Accounts - Manage TikTok Profiles

This command lets users manage which TikTok profiles they want to scrape from.

Workflow

Step 1: Show Options

Display:

Manage TikTok Profiles

What would you like to do?

1. Switch profile - Change to a different TikTok account
2. Add profile - Add another profile to your list
3. List profiles - See all saved profiles
4. Remove profile - Remove a profile from your list
5. Process multiple - Scrape from multiple profiles at once

Step 2: Handle User Choice

Option 1: Switch Profile

Ask:

What TikTok profile URL do you want to switch to?

Example: https://www.tiktok.com/@newusername

Then:

1. Validate the URL format
2. Test that the profile exists (quick yt-dlp check)
3. Save to accounts.json as the active profile
4. Confirm the switch

Option 2: Add Profile

Ask:

What TikTok profile URL do you want to add?

Example: https://www.tiktok.com/@anotherusername

Then:

1. Validate the URL
2. Add to accounts.json profiles list
3. Confirm addition

Option 3: List Profiles

Read accounts.json and display:

Saved Profiles:
---------------
1. @example_creator (active)
   https://www.tiktok.com/@example_creator

2. @techcreator
   https://www.tiktok.com/@techcreator

3. @aiexplainer
   https://www.tiktok.com/@aiexplainer

Option 4: Remove Profile

Show list and ask which to remove.

Option 5: Process Multiple

Ask:

Which profiles do you want to process? (comma-separated numbers or "all")

Then run /bulk for each selected profile sequentially.

accounts.json Format

Store profile configuration in project root:

{
  "active": "https://www.tiktok.com/@example_creator",
  "profiles": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@example_creator",
      "name": "example_creator",
      "added": "2024-01-21"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@techcreator",
      "name": "techcreator",
      "added": "2024-01-21"
    }
  ]
}

Creating/Reading accounts.json

To read:

cat accounts.json 2>/dev/null || echo '{"active": null, "profiles": []}'

To write (use Python for proper JSON handling):

python3 -c "
import json
from pathlib import Path

accounts_file = Path('accounts.json')
if accounts_file.exists():
    data = json.loads(accounts_file.read_text())
else:
    data = {'active': None, 'profiles': []}

# Modify data as needed...
# data['active'] = 'NEW_URL'
# data['profiles'].append({'url': 'URL', 'name': 'NAME', 'added': 'DATE'})

accounts_file.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2))
print('Saved!')
"

Integration with Other Commands

When /bulk or /transcribe runs, check for active profile:

1. If accounts.json exists and has an active profile, offer to use it
2. Otherwise, ask for profile URL as normal

Validation

Before adding/switching, validate the profile:

source .venv/bin/activate && python -c "
from short_form_scraper.scraper.tiktok import TikTokScraper

url = 'PROFILE_URL_HERE'
scraper = TikTokScraper(url)

try:
    videos = list(scraper.get_video_urls(limit=1))
    if videos:
        print(f'Valid profile! Found videos.')
        print(f'Latest: {videos[0].title}')
    else:
        print('Profile exists but has no videos.')
except Exception as e:
    print(f'Error: Could not access profile - {e}')
"

Example Session

User: /accounts

Claude: Manage TikTok Profiles

What would you like to do?

1. Switch profile
2. Add profile
3. List profiles
4. Remove profile
5. Process multiple

User: 2

Claude: What TikTok profile URL do you want to add?

User: https://www.tiktok.com/@techreviewer

Claude: [Validates profile] Added @techreviewer to your profiles!

You now have 2 saved profiles. Run /accounts again to switch between them or process multiple at once.