{"slug":"tiktok-ads","title":"tiktok-ads","summary":"Plan and create TikTok advertising campaigns end-to-end via the Hyper MCP, with strict parameter validation for objective-specific requirements. Use when the user wants to launch TikTok ads, set up TikTok traffic or reach campaigns, configure conversions or app-promotion campaign","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T20:44:00.878718Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/hyperfx-ai/marketing-skills","stars":90,"forks":18,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T00:16:26Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: tiktok-ads\ndescription: Plan and create TikTok advertising campaigns end-to-end via the Hyper MCP, with strict parameter validation for objective-specific requirements. Use when the user wants to launch TikTok ads, set up TikTok traffic or reach campaigns, configure conversions or app-promotion campaigns, upload TikTok video creatives, or analyze TikTok ad performance. Also triggers on tiktok marketing, tiktok campaign, tiktok ppc, or tiktok ads manager.\nrequires_toolkits:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>tiktok_marketing\nicon: tiktok_ads\nshort_description: Plan and create TikTok Ads with objective-specific validation and reporting.</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<h1>TikTok Ads</h1>\n<p>Strategic guide for managing TikTok advertising campaigns. Research deeply, validate parameters carefully, and guide users through the platform's strict objective-specific requirements.</p>\n<p>This skill is for <strong>paid TikTok ads</strong> (the TikTok Marketing API surface).</p>\n<h2>Requirements</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hyper MCP installed and connected.</strong> <a href=\"https://app.hyperfx.ai/mcp\">https://app.hyperfx.ai/mcp</a></li>\n<li><strong>TikTok Marketing integration connected</strong> (TikTok Ads Manager / Business Center) at <a href=\"https://app.hyperfx.ai/apps\">https://app.hyperfx.ai/apps</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If <code>search(\"tiktok_ads_advertiser_accounts_list\")</code> does not find <code>tiktok_ads_advertiser_accounts_list</code>, stop and tell the user to enable Hyper MCP and connect TikTok Marketing.</p>\n<h3>How to run the tools in this skill</h3>\n<p>Every tool in this skill is named by its canonical tool name. Run it with the call your surface gives you:</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Surface</th>\n<th>Find a tool</th>\n<th>Run it</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>MCP client (Claude, Cursor, Codex, ChatGPT)</td>\n<td><code>search(\"&lt;what you want to do&gt;\")</code>, then <code>describe(\"&lt;name&gt;\")</code></td>\n<td><code>call(\"&lt;name&gt;\", {...})</code></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hyper CLI</td>\n<td><code>hyperai search \"&lt;what you want to do&gt;\"</code>, then <code>hyperai describe &lt;name&gt;</code></td>\n<td><code>hyperai call &lt;name&gt; --json '{...}'</code></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>If a tool is not found, its integration is not connected or not enabled for the workspace: stop and tell the user which integration to connect.</p>\n<h2>Out of scope — defer to other skills</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Organic TikTok posting</strong> (videos, photos, carousels — no ad spend) → <a href=\"../tiktok\"><code>tiktok</code></a>.</li>\n<li><strong>Creative generation</strong> (ad copy, images) → <a href=\"../ad-creative-generation\"><code>ad-creative-generation</code></a>; video creatives → <a href=\"../video-generation\"><code>video-generation</code></a>.</li>\n<li><strong>Cross-platform campaign launches</strong> → use this skill for TikTok, then invoke <code>meta-ads</code> / <code>google-ads</code> separately.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Tool surface</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tool</th>\n<th>Purpose</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_advertiser_accounts_list</code></td>\n<td>Discovery: list advertiser IDs available to the connected user.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_campaigns_get</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_campaigns_create</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_campaigns_update</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_campaigns_status_update</code></td>\n<td>Campaign lifecycle.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_list</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_create</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_update</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_status_update</code></td>\n<td>Ad group lifecycle.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_list</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_create</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_ad_status_update</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_update</code></td>\n<td>Ad lifecycle and supported incremental content changes. Describe the selected tool before editing; Smart+ ads use their dedicated tools.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_videos_upload</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_videos_get</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_videos_search</code></td>\n<td>Video creative upload + lookup.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_integrated_reports_get</code></td>\n<td>Performance reporting.