Give ChatGPT all of TikTok. Connect TokConnect once and ChatGPT can see what people search, watch, say and buy: videos, creators, comments, transcripts, hashtags, sounds, search demand and TikTok Shop sales. Three steps, no API key.
- Open ChatGPT Plugins. On the web, open chatgpt.com/plugins, press +, then Add custom MCP server.
- Add TokConnect. Name it TokConnect. Under Connection, paste
https://mcp.tokconnect.com/mcp, including/mcpat the end. For Authentication choose OAuth. Tick I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin. The Connect your AI page has an Add to ChatGPT helper that copies the URL for you. - Install and sign in. Install the plugin, sign in to TokConnect and press Allow. Then, in a new chat, type @TokConnect and ask, for example, "What pet food is selling on TikTok Shop this month, and who sells it?"
With TokConnect connected, ChatGPT answers TikTok questions with real numbers: what people search, what is selling on TikTok Shop, who sells it and what the comments say. Free to start, no card.
- No API key. You add
https://mcp.tokconnect.com/mcpas a custom MCP server, sign in and press Allow. - Every plan, Free included, gets all 34 tools. Free gives 50 credits once, and one credit pays for one lookup.
- Ask in plain English: type @TokConnect, then your question. ChatGPT answers with live TikTok searches, videos, comments, creators and TikTok Shop sales.
- Don't see “Add custom MCP server”? Use Claude, which works on the free plan, or ask our research agent.
Plans, credits and where it works
In a new chat, type @TokConnect, then your question. Mention @TokConnect again when you want fresh data.
Every plan, Free included, gets all 34 tools. Free gives 50 credits once, one credit pays for one lookup and failed lookups cost nothing. Paid plans start at $34.99 a month billed yearly ($49 billed monthly), with 600 credits a month on Starter. Each tool call uses one credit, so a typical question costs a few.
Works in ChatGPT on the web, including your phone's browser, but not the ChatGPT app. On Business and Enterprise, an admin may need to allow it. Don't see “Add custom MCP server”? Use Claude (works on the free plan) or ask our research agent.
What you can ask once connected
Paste one into a new chat, starting with @TokConnect.
Use TokConnect. What do people search on TikTok about "chat gpt"? Give me a table of the phrases they type, with searches this week and how many videos each has.
Paste it into ChatGPT once TokConnect is connected.
Use TokConnect. What do people type on TikTok after "meal prep"? Pick the three that would make the best videos and tell me why.
Paste it into ChatGPT once TokConnect is connected.
Use TokConnect. What are people searching on TikTok right now that has lots of searches and few videos?
Paste it into ChatGPT once TokConnect is connected.
Use TokConnect. What [your product] is selling on TikTok Shop this month, and who's selling it? Show price, estimated sales and the creators behind the top one.
Paste it into ChatGPT once TokConnect is connected.
Here is what the first prompt returned for "chat gpt". TikTok mixes its own topic groups, pooled labels such as "ChatGPT and GPT explanations", in with the phrases people actually type. Across three searches ("chat gpt", "chatgpt tiktok" and "chatgpt prompts"), 44 of 57 results were topic groups. These are the typed searches:
| Typed search | Searches, last 7 days | Videos listed |
|---|---|---|
| trend chat gpt | 370,537 | 2,651 |
| how to use chat gpt | 281,328 | 1,153 |
| what happened to chat gpt | 277,727 | 594 |
| chat gpt image | 259,674 | 1,215 |
| chat gpt image prompt | 197,080 | 2,697 |
Images and trends lead. TikTok's autocomplete for "chatgpt" pointed the same way: "chat gpt edit photo style", "chat gpt trend image prompt" and "chatgpt photo editing" were three of the top four suggestions. The daily readings moved in opposite directions: "how to use chat gpt" doubled from the first day of the week to the last, while "trend chat gpt" fell.
The TikTok MCP guide lists every tool behind prompts like these, and our comparison of TikTok MCP servers shows how TokConnect's 34 tools stack up against the rest.
