TikTok video not downloading: causes and fixes

Most failed TikTok downloads come down to six causes, and five of them are fixable in under a minute. Go through the list in order: the first steps cover the link and the browser, the last ones explain what cannot be downloaded and why.

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Step by step

1
Check the link
It must contain /video/, /photo/ or be a vm.tiktok.com or vt.tiktok.com short link. Profile links, sound links and hashtag links are not videos.
2
Leave the TikTok app's browser
The in-app browser blocks downloads. Copy the isaveall address and open it in Safari or Chrome.
3
Check that the video is public
Open the link in a private window. If TikTok asks you to log in or shows nothing, the account is private or the video was deleted; it cannot be downloaded.
4
Photo posts are slideshows
If the link says /photo/, use the slideshow tool: it gives each image and an MP4 with the music.
5
Region-locked videos
Some videos are only visible in certain countries. If TikTok hides it for you, our server may see it, so try anyway; if it fails, the block applies to our region too.
6
Try again in a minute
TikTok occasionally rejects requests for a few seconds. A second attempt usually works.

Tips and fixes

Live streams and stories that expired cannot be downloaded afterwards.
If every link fails, your network may block TikTok's CDN; try mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
A video longer than 30 minutes is over the limit here and returns a message instead of a file. Almost nothing on TikTok is that long.