From Jan 1, 2027, TikTok's API stops creating non-Search Legacy Manual Flow campaigns for Sales, App Promotion and Lead Generation

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Until Jan 1, 2027 (midnight ET)

What changed

TikTok's Upgraded Smart+ API docs now warn that starting January 1, 2027, /campaign/create/, /campaign/copy/task/create/, /adgroup/create/, /ad/create/ and /ad/aco/create/ will no longer support creating or copying non-Search Legacy Manual Flow campaigns, or creating ad groups or ads under them, for Sales, App Promotion and Lead Generation objectives. Integrations must migrate those workflows to the Upgraded Smart+ endpoints (/smart_plus/campaign/create/, /smart_plus/adgroup/create/, /smart_plus/ad/create/ and related get/update/status paths). Search campaigns and existing campaigns keep running; status updates on legacy and Search campaigns still use the older status endpoints.

What to do

Ask whoever owns your TikTok buying tool or scripts whether they still call the legacy create endpoints for Sales, App or Lead campaigns. If yes, have them switch to Upgraded Smart+ create APIs before Jan 1, 2027, and test one campaign end to end (create, status, reporting) in a sandbox or low-budget account. Existing live campaigns need no rebuild.