Observed Signal · Aug 20, 2026 · Technical Release · Source: https://developers.tiktok.com/doc/changelog · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
TikTok documents Data Portability API data types
TikTok's developer documentation describes the Data Portability API, which allows apps to receive one-time or ongoing transfers of a user's data. Apps can request either a full data archive or specific categories such as Posts & Profile, Activity, Direct Messages, Likes/Favourites, TikTok Shop and Orders, Wallet/Transaction history, and Live history. Post exports provide URLs to download .mp4 or .jpg files and exported data includes profile fields, follower/following lists, device identifiers (IDFA, GAID, Android ID, IDFV, Web ID), login history, ad interests, and other metadata. The documentation notes that features and files may be region-limited and missing or empty when a user has no data for a category.
Documentation from a major social platform detailing which user data fields are exportable affects data flows, privacy, identity resolution, and integration use cases for developers and AdTech vendors.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- TikTok provides a Data Portability API that lets apps receive one-time or ongoing transfers of a user's data.
- Apps can request either a user's full data archive or specific categories such as Posts & Profile, Activity, Direct Messages, Likes/Favourites, TikTok Shop (orders), and Wallet/Transaction history.
- Post exports include downloadable URLs for .mp4 and .jpg files and exported fields include profile info, follower/following lists, post metadata, device identifiers (IDFA, GAID, Android ID, IDFV, Web ID), login history, and ad interest categories.
- Documentation states not all features are available in all regions; files may be empty or missing if a user lacks data for a category.
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