How to connect
SourceMedium connects to TikTok Ads with a one-click authorization. You authorize TikTok Ads yourself, so there is no API key to create and no setup link to wait for.Sign in to SourceMedium, open your store, then choose Data sources → Connect data source and select the platform. You need an Admin or Editor workspace role.After you connect explains the first sync and connection statuses.
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Start the TikTok Ads connection
Find TikTok Ads in the connector picker and click Connect. The Connect TikTok Ads page opens on the Authorize step.
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Authorize with TikTok Ads
Click Authorize with TikTok Ads. SourceMedium sends you to TikTok Ads in the same tab to approve the access it requests, then brings you straight back. SourceMedium reads your advertising reporting only; it does not make changes in TikTok Ads. If the authorization does not finish, the page explains why and offers Try authorizing TikTok Ads again.
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Select accounts
Back in SourceMedium, choose the ad accounts you want SourceMedium to read, then save.
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Confirm it is connected
The flow finishes on Done. The connection shows Awaiting first data until the first sync lands, then Connected.
Sign in with a TikTok For Business user who can see every ad account you want to connect. TikTok’s authorization screen lists every permission approved for SourceMedium’s app, not a reduced set, and the token records only what you grant. SourceMedium only reads your advertising reporting and never changes anything in TikTok Ads. If an account is missing after you authorize, check that user’s access to it in TikTok Business Center, then reconnect.
Reconnect
If the connection shows Needs reconnection, open it in SourceMedium and click Reconnect. You repeat the steps above: approve access in the platform or paste a new key, then confirm the accounts and save. If you cannot do it yourself, use Ask someone else to connect where it is offered. If the connection shows Paused because SourceMedium paused it after six months without new data, reconnect it the same way. That is the only way to resume it. Your historical data is kept and nothing is scheduled for deletion. See When SourceMedium pauses a data source. A data source you paused yourself resumes with Resume data source instead.Data nuances and limitations
TikTok Ads reporting can include multiple campaign types.- TikTok Ads landing-page campaigns generally include spend, clicks, and impressions.
- GMV Max campaigns can include spend while clicks and impressions are unavailable.
- Blending all TikTok Ads campaign types together can make CPC, CTR, and CPM misleading.