How to revoke a TikTok Spark Ads code

Is this your situation?

The short answer

Before you start

• Find every ad using the video You want to find every campaign built from the code.Verify: Check the Creative library for the code.
• Confirm who holds Admin access You want to know who can make changes in TikTok Ads Manager.Verify: You check your assigned role for the ad account.
• Check the video's current campaign use A private video becomes public once used in a Spark Ads campaign.Verify: You look at where the video is currently used.

How TikTok handles this

• A video code can only be deleted once all ads using that video are deleted in TikTok Ads Manager.
• TikTok Ads Manager supports batch authorization of video codes up to 20 at a time.
• A private video becomes public once it is used in a Spark Ads campaign.
• A video's privacy status cannot be changed during promotion once used in a Spark Ads campaign.

Step by step

1. Sign in to Ads Manager Access the account where the Spark Ads code was applied.Confirm: You see the campaigns tied to the account.
2. Open Creative library Under the Creative tab, click Creative library.Where: Creative tab → Creative libraryConfirm: You look for Spark ads posts in the library.
3. Open Spark ads posts Click Spark ads posts to locate the authorized video code.Where: TikTok Ads Manager → Spark ads postsConfirm: You look for the video code in the list.
4. Identify every ad using the video You want to find each ad built from this code.Where: Campaigns → ads using this codeConfirm: You check each ad's status against the code.
5. Delete each ad using the video A video code can only be deleted when all ads using that video are deleted.Where: Campaign → ad using this codeConfirm: You look for the ad in the ad group.If this fails: You want to confirm whether any campaign using this ad is still active.
6. Return to Spark ads posts Go back to the video code list to confirm no ads remain.Where: Spark ads posts → ad countConfirm: You check that the ad count tied to the code reads zero.
7. Delete the video code With all ads using that video deleted, the video code can now be deleted.Where: Spark ads posts → video code entryConfirm: You look for the code in the list.
8. Check for dual-creator codes For videos made by two creators, the advertiser must enter video authorization codes from both creators.Where: Spark ads posts → video code entryConfirm: You check whether a second creator's code is also listed.

Common mistakes

• Trying to delete the code before ads are removed A video code can only be deleted when all the ads that video is used in are deleted in TikTok Ads Manager.Why it happens: A video code can only be deleted once all its ads are deleted.
• Assuming privacy reverts after promotion A video's privacy status cannot be changed during promotion once used in Spark Ads.Why it happens: The restriction applies for the duration the video is used in the campaign.
• Expecting a previously private video to stay private A private video becomes public once used in a Spark Ads campaign.Why it happens: Spark Ads use of a video changes it to public automatically.Already happened: If the creator no longer wants the video public, see audit access.

Roles at a glance

Keeping track of who has access