Errors and fixes
| What you see | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| No Add custom MCP server option after pressing + | Your plan or workspace does not offer it, or you are in the ChatGPT app. | Use ChatGPT on the web. On a work account, ask your admin. Otherwise use Claude (works on the free plan) or ask our research agent. |
| You can add the app but not create it, or the plan is "not eligible" | Workspace policy or plan limits. | Ask your admin to allow custom MCP servers, or use Claude or our research agent. |
| You create the app and no sign-in page appears | A popup blocker stopped the sign-in window. | Allow popups for chatgpt.com, then start the sign-in again. |
| The TokConnect page says "invalid redirect" | The sign-in link was reused, bookmarked or opened outside the flow. | Close it and start again from ChatGPT so it creates a fresh request. |
| Connected, but ChatGPT answers without TikTok data | TokConnect was not mentioned in this message. | Type @TokConnect before your question. Mention it again when you want fresh data. |
| A request fails with an out-of-credits error (HTTP 402) | Your credits are used up (Free includes 50, once). | Check your balance or change your plan on the connect page, or see pricing. The connection itself is fine. |
| A tool runs and returns nothing | TikTok had no match for that query. | Shorten the keyword. See troubleshooting. |
If ChatGPT keeps a broken connection, delete the app on the Plugins page, press Disconnect under Connected apps on app.tokconnect.com, and add it again from step 1. A fresh plugin gets a fresh registration.
For admins and developers
The rest of this page is for the person who sets it up: how the sign-in works, which ChatGPT plans allow it, and the Codex route.
Steps follow OpenAI's custom MCP server guide and Help Center article, checked 2 November 2026, and use OpenAI's wording for ChatGPT's screens. TokConnect tested its OAuth sign-in end to end on 28 September 2026, with a script acting as the client and a real TikTok request. Test notes and sources.
What happens when you press Allow
ChatGPT signs in with OAuth 2.1, the method OpenAI's authentication guide expects from any MCP server that needs a login. When ChatGPT first calls the server without credentials, the server answers with a pointer to its sign-in service at app.tokconnect.com. ChatGPT registers itself there automatically, then sends you to the consent page. PKCE is required, so the code from that page only works for the ChatGPT session that asked for it.
You never see or paste a key. ChatGPT holds a token tied to your account, and it uses the same TokConnect account as your API key and the research agent.
To check or cut the link, open Connected apps on app.tokconnect.com/mcp. The ChatGPT connection appears there after you press Allow, and Disconnect stops it at once. Removing the app from ChatGPT's Plugins page cleans up the ChatGPT side.
Sign-in is for apps like ChatGPT that cannot hold a key. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and n8n still connect with the key from your API key page, and both routes use the same TokConnect account.
Every TokConnect tool only reads data, so read-only access in ChatGPT makes no difference for TikTok research.
Prefer the terminal? Use Codex
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent, and OpenAI's pricing page includes it in every ChatGPT plan from Free to Enterprise. It takes your API key in ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.tokconnect]
url = "https://mcp.tokconnect.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "TOKCONNECT_TOKEN"Export TOKCONNECT_TOKEN with your key in the shell that starts Codex, then type /mcp to see the tools. It answers plain research questions as well as coding ones. The Codex guide has the rest.
The 34 tools behind it
The 34 tools cover TikTok's search demand (demand_find_topics, demand_topic, demand_keywords), videos, comments and captions (video_search, video), creators, sounds, hashtags, places and LIVE, the live TikTok Shop catalogue (shop_browse, product, shop) and Shop Analytics: TikTok Shop sales estimates from product_top_selling, shop_top_selling, creator_top_selling, video_top_selling, live_top_selling and category_trends. The server also ships six MCP prompts: winning products, find affiliates, competitor shop, product deep-dive, niche research and content ideas.
How we got these numbers
We read OpenAI's custom MCP server guide and Help Center article on 2 November 2026 for the current path (chatgpt.com/plugins, + then Add custom MCP server, OAuth, Create as a plugin), and its authentication and Codex pricing pages on 5 October 2026. TokConnect's OAuth flow was tested end to end with a script on 28 September 2026; the ChatGPT screens follow OpenAI's docs.