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>tiktok_ads_custom_audiences_create</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_custom_audiences_list</code>, <code>tiktok_ads_lookalike_audiences_create</code></td>\n<td>Audience management (optional).</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Phase 1: Account Discovery</h2>\n<h3>Initial Setup</h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <code>tiktok_ads_advertiser_accounts_list()</code> to get advertiser IDs.</li>\n<li>If multiple accounts: ask the user to select one.</li>\n<li>If single account: inform the user and proceed.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Bid Benchmarks (optional but recommended)</h3>\n<p>Before setting bid prices, call <code>tiktok_ads_benchmarks_get</code> to retrieve industry-specific CPM/CPC benchmarks. This prevents using placeholder values that may be too low to win auctions or too high for the user's budget.</p>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_benchmarks_get(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    dimensions=[\"industry\"],\n    filtering={\"industry\": \"292801\"}  # industry code from tiktok_ads_advertiser_accounts_list\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Available Campaign Objectives</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Objective</th>\n<th>Best For</th>\n<th>Key Requirements</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>TRAFFIC</code></td>\n<td>Drive website visits</td>\n<td><code>promotion_type=\"WEBSITE\"</code>, CPC billing</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>CONVERSIONS</code></td>\n<td>Drive purchases / leads</td>\n<td>Pixel ID, conversion event tracking</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>REACH</code></td>\n<td>Brand awareness</td>\n<td>Manual placement only, CPM billing, frequency cap</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>APP_PROMOTION</code></td>\n<td>App installs</td>\n<td>App ID, app store URL</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>VIDEO_VIEW</code></td>\n<td>Video engagement</td>\n<td>Video creative assets</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h2>Phase 2: Campaign Creation</h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Create Campaign</h3>\n<p><strong>Budget Requirements:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MINIMUM $50</strong> for campaign-level budgets (TikTok requirement).</li>\n<li><code>budget_mode</code>: <code>BUDGET_MODE_INFINITE</code> (CBO), <code>BUDGET_MODE_DAY</code>, or <code>BUDGET_MODE_TOTAL</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_campaigns_create(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    campaign_name=\"Summer Sale 2026\",\n    objective_type=\"TRAFFIC\",\n    budget_mode=\"BUDGET_MODE_DAY\",\n    budget=50.0,  # MINIMUM $50/day\n    operation_status=\"ENABLE\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Step 2: Create Ad Group</h3>\n<p><strong>ALWAYS REQUIRED Parameters:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>advertiser_id</code>, <code>campaign_id</code>, <code>adgroup_name</code>.</li>\n<li><code>location_ids</code> (e.g., <code>[\"6252001\"]</code> for US).</li>\n<li><code>schedule_type</code> and <code>schedule_start_time</code> (MUST be a future date).</li>\n<li><code>billing_event</code> (<code>CPC</code>, <code>CPM</code>, <code>OCPM</code>).</li>\n<li><code>budget_mode</code> (REQUIRED for ad groups).</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>For TRAFFIC Campaigns:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_create(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    campaign_id=\"1234567890123456\",\n    adgroup_name=\"Website Traffic - Summer Sale\",\n    location_ids=[\"6252001\"],  # US\n    schedule_type=\"SCHEDULE_FROM_NOW\",\n    schedule_start_time=\"2026-06-01 00:00:00\",  # FUTURE DATE\n    billing_event=\"CPC\",\n    budget_mode=\"BUDGET_MODE_DAY\",\n    budget=30.0,\n    promotion_type=\"WEBSITE\",        # REQUIRED for TRAFFIC\n    optimization_goal=\"CLICK\",       # REQUIRED (correct spelling)\n    bid_price=0.50,\n    placement_type=\"PLACEMENT_TYPE_AUTOMATIC\",\n    operation_status=\"ENABLE\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>For REACH Campaigns:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_ad_groups_create(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    campaign_id=\"1234567890123456\",\n    adgroup_name=\"Brand Awareness US\",\n    location_ids=[\"6252001\"],\n    schedule_type=\"SCHEDULE_FROM_NOW\",\n    schedule_start_time=\"2026-06-01 00:00:00\",\n    billing_event=\"CPM\",                       # REQUIRED for REACH\n    budget_mode=\"BUDGET_MODE_DAY\",\n    budget=30.0,\n    optimization_goal=\"REACH\",\n    placement_type=\"PLACEMENT_TYPE_NORMAL\",    # REQUIRED — automatic NOT supported\n    placements=[\"PLACEMENT_TIKTOK\"],           # REQUIRED\n    bid_price=2.0,                             # REQUIRED\n    frequency=3,                               # REQUIRED\n    frequency_schedule=7,                      # REQUIRED\n    operation_status=\"ENABLE\"\n)\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Step 3: Upload Creative Assets</h3>\n<p>Upload one video per creative variant. Capture the returned <code>video_id</code> — you'll need it in Step 4.</p>\n<pre><code>video_response = tiktok_ads_videos_upload(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    video_file=video_data,\n    upload_type=\"UPLOAD_BY_FILE\"\n)\nvideo_id = video_response[\"data\"][\"video_id\"]\n</code></pre>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Already-uploaded videos can be reused. Use <code>tiktok_ads_videos_search</code> to find existing videos by name or <code>tiktok_ads_videos_get</code> to fetch metadata for a known video ID.