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TikTok Ads MCP server

Make sense of your TikTok advertising.

Explore campaign performance, inspect native assets and prepare changes from your MCP client.

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35 read tools · 29 write tools, disabled by default.

Run locally with your own platform credentials and a client that supports stdio MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Your requests go directly to the platform. For managed connections, including supported ChatGPT setups, use the hosted option.

What's new

v2.0.0: Native tools and security update · September 20, 2026

• Preserve exact unquoted 64-bit IDs in read, write and verification responses.
• Fix campaign field selection and default list limits.
• Update native write validation for budgets, schedules, targeting and readback. Add carousel music, uploaded-video readiness, CTA portfolio and custom identity tools.
• Require Node.js 22.12 or newer and check Node 22/24 in CI.
• Update vulnerable dependencies and regenerate the MCP catalog.

Full changelog · Source synchronization details · All releases

Upgrade notes

Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. CI covers Node 22 and 24. Version 2.0.0 drops Node 18 and 20 support. Read the current tool schemas before reusing saved arguments. Writes remain optional and require explicit confirmation. Hosted creative integrations and MCP Apps UI are outside this release.

Install this release

This is a GitHub source release. npm and MCP Registry versions are published separately. The commands below select this exact version; unpinned npx examples later in this document select the version currently available on npm.

git clone --branch v2.0.0 --depth 1 https://github.com/getmcpads-com/tiktok-ads-mcp-server.git
cd tiktok-ads-mcp-server
npm ci
npm run build

Configure your MCP client to run node with the absolute path to dist/cli.js and the platform credentials documented below.

Prefer a managed connection? Use TikTok Ads with hosted getmcpads. Connect your account, select the data your assistant may access and use the hosted MCP connection. See the site for current features and plans.

What you get

35 read tools	Campaigns, ad groups, ads, creatives, audiences, pixels, events, Spark Ads, catalogs, delivery diagnostics
29 write tools	Off by default. Campaign and ad group status, budgets, campaign creation. Each one previews before it applies
277 metrics	Including derived ones computed client-side
16 dimensions	With a compatibility matrix that catches invalid combinations before they hit the API
5 resources	Live catalogues the model can read: metrics, dimensions, compatibility rules, 12 workflow recipes
Keyword research	tiktok_search_keywords and tiktok_get_search_ads_maturity, for TikTok Search Ads
Forward-compatible reads	tiktok_get_read_endpoint, tiktok_get_entities_raw, tiktok_get_report_raw reach endpoints this server doesn't model yet

The query planner

TikTok rejects many metric and dimension combinations, and its error messages rarely say why. This server encodes the compatibility matrix, so it splits an impossible request into several valid API calls and merges the results instead of failing.

tiktok_validate_query lets the model check a combination before spending a call on it.

One trap this server handles for you

TikTok answers HTTP 200 even when the call failed. The applicative code field is what decides. A client that trusts the HTTP status reports imaginary successes back to the model, which then reasons on data that was never returned. Every call here checks code first.

Getting a token

TikTok needs two values, not one: an access token and the App ID it belongs to.

• Create a developer app on the TikTok for Business developer portal.
• Note the App ID and App Secret from the app's page.
• Authorize the advertiser accounts you want to reach. TikTok grants access per advertiser, so an account you skip here stays invisible to the server no matter what the token allows.
• Complete the OAuth authorization flow to exchange the returned auth_code for an access token. TikTok's long-lived tokens do not expire on a fixed schedule, but they are revoked when the authorization is withdrawn.
• Put the token in TIKTOK_ACCESS_TOKEN and the App ID in TIKTOK_APP_ID.

📖 TikTok API for Business documentation

Run tiktok_health_check as your first call. It verifies the credentials, lists the advertiser accounts you can actually reach, and reports what is missing, without printing your token.

Which permissions?

