TikTok

How to connect TikTok LIVE chat, which events you see and why the viewer count can show up late.

How to connect

Add the channel by name: tiktok.com/@nickname or just nickname. You don't need to sign in to TikTok.

What you see

  • messages;
  • gifts. A streak of identical gifts arrives as a single event once the streak ends;
  • follows and shares;
  • likes, no more than once every 30 seconds per viewer;
  • joins. Hidden by default; turn them on in Appearance → Platforms → TikTok → Show joins;
  • the pinned message on the panel above the feed;
  • message deletions and bans.

TikTok sometimes sends the viewer count only a few minutes after the LIVE starts.

Username and viewer card

By default, TikTok viewers are shown by their @username: it's unique to each person, while profile names can be the same. To see profile names instead, turn on Show display name instead of username in Appearance → Platforms → TikTok.

Click a username to open the viewer card: it shows when their account was created and whether they follow your channel. From the card you can assign the viewer a voice, mute their TTS or hide them in the widget.

What's not available

You can't write in TikTok chat or moderate it from the app: the chat is read-only.

FAQ

I can't see who joined the LIVE

Turn on Show joins in the TikTok platform settings.

A gift showed up late

A gift streak is shown after the streak ends so it doesn't clutter the feed.