Due to popular demand, Agorapulse now offers photo publishing for TikTok profiles! This is available from today for users on all Agorapulse plans.
You now have the ability to schedule and publish photo-type posts (singular or carousel/slideshow) through the Publishing Composer. This article will outline how to create a photo-type post on TikTok along with the requirements and new settings associated with the feature.
For more information on how to utilize the Publishing Composer, you can reference our support article: Publishing Composer Explained.
For instructions on how to schedule a post, please view our How to schedule content article.
How to create a photo-type post on TikTok
When in the Publishing Composer, choose the relevant TikTok account from the profile selector. After uploading your image in the Media section, you will see a new set of options appear:
TikTok Photo Upload Requirements
To successfully upload a photo-type post to TikTok, the image(s) must meet the following requirements:
JPG, JPEG or WebP format
A maximum image resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels or 1920 x 1080 pixels
A maximum of 35 photos per post
< 20MB file size per image
If any of the above requirements are not met, you will not be able to publish the post and an error message will be generated under the Social Media Preview section:
Please Note: The TikTok API doesn't allow upload of mixed media types (images and videos) in a slideshow.
TikTok Photo-type Post Upload Settings
When an image is uploaded, you will find post specific settings under the TikTok options menu. These include:
Slideshow Title
If you have chosen to upload more than one photo, you may create a title for your slideshow/carousel (90 character maximum).
Privacy Level
You may choose who can view your post; Public, Followers I also follow, Followers only, Private (only visible for me). This setting is available for photo-type posts only.
Slideshow Cover
If you have chosen to upload more than one photo, you may choose a cover image for your post. This will open a pop-up where you can confirm your choice:
By default, the first photo is automatically selected.
Auto-add music
You can edit the automated selection after publishing natively.
Allow comments
You may choose to allow or disallow comments.
Allow duets
Allow other creators to post side-by-side with your content
Allow stitches
Allows other creators to utilize your content as a part of their own post
Publish via mobile Mobile notification
This feature is not yet available for TikTok photo publishing.