Scope group	When you need it
Reporting and read scopes	Always. Campaigns, ad groups, ads, insights
Campaign management scopes	Only if you set TIKTOK_ENABLE_WRITES=1
Catalog and Business Center scopes	Optional, for tiktok_get_shop_catalog_diagnostics

Setup

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiktok-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getmcpads/tiktok-ads-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TIKTOK_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here",
        "TIKTOK_APP_ID": "your-app-id-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Ask it: "list my TikTok advertiser accounts".

Claude Code

claude mcp add tiktok-ads --env TIKTOK_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-token --env TIKTOK_APP_ID=your-app-id -- npx -y @getmcpads/tiktok-ads-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in your project, same shape as the Claude Desktop config above.

From source

git clone https://github.com/getmcpads-com/tiktok-ads-mcp-server.git
cd tiktok-ads-mcp-server
npm install && npm run build
cp .env.example .env   # then fill in your credentials
npm start

Configuration

Variable	Default	Meaning
TIKTOK_ACCESS_TOKEN	none	Required. Your access token
TIKTOK_APP_ID	none	Required. The App ID the token belongs to
TIKTOK_APP_SECRET	none	Optional, for endpoints needing app authentication
TIKTOK_ADVERTISER_ID	none	Optional default, saves passing it on every call
TIKTOK_BC_ID	none	Optional Business Center ID
TIKTOK_ENABLE_WRITES	unset	Set to 1 to register the 29 write tools
LOG_LEVEL	info	debug, info, warn, error

Check your setup at any time:

npm run doctor

Writes, and why they preview first

Write tools are disabled by default. Enable them with TIKTOK_ENABLE_WRITES=1.

When enabled, every write tool returns a preview and changes nothing:

// tiktok_update_adgroup_budget { advertiserId: "7...", adGroupId: "1...", budget: 50 }
{
  "applied": false,
  "action": "tiktok_update_adgroup_budget",
  "change": { "advertiser": "7...", "adGroup": "1...", "newBudget": 50,
              "budgetMode": "BUDGET_MODE_DAY" },
  "message": "Preview only, nothing was changed. Repeat the same call with confirm: true to apply this change to the live account."
}

Only a second call carrying confirm: true touches the live account.

This is deliberate. An assistant composes these calls, and it can pick the wrong advertiser, the wrong campaign, or the wrong order of magnitude on a budget. A mandatory preview makes the mistake visible before it costs money, and gives a human the stopping point the protocol does not guarantee on its own.

One further guardrail: tiktok_create_campaign always creates the campaign DISABLE. There is no option to create it running.

Tool	What it changes
tiktok_update_campaign_status / tiktok_update_adgroup_status	Pause or reactivate
tiktok_update_campaign_budget / tiktok_update_adgroup_budget	Budget, in the account currency
tiktok_create_campaign	Creates a campaign, always DISABLE

Tools

Every tool is listed below. See server-card.json for complete parameter and output schemas.

