ActionTikTokUpdated September 2026

How do I publish a video to TikTok from a URL?

Short answer: You can init video upload in TikTok by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the TikTok Init Video Upload action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Init Video Upload in TikTok — start free All 4 TikTok actions

Init Video Upload in TikTok — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Video URL (publicly accessible) video_url	string	Required	A fully qualified URL (https://...) for the video url (publicly accessible).
Post Title title	string	Optional	–
Privacy privacy_level	options	Optional	–
Disable Comments disable_comment	options	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "video_url": "e.g. https://example.com/path",
  "title": "{{trigger.title}}",
  "privacy_level": "{{trigger.privacy_level}}",
  "disable_comment": "{{trigger.disable_comment}}"
}

Returns

{
  "data": {
    "publish_id": "pub_abc"
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "ok",
    "message": ""
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Init Video Upload.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → TikTok

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → TikTok

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Init Video Upload.

What does the Init Video Upload action do in TikTok?

Step 1 of TikTok publishing: stages a video from a public URL and returns a publish_id. Use Get Publish Status to poll until processing is complete.

What inputs does Init Video Upload require?

Required: Video URL (publicly accessible). Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if TikTok returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message TikTok returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Init Video Upload support batch operations?

Run Init Video Upload inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within TikTok's rate limits.

More actions

Other TikTok actions.

Action

Get Publish Status

Polls the publish_id from Init Video Upload to track the video's processing state (PROCESSING_DOWNLOAD, PROCESSING_UPLOAD, PUBLISH_COMPLETE, FAILED). Poll every 10 to 30 seconds.

Action

Get User Info

Returns the connected TikTok user's profile (open_id, display name, avatar, follower count, etc.). Standard connection-check action.

Action

List User Videos

Lists the connected TikTok user's videos with metadata (id, title, cover, create_time, stats). Good for reporting dashboards or to mirror your TikTok library elsewhere.

Init Video Upload in TikTok — start free