Schedule your TikTok videos

With Buffer’s TikTok scheduler, you can plan, organize, auto-publish, and crosspost TikToks. Features include customizable posting schedules, a drafting feature that allows you to save your post ideas and come back to them later, a browser extension to quickly share content from anywhere on the web, and a drafts and approval process for teams.

Scheduling TikTok videos through Buffer is super easy. Here’s how in three easy steps:

1. Connect your TikTok account to Buffer. Buffer supports both business and personal TikTok accounts. Learn how in this help center article.
2. Create and schedule your TikTok posts. Use the Buffer composer to create TikTok content and schedule it for your preferred time.
3. Review and edit your scheduled post if necessary. You can make changes to drafts and scheduled posts any time before it’s due to be published.

Read the for full guide on how to plan, schedule, and publish to TikTok

If you’re a creator, small business owner, or social media manager, there are many benefits to scheduling your TikTok posts. Here are a few reasons why people prefer to schedule:

• It saves you time and mental energy
• It ensures that you post consistently (and keeping a consistent schedule helps you maximize engagement)
• It gives you better control over your TikTok content
• It enables you to plan and post to TikTok from your desktop

With Buffer, you can schedule, plan, analyze, engage, and much more. Get started with a 14-day free trial, connect your TikTok channel, and start scheduling immediately.

Buffer can auto-publish many TikTok videos when they meet TikTok’s publishing requirements. Videos that require TikTok-only features like trending sounds or in-app effects must be posted manually using notification publishing.

No, a TikTok Business account is not required to schedule posts with Buffer. Most users can connect and publish from a regular TikTok account, though TikTok may limit certain features by account type or region.

Yes, you can upload a single video to Buffer and schedule it to multiple platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Each post can be adjusted to match the requirements of each platform before publishing.

Trending TikTok sounds cannot be added when auto-publishing through Buffer because TikTok’s API does not provide access to its full music library. To use a trending sound, the post must be completed in the TikTok app via notification publishing.

Buffer does not currently offer an automatic, account-specific best time to post feature for TikTok. Posting times are set manually based on scheduling preferences, research, and TikTok performance data.

A TikTok account may disconnect from Buffer when TikTok revokes or expires publishing permissions, such as after security or account changes. Publishing resumes once the account is reconnected.

TikTok content ideas can be saved in Buffer’s Ideas space, where they can be organized and later turned into scheduled posts.

Buffer shows basic performance metrics for individual TikTok posts, such as views and engagement. Advanced TikTok analytics and aggregated reports are not currently available due to API limitations.

If a notification is missed, the TikTok post remains saved in Buffer and is not published automatically. The post can be completed later or rescheduled.

Authorization errors usually occur when TikTok’s permission process is interrupted by login, browser, or account issues. Reconnecting the account typically resolves the problem.

Scheduling TikToks through Buffer does not inherently reduce views or engagement. Performance is driven by factors like content quality, timing, and watch time rather than whether a post was scheduled or published manually.