What is TikTok Sandbox Mode, and why does it matter?+
TikTok's Content Posting API normally requires an app review before an integration can post on a creator's behalf. Sandbox mode instead delivers drafts straight to your TikTok App Inbox, which is why delivery can start while your own app is still in sandbox. You approve every post yourself, so nothing reaches your public profile unconfirmed.
Do you post without my approval?+
No. Sandbox delivery puts a draft in your inbox. Nothing publishes to your profile until you open the app and confirm that specific post.
Can I cross-post the same Short elsewhere?+
Yes — the same 9:16 master is used for YouTube Shorts and Facebook. Instagram Reels uses the identical file too, but it is a manual upload: Meta requires an audited publishing permission for automated posting, so the file is downloadable and you post it yourself. Titles and captions are written per platform rather than pasted, because a YouTube search title reads badly as a TikTok caption.
Can I cut extra Shorts from a long-form video?+
Yes. The Studio clip cutter uses word-aligned timestamps to select a moment from any delivered long-form documentary and export it as a vertical Short, with captions intact.
Do Shorts views count toward monetization?+
Only toward YouTube's separate Shorts route (10 million views in 90 days today, 20 million for new applicants from February 2027) — not the 4,000 watch-hour threshold. Shorts are for discovery and subscriber growth; long-form is the realistic monetization path.