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<h3>Step 4: Create the Ad</h3>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_create(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    adgroup_id=\"1234567890123456\",\n    ad_name=\"Summer Sale - Hero Video\",\n    identity_type=\"CUSTOMIZED_USER\",   # or \"AUTH_CODE\" for TikTok Account spark ads\n    identity_id=\"&lt;advertiser_identity_id&gt;\",\n    ad_format=\"SINGLE_VIDEO\",\n    video_id=video_id,\n    ad_text=\"Limited-time summer drop. Shop now.\",\n    landing_page_url=\"https://example.com/summer\",\n    call_to_action=\"SHOP_NOW\",\n    operation_status=\"DISABLE\"        # create paused, enable after review\n)\n</code></pre>\n<p>Always create ads paused (<code>operation_status=\"DISABLE\"</code>) and only flip them to <code>ENABLE</code> once the user has reviewed.</p>\n<h2>Critical Parameter Rules</h2>\n<h3>Common Errors &amp; Solutions</h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Error</th>\n<th>Solution</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Budget must be at least $50</td>\n<td>TikTok enforces a MINIMUM $50 for campaign budgets.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Start time in past</td>\n<td>Use a future date in <code>schedule_start_time</code> and the <strong>current</strong> year.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TikTok API rejects <code>optimize_goal</code> in some contexts</td>\n<td>Both <code>optimize_goal</code> and <code>optimization_goal</code> exist in the schema, but prefer <code>optimization_goal</code> — it is the field TikTok validates in most objective types.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Only supports manual placement</td>\n<td>REACH requires <code>placement_type=\"PLACEMENT_TYPE_NORMAL\"</code>.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bid needs to be greater than $0</td>\n<td>Set <code>bid_price</code> &gt; 0.</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Please set frequency cap</td>\n<td>REACH requires both <code>frequency</code> and <code>frequency_schedule</code>.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<h3>Parameter Dependencies</h3>\n<p><strong>TRAFFIC objective requires:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>promotion_type=\"WEBSITE\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>optimization_goal=\"CLICK\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>billing_event=\"CPC\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>bid_price</code> &gt; 0.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>REACH objective requires:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>optimization_goal=\"REACH\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>billing_event=\"CPM\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>placement_type=\"PLACEMENT_TYPE_NORMAL\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>placements</code> array (e.g., <code>[\"PLACEMENT_TIKTOK\"]</code>).</li>\n<li><code>bid_price</code> &gt; 0.</li>\n<li><code>frequency</code> and <code>frequency_schedule</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>CONVERSIONS objective requires:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>A connected TikTok Pixel and a configured conversion event.</li>\n<li><code>optimization_goal=\"CONVERT\"</code> (or <code>VALUE</code> for value-based).</li>\n<li><code>billing_event=\"OCPM\"</code>.</li>\n<li><code>pixel_id</code> and <code>external_action</code> set on the ad group.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Reporting</h2>\n<pre><code>tiktok_ads_integrated_reports_get(\n    advertiser_id=\"123456789\",\n    report_type=\"BASIC\",\n    data_level=\"AUCTION_AD\",\n    dimensions=[\"ad_id\"],   # ID-based only — NOT names\n    start_date=\"2026-04-01\",\n    end_date=\"2026-04-30\",\n    metrics=[\"impressions\", \"clicks\", \"ctr\", \"spend\", \"cpc\", \"cpm\"],\n    page_size=20\n)\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Reporting Rules:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>With the <code>stat_time_day</code> dimension: maximum 30-day range per call.</li>\n<li>Use ID-based dimensions only (<code>ad_id</code>, <code>campaign_id</code>, <code>adgroup_id</code> — not names).</li>\n<li>Conversion metrics (<code>conversion</code>, <code>cost_per_conversion</code>, <code>conversion_rate</code>, etc.) require a connected pixel and a configured conversion event.</li>\n<li><code>data_level</code> must match the dimension granularity: <code>AUCTION_AD</code> with <code>ad_id</code>, <code>AUCTION_ADGROUP</code> with <code>adgroup_id</code>, <code>AUCTION_CAMPAIGN</code> with <code>campaign_id</code>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Safety Rules</h2>\n<p><strong>Never:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set ad group budgets below $20/day without warning the user.</li>\n<li>Schedule a campaign with a past <code>schedule_start_time</code> (TikTok rejects this with a confusing error).</li>\n<li>Mix REACH ad groups with <code>PLACEMENT_TYPE_AUTOMATIC</code> — it will silently fail validation.</li>\n<li>Create ads with <code>operation_status=\"ENABLE\"</code> before the user has reviewed creative + targeting.</li>\n<li>Run reports with name-based dimensions — TikTok only accepts ID dimensions.</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":10653,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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