Hey everyone! I've been working on a Python script that scrapes data and creates chart videos. These videos do pretty well on TikTok! The problem is, to grow my audience, I need to post more often. I'm trying to set up a script that will automatically upload videos from my PC every couple of hours, as long as the PC is on, with titles and some basic settings included.
However, I've hit a wall. I can't find any free, fully-finished solutions out there. I've tested 5 or 6 different scripts, but they usually have problems accessing TikTok's site. Why is this such a challenge? Has anyone managed to find a working way to automate uploads?
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Have you considered using Selenium or Playwright? Those tools let you interact with web pages in a more automated way, so you might be able to script your uploads that way. Just a thought!
It's tough because TikTok doesn't really want you to automate uploads like that. They want to encourage users to engage with their app directly, which is part of how they make money. If everyone could just auto-upload content, it might dilute the quality of what people see, which advertisers definitely wouldn't like. They're trying to maintain a certain level of engagement and profitability.
Honestly, you'd think with the rise of AI there's a way to automate this better, but TikTok really isn’t making it easy. They seem to be putting up a lot of barriers to keep everything inside the app. It’s kind of frustrating!
Right? It feels like they could benefit from easing up on that a bit!