35 read tools

Tool	Purpose
tiktok_health_check	Read-only health check for TikTok credentials, accessible advertisers, and advertiser info.
tiktok_list_advertisers	List all TikTok advertiser accounts accessible with the current token.
tiktok_get_advertiser_info	Get detailed information for specific TikTok advertiser accounts: currency, timezone, status, balance.
tiktok_get_campaigns	List campaigns for a TikTok advertiser account.
tiktok_get_adgroups	Read full native ad group configuration including targeting, custom/lookalike audience references and exclusions, geo, language, age/gender, placements, interests/behaviors, budget and schedule.
tiktok_get_targeting	Read configured ad group targeting and audience references: custom/lookalike inclusions/exclusions, geo, language, age/gender, placements, interests and behaviors.
tiktok_get_audience_report	Read TikTok AUDIENCE performance reports by age or gender at advertiser, campaign, ad group or ad level, including delivery from eligible Smart+ campaigns.
tiktok_get_ads	List ads for a TikTok advertiser.
tiktok_get_insights	Query TikTok Ads performance insights using the current native/calculated metric catalog and query planning.
tiktok_get_creatives	Get creative details (video, image, text) for specific ads in a TikTok advertiser account.
tiktok_get_audiences	List custom and lookalike audiences for a TikTok advertiser account.
tiktok_search_keywords	Get keyword suggestions for TikTok Search Ads.
tiktok_validate_query	Validate a TikTok metric/dimension combination BEFORE executing.
tiktok_get_pixels	List TikTok pixels and, when permissions allow it, pixel event metadata for an advertiser.
tiktok_get_events	Discover pixel/app events or accessible tracking diagnostics for an advertiser.
tiktok_get_delivery_status	Aggregate campaign, ad group, and ad delivery status/operation_status with simple diagnostics.
tiktok_get_async_report_status	Check a TikTok async report task status by taskId when async report endpoints are available.
tiktok_get_video_assets	Return ad-linked TikTok video asset metadata from ad/get and video material endpoints when available.
tiktok_get_spark_ads	Return Spark Ads context from ad fields when available, with a conservative fallback if Spark-specific fields are not supported.
tiktok_get_audience_details	Get custom/lookalike/saved audience details where TikTok DMP endpoints are accessible.
tiktok_get_shop_catalog_diagnostics	Read-only TikTok Shop/catalog/e-commerce diagnostics.
tiktok_get_search_ads_maturity	Diagnose TikTok Search Ads maturity from keyword/search-term reporting and optional keyword recommendation endpoints.
tiktok_get_creative_fatigue_recipes	Find likely creative fatigue patterns from ad-level daily reporting and return read-only refresh recipes.
tiktok_get_audience_overlap	Read-only audience overlap diagnostics across ad groups, custom audiences, saved audiences, and targeting fields.
tiktok_get_spark_organic_joins	Join accessible Spark Ads fields with paid page/post reporting and optional organic identity/post endpoints when permissions allow.
tiktok_list_ad_videos	List the advertiser's whole video library (file/video/ad/search): file name, duration, dimensions, signature, and publicly served preview and cover URLs.
tiktok_list_ad_images	List the advertiser's whole image library (file/image/ad/search): file name, dimensions, signature, carousel usability, and a publicly served image URL signed for roughly thirty days (image_url_expires_at gives the exact instant).
tiktok_get_asset_urls	Re-resolve fresh, publicly fetchable URLs for specific TikTok library assets (file/video/ad/info and file/image/ad/info).
tiktok_get_entities_raw	List TikTok campaigns, ad groups, or ads with caller-selected native fields, filtering, sorting, and pagination.
tiktok_get_report_raw	Run a native TikTok BASIC or AUDIENCE synchronous report with caller-selected dimensions and metrics.
tiktok_get_targeting_catalog	Read TikTok targeting and planning catalogs: locations, languages, interests, behaviors, hashtags, Search Ads keyword ideas/health, devices, carriers, contextual tags, content exclusions, and time zones.
tiktok_get_read_endpoint	Advanced GET-only TikTok Business API escape hatch for documented JSON read endpoints not yet modeled by a specialized MCP tool.
tiktok_get_carousel_music	Get TikTok music recommendations for exactly the uploaded images in a standard, non-catalog image ad (one card) or carousel.
tiktok_get_uploaded_video	Read one uploaded video from this advertiser’s media library.
tiktok_get_write_context	Read the exact TikTok entity, parent settings and advertiser currency/timezone before editing or building a new configuration.

29 write tools

Disabled by default. Calls preview unless explicitly confirmed. Check the configuration and exact schema before use.