The TikTok figures come from three Creator Search Insights topic searches made through TokConnect on 5 October 2026 ("chat gpt", "chatgpt tiktok", "chatgpt prompts", 20 topics each, 57 unique). Searches are TikTok's global count for the last 7 days; videos are the videos TikTok matched to each topic. We separate typed searches from TikTok's topic groups with our house rule and only quote typed searches as searches. The autocomplete suggestions are from 28 September 2026. The tool list in the evidence file is a snapshot of version 3.1.0 read on 21 October 2026; the current server lists 34 tools. Data: ChatGPT searches, OpenAI facts and sources, tool catalog.
Key statistics
ChatGPT adds custom MCP servers as plugins at chatgpt.com/plugins, on the web, including a phone's browser, but not in the ChatGPT app.
TokConnect gives ChatGPT 34 TikTok research tools, TikTok search demand and TikTok Shop sales estimates included, and new accounts start free with no card.
"how to use chat gpt" was searched 281,328 times on TikTok in the 7 days to 5 October 2026, with 1,153 videos matched.
All 6 statistics
"chat gpt image prompt" was searched 197,080 times on TikTok in the 7 days to 5 October 2026, with 2,697 videos matched.
44 of the 57 topics TikTok returned for three ChatGPT searches on 5 October 2026 were topic groups that pool many searches, not phrases people type.
Codex, which takes a TokConnect API key, is included in every ChatGPT plan from Free and Go to Enterprise, according to OpenAI's pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Can ChatGPT access TikTok data?
Not live search data on its own. ChatGPT's web search finds public TikTok pages, but TikTok's search volumes live in Creator Search Insights, which has no public API. Add TokConnect as a custom MCP server and ChatGPT can pull those numbers, plus autocomplete, hashtags, videos and comments, during a chat.
How does ChatGPT sign in to a TikTok MCP server?
With a normal sign-in, the method OpenAI's authentication guide expects. You add the server URL at chatgpt.com/plugins with OAuth, install the plugin, sign in to TokConnect and press Allow. ChatGPT keeps the connection from then on, and you can cut it any time under Connected apps on app.tokconnect.com.
Do I need an API key to connect TikTok to ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT registers itself with TokConnect and you approve it on a sign-in page. The API key is still there for clients that take one, such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, and both routes use the same TokConnect account.
Which ChatGPT plan do I need for MCP?
Custom MCP servers work in ChatGPT on the web, including your phone's browser, but not the ChatGPT app. On Business and Enterprise, an admin may need to allow it. Don't see “Add custom MCP server”? Use Claude (works on the free plan) or ask our research agent. Source: OpenAI Help Center.
How do I remove the TikTok connection from ChatGPT?
Open Connected apps on app.tokconnect.com/mcp and press Disconnect, which stops ChatGPT's access at once. Then remove the plugin from chatgpt.com/plugins to tidy up the ChatGPT side.
Where did ChatGPT connectors go?
They were renamed twice. Connectors became apps, then apps became plugins, listed at chatgpt.com/plugins. Custom MCP servers are added there: press +, choose Add custom MCP server, and create it as a plugin.
Sources and data
- Add a custom MCP server (OpenAI developer docs, checked 2 November 2026)
- Custom MCP servers in ChatGPT (OpenAI Help Center, checked 2 November 2026)
- Connect and test your plugin (OpenAI, checked 5 October 2026)
- Plugin authentication (OpenAI, checked 5 October 2026)
- Codex pricing (OpenAI, checked 5 October 2026)
- ChatGPT MCP: plans, setup and what breaks in 2026 (Peliqan, 21 September 2026)
- What Happened to ChatGPT Plugins? (Drag, 12 August 2026)
- ChatGPT facts and TikTok pulls, 28 September 2026 (snapshot)
- TikTok searches about ChatGPT, pulled 5 October 2026 (snapshot)
