Login Kit with QR Code

Overview

This document explains how to integrate with Login Kit to support user authorization with QR codes for your web application. Once authenticated users authorize your app, you can access their basic TikTok profile data including their display name and avatar. Additional data access may require approval for additional Scopes. Learn more on Scopes Overview.

Prerequisites

Obtain a client key and client secret by logging in to Developer Portal and selecting your app.

Security Advisory: Verifying integrity using client_ticket

The client_ticket mentioned throughout this document enables you to verify the data integrity of the response. While your app may still function even if you don't validate the client_ticket, doing so introduces security risks. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you 1) always verify that the client_ticket matches the one generated by you, and 2) reject any response where this validation fails as it may have been compromised by a malicious attacker.

Integration Guide

Your web app must implement the following functionality on the server side:

1. Generate QR code: Request QR code URL, generate a client_ticket, insert the client_ticket inside the QR code URL, render the URL, and then display to user.
2. Repeatedly check the QR code status and refresh or disable it accordingly.
3. Parse the response for the provided authorization code once QR code status is changed to confirmed.
4. Request access token and refresh token from Tiktok using the authorization code and client key.
5. Notify the user of authorization success or failure.
6. Use the access token to fetch authorized user data, and use the refresh token to extend the access token's expiration time.

For more information on access and refresh tokens, see Manage User Access Tokens.

See Appendix A for instructions on using client_ticket.

APIs

Get QR Code Endpoint

GEThttps://open-api.tiktok.com/v0/oauth/get_qrcode

Description

Request QR code from TikTok.

Request

Request Query

Example request URL

https://open-api.tiktok.com/v0/oauth/get_qrcode?client_key=aw7ne86e7fzitwc9&scope=user.info.basic&next=https://callback.example.com&state=key%3Dvalue

Response

Response Body

Response.data Struct

A successful response will include the Response.data struct. Please then perform the following steps:

1. Extract the scan_qrcode_url.
2. Generate a unique ticket string using your preferred approach. For example, you could generate an alphanumeric 8 character string such as 2ncv7awq. Persist this ticket alongside your service.
3. In the previously extracted scan_qrcode_url, replace the parameter client_ticket with your ticket. For example, scan_qrcode_url=...&client_ticket=tobefilled&... should be replaced by scan_qrcode_url=...&client_ticket=your_ticket&....
4. Use the modified scan_qrcode_url to generate a QR code.
5. Display the QR code to your user.

This client_ticket will be used when calling check_qrcode endpoints. See Appendix A for detailed instructions on using client_ticket.

When the call fails, the following struct is returned:

Response.extra Struct

Example Response

Success

{
  "data": {
    "error_code": 0,
    "scan_qrcode_url": "aweme://authorize?authType=100&client_key=abcd1234&client_ticket=tobefilled&...",
    "token": "VJ5JCKGJGRSWNMFWHQH4W5NKY943Q97D..."
  },
  "extra": {
      "error_detail": "",
      "logid": "20211217192600010245241048055EDE71"
  },
  "message": "success"
}

Failure

{
  "data":{
    "description": "error",
    "error_code": 10001
  },
  "extra": {
      "error_detail": "error details",
      "logid": "20211217192600010245241048055EDE71"
  },
  "message":"error"
}

Check QR code Endpoint

GEThttps://open-api.tiktok.com/v0/oauth/check_qrcode

Description

Check QR code status

Note

This API should be accessed by polling from your server side. This API should be invoked immediately after calling the get_qrcode endpoint.

Request

Request Query

Example request URL

https://open-api.tiktok.com/v0/oauth/check_qrcode?client_key=aw7ne86e7fzitwc9&scope=user.info.basic&next=https://callback.example.com&token=VJ5JCKGJGRSWNMFWHQH4W5NKY943Q97D

Response

Response Body

Response.data Struct

When the call succeeds, it returns the following struct. After getting the response, you should:

1. Check that the status is confirmed and the authorization code is appended in the redirect_url.
2. Check that the status is not expired. Otherwise, re-invoke the get_qrcode API.
3. Validate that the client_ticket returned in the response matches your previously generated ticket. If they don't match, ignore the response as its integrity may be compromised.

When the call fails, the following struct is returned:

Response.extra Struct

Example Response

Success

// status = new, wait for user to scan this QR, client_ticket will be empty
{
    "data":{
        "client_ticket": "",
        "error_code" 0,
        "status": "new"
    },
    "extra":{
        "error_detail": "",
        "logid": "202112132120360102452421962502D468"
    },
    "message": "success"
}
// status = scanned. should disable the QR code under this scenario
{
    "data":{
        "client_ticket": "your_ticket_string",
        "error_code" 0,
        "status": "scanned"
    },
    "extra":{
        "error_detail": "",
        "logid": "202112132120360102452421962502D468"
    },
    "message": "success"
}
// status = confirmed authorization and obtain the code
{
    "data":{
        "client_ticket": "your_ticket_string",
        "error_code" 0,
        "status": "comfirmed",
        "redirect_url": "https://example.com?code=example_code"
    },
    "extra":{
        "error_detail": "",
        "logid": "202112132120360102452421962502D468"
    },
    "message": "success"
}
// status = expired, should request new QR code under this scenario
{
    "data":{
        "error_code" 0,
        "status": "expired"
    },
    "extra":{
        "error_detail": "",
        "logid": "202112132120360102452421962502D468"
    },
    "message": "success"
}

Failure

{
  "data":{
    "description": "error",
    "error_code": 10001
  },
  "extra": {
      "error_detail": "error details",
      "logid": "202112131904550102510041850CDE9528"
  },
  "message":"error"
}