Tool	Purpose
tiktok_create_cta_portfolio	Create a dynamic CTA portfolio from the exact approved recommendations returned by creative/cta/recommend for this advertiser.
tiktok_create_custom_identity	Create an advertiser-owned CUSTOMIZED_USER advertising identity for Pangle or Global App Bundle.
tiktok_create_campaign_advanced	Create DISABLED classic TikTok campaign.
tiktok_update_campaign_configuration	Update classic TikTok campaign.
tiktok_create_adgroup	Create DISABLED classic TikTok adgroup.
tiktok_update_adgroup_configuration	Update classic TikTok adgroup.
tiktok_create_ads	Create DISABLED classic TikTok ads (video, image, carousel or authorized Spark content).
tiktok_update_ads	Update classic TikTok ads (video, image, carousel or authorized Spark content).
tiktok_create_smart_plus_campaign	Create DISABLED upgraded Smart+ TikTok campaign.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_campaign	Update upgraded Smart+ TikTok campaign.
tiktok_create_smart_plus_adgroup	Create DISABLED upgraded Smart+ TikTok adgroup.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_adgroup	Update upgraded Smart+ TikTok adgroup.
tiktok_create_smart_plus_ad	Create DISABLED upgraded Smart+ TikTok ads (video, image, carousel or authorized Spark content).
tiktok_update_smart_plus_ad	Update upgraded Smart+ TikTok ads (video, image, carousel or authorized Spark content).
tiktok_update_ad_status	Pause or reactivate exactly one classic ad.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_campaign_status	Pause or reactivate exactly one Smart+ campaign.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_adgroup_status	Pause or reactivate exactly one Smart+ adgroup.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_ad_status	Pause or reactivate exactly one Smart+ ad.
tiktok_update_smart_plus_material_status	Pause or reactivate selected creative materials inside one upgraded Smart+ ad.
tiktok_rename_campaign	Rename one classic TikTok campaign.
tiktok_rename_adgroup	Rename one classic TikTok adgroup.
tiktok_rename_ad	Rename one classic TikTok ad.
tiktok_upload_ad_image	Import a image from a public HTTPS media URL or base64 file (up to 5 MiB).
tiktok_upload_ad_video	Import a video from a public HTTPS media URL or base64 file (up to 5 MiB).
tiktok_update_campaign_status	Pause or reactivate a TikTok campaign.
tiktok_create_campaign	Create a TikTok campaign.
tiktok_update_campaign_budget	Change a TikTok campaign budget, in the account currency.
tiktok_update_adgroup_status	Pause or reactivate a TikTok ad group.
tiktok_update_adgroup_budget	Change the budget of a TikTok ad group.

5 resources

URI	Contents
tiktok://manifest	What this server exposes, and its current mode
tiktok://metrics	All 277 metrics with categories and formats
tiktok://dimensions	All 16 dimensions and where they are valid
tiktok://compatibility	The compatibility matrix
tiktok://recipes	12 step-by-step workflows

Security

The server holds a credential that can read, and optionally modify, live ad accounts. Concretely:

• The token is never logged. Debug output prints Access-Token: [redacted].
• Requests go only to business-api.tiktok.com, and only under /open_api/v1.3/. Any other host or path is refused rather than called. Covered by tests.
• Redirects are refused once a token is attached, so a redirect cannot forward your credential elsewhere.
• Mutating and OAuth endpoints are blocked on the generic read paths. Covered by tests.
• No telemetry. The server makes no network call other than to the TikTok Business API. You can verify this by grepping the source for fetch.

Full policy and reporting instructions: SECURITY.md.

Looking for a managed, multi-platform version?

Try hosted TikTok Ads if you want to use this source without operating a local server. getmcpads also connects advertising, Search Console and GA4 through one MCP URL. Source availability and plan limits are listed on the site; connecting an account is still required.

• Follow the TikTok Ads connection guide.
• Select the account or property your assistant may read.
• Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Codex.
• Try a read-only review: “Compare campaign delivery and conversion trends over complete periods. State missing data and do not change anything.”

See the current hosted tool catalogue and pricing before choosing a paid plan. This Apache 2.0 adapter remains independently useful with your own credentials.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md. Please read SECURITY.md before reporting anything security-related.

Licence

Apache License 2.0. See also NOTICE.

TikTok and TikTok for Business are trademarks of ByteDance Ltd. and its affiliates. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by TikTok or ByteDance. It is an independent client of a public API.

MCP contracts and desktop bundle

Every tool declares read/write annotations, parameter descriptions and a structured output schema. Successful calls expose the payload as structuredContent.result; errors retain isError: true. The generated server card contains definitions only.

Run npm run bundle -- /path/to/output to build a .mcpb desktop bundle from the current catalog. Credentials are entered locally during installation. Write tools remain disabled unless explicitly enabled.

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