer to publish a video you've uploaded.
Choose a privacy level (required)
TikTok requires you to actively choose who can see the post — there is no default. Publishing is blocked until you pick one:
| Privacy | Who can see it |
|---|---|
| Public | Anyone |
| Friends | Mutual-follow friends |
| Followers | Your followers |
| Private | Only you |
Only the levels your TikTok account allows are selectable; the rest are shown disabled with the reason.
Publish directly or send to drafts
The Posting method controls where the post goes:
| Method | What happens |
|---|---|
| Publish directly | Auto-publishes to your feed. Requires TikTok's direct-post permission on the connected account. |
| Send to drafts | Lands in your TikTok app inbox; you finish and post it from the app. |
Commercial-content disclosure
Turn on Disclose post content when the post promotes a brand or product. When it's on, you must check at least one option:
- Your Brand — you're promoting yourself or your own business. Labels the post Promotional content.
- Branded Content — you're promoting another brand or a third party. Labels the post Paid partnership.
TikTok requires branded content to be publicly visible. When you check Branded Content, the privacy level is locked to Public — it cannot be set to Private or Friends. A label added this way can't be changed once the post is published.
Interaction options
- Allow comments — on video and photo posts.
- Allow Duet and Allow Stitch — video posts only (TikTok doesn't apply these to photos). If you've disabled either in your TikTok privacy settings, it's greyed out here.
- Add TikTok-selected music — asks TikTok to auto-pick a soundtrack; the specific track can't be chosen through the API.
After you publish, it can take a few minutes for the post to show up on your TikTok profile.
Inbox and analytics
- Inbox — not available. TikTok doesn't expose comment read/reply to Buzzator's connection type, so there's no TikTok comment inbox.
- Analytics — supported. See What each platform reports.
Related
- Per-platform post settings — where privacy, posting method, and disclosure live in the Composer.
- Platform capabilities — the full cross-platform matrix.
- How publishing works.