# Upload Creative — TikTok Ads Manager

> Upload an image or video to the TikTok Ads Asset Library and return its asset ID. Always run this tool before Create or Update Ad when using new creative — the ad creation API requires asset IDs, not file URLs. Provide a publicly…

- Key: `tiktok_ads_manager-upload-creative`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: TikTok Ads Manager (`tiktok_ads_manager`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/tiktok-ads-manager.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/tiktok-ads-manager/actions/upload-creative
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/tiktok_ads_manager/actions/upload-creative/upload-creative.mjs

## Description

Upload an image or video to the TikTok Ads Asset Library and return its asset ID. Always run this tool before **Create or Update Ad** when using new creative — the ad creation API requires asset IDs, not file URLs. Provide a publicly accessible URL or a `/tmp` file path. Returns `image_id` for images and `video_id` for videos. Supported image formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG. Supported video formats: MP4, MOV, MPEG, AVI. For images, see [See the documentation](https://business-api.tiktok.com/portal/docs/upload-an-image-reference/v1.3). For videos, see [See the documentation](https://business-api.tiktok.com/portal/docs/upload-a-video/v1.3).

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `advertiserId` | `string` | Yes | Your TikTok Ads Manager advertiser ID. Find it in the Ads Manager URL after aadvid= (e.g., aadvid=7123456789012345678). Also visible under Account Info in Business Center. |
| `creativeType` | `string` | Yes | Type of creative asset to upload. |
| `filePath` | `string` | Yes | Publicly accessible URL or /tmp file path. For URL upload, TikTok fetches the file directly. For file upload, the file is read from /tmp. |
| `fileName` | `string` | No | Display name for the asset in the Asset Library (max 100 characters). Defaults to the original filename. File names must be unique per advertiser. |
| `syncDir` | `dir` | No | SyncDir |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "tiktok_ads_manager",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "tiktok_ads_manager-upload-creative",
  arguments: {
    advertiserId: "Advertiser ID",
    creativeType: "Creative Type",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "tiktok_ads_manager-upload-creative",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    tiktok_ads_manager: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    advertiserId: "Advertiser ID",
    creativeType: "Creative Type",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "tiktok_ads_manager-upload-creative",
    "configured_props": {
      "tiktok_ads_manager": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "advertiserId": "Advertiser ID",
      "creativeType": "Creative Type"
    }
  }'
```

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