Verify Airtable URL prefix for uploads to TikTok

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Hi Community,

I am trying to create an automation to upload videos stored as an Airtable attachment directly to TikTok using make.com automation.

First of all, it’s a real shame that Make.com doesn’t include the upload a video module for TikTok… Alternatively, I am trying to do it myself through “Make an API call” module.

Despite this, TikTok is asking me to verify my URL prefix to prove that the source URL of the video is in fact a source owned by me. To do so, I need to upload a text doc to my Airtable server and then click verify on TikTok developer side. I have already created my app in tiktok developer, accessed the Client Key and Secret for API connection and linked it to my Make.com automations.

My question is, what is the correct prefix URL that I should use given that there are multiple parameters in the download URL that Airtable provide? And, am I doing it correctly by just attaching TikTok’s .txt document as an attachment in Airtable field and then asking TikTok to verify the URL prefix?

Example of my download URL from Airtable (I’ve hidden some parts of URL for anonymity (N, M, W, X, Y, Z):

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/NN/MM/WWWWW72000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYZNjoYQ/YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY9Xg27dZKmbQTX8sgtjIWSu51IXg5qQXUYCUjmTEwXu_AQbLMIIifk2e54vOl4lJ5FtYQ9mKiYvbyyYDXH1vKVOLI4WrORs5SCoCjRVlpCXzS5xc_xXGdC2KL7Ma6SUjB81F342wrzpTmUQM6D9bitLUaSSgHrSi56rFNjl9mr7uIoYAZeD3GaH9JMh4aV_B6aPNhgpQ/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZfLsaqZcRY1WtOzOKPcqZxjnUeOKI\

So far, I’ve tried unsuccessfully with:

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/NN/MM

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/NN/MM/WWWWW72000000

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/NN/MM/WWWWW72000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYZNjoYQ/

https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v3/u/NN/MM/WWWWW72000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXYZNjoYQ/YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY9X…

You help would be much appreciated with this.

Best wishes,

Alex

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Hey Alex,

Airtable attachments can be a pain. Not sure whether this text file should be accessible through the permanent link but when we need to store Airtable attachment links we usually add extra layer and send webhook url + rec_id to the external system. This hook is linked to the simple scenario which acts like a file link.

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Thanks, Anton

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Hi Anton,

I’m not sure to understand exactly what you are doing here. Instead of leaving the file available for Pull through the airtable url you are downloading it via HTTP and then pushing it? Where too?

Also, it seems that this fix would use up a lot more data in the Make monthly quota, because I would be sending entire Reels through the automation instead of asking TikTok to download directly from my Airtable url :confused:

Thanks for your help,
Alex

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Hey Alex,

The problem is that you can not re-construct Airtable attachment URL (see. here).

Thanks, Anton

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I see what you mean… thanks for the information, although a big bummer that I cannot connect TikTok to Airtable.

I’ll have a try with your system, did you use it successfully with TikTok already?

Appreciate the help.

Alex