Seed UGC across many accounts with OpenAI Codex

Q: Can I reuse the accounts for the next campaign?

Yes — `list_accounts` then `videos_only` bundles with `account_id`. Accounts remain managed and warm between waves.

Q: How do I handle

Set `disclose_as_ads: true` on paid content; the manager enables the platform's branded-content toggle or adds #ad. Combine with `create_video_ad_code_request` if you plan to boost.

Q: How do I report per creative rather than per account?

Put the creative id in each slot's `external_ref` (or `name`), then join `export_analytics_videos` on it in the agent.

UGC seeding from OpenAI Codex means taking a batch of creator-style videos and getting them posted from many ordinary-looking accounts in the target market, so the campaign reads as organic rather than as one brand handle. TokPortal does the account side: create_bundles_bulk opens N accounts in one country, configure_bundle_video places each creative on its slot with disclose_as_ads when required, publish_bundle hands each account to a human manager, and export_analytics_videos gives you a per-account, per-video report. Each account is human-created and human-operated, which is what keeps a seeding wave from being flagged as coordinated automation.

Connect TokPortal to OpenAI Codex

OpenAI Codex is a terminal agent: OpenAI's coding agent (Codex CLI and IDE extension); MCP servers live in ~/.codex/config.toml.

Add the remote server to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.tokportal]
url = "https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext/mcp"
# either OAuth (run `codex mcp login tokportal` once) …
# … or a static key from your environment:
# bearer_token_env_var = "TOKPORTAL_API_KEY"

Then codex mcp login tokportal for the OAuth flow. Recent Codex builds also accept the one-liner codex mcp add tokportal --url https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext/mcp; the stdio form always works:

codex mcp add tokportal --env TOKPORTAL_API_KEY=sk_... -- npx -y tokportal-mcp

Snippet status: verified against OpenAI Codex's documentation (source).

Once connected, sanity-check the setup with a read-only call — "What is my TokPortal credit balance?" should trigger tokportal_get_credit_balance. Every tool runs as your TokPortal account and spends your credits; read-only tools (get_*, list_*, export_*) never do.

How it works

A seeding plan is a matrix: creatives × accounts × dates. The agent starts with the accounts. create_bundles_bulk with platforms: ["tiktok"] (or ["tiktok","instagram"] to seed both), country, accounts_count (≤100 per call) and videos_per_account returns one bundle id per account. Each account gets its own configure_bundle_account — vary handles, bios and profile pictures (upload with upload_image_from_url) so the accounts look like different people, and consider advanced_warming_terms in the product's niche so the accounts have a history when the seeding starts.

Then the creatives. Upload each once (upload_video → public_url) and reuse the URL across bundles; TokPortal's duplicate-post guard is per account, so the same file on ten different accounts is fine. Fill slots with configure_bundle_video or batch_configure_bundle_videos, staggering target_publish_date across days and accounts (max 3 per day per bundle) so the wave looks natural. Set disclose_as_ads: true where the content is paid promotion — the manager enables branded-content disclosure or adds #ad — and add tiktok_sound_url if the campaign runs on a sound. publish_bundle per bundle (or loop). If a client asks for the Spark/Partner code to boost a post, create_video_ad_code_request returns it after finalization (7 credits).

Reporting is where OpenAI Codex shines: export_analytics_videos (CSV, filter by country, platform, from/to) plus get_comment_pulse for what people say, aggregated by the agent into a campaign summary.

Run it from OpenAI Codex

Start a OpenAI Codex session in the project folder and paste the prompt below. Every tokportal_* call is shown before it runs; approve read-only tools freely and review write tools (create_*, configure_*, publish_*) before accepting.

Tool sequence

tokportal_get_credit_costs — N accounts × (32 + 2 × videos) — quote before creating.
tokportal_create_bundles_bulk — platforms, country, accounts_count, videos_per_account, optional advanced_warming_terms_count.
tokportal_configure_bundle_account — Different persona per bundle: handle, name, bio, profile_picture_url.
tokportal_upload_video — Upload each creative once; reuse public_url across bundles.
tokportal_configure_bundle_video — Place creative on slot: description, target_publish_date, video_url, disclose_as_ads, tiktok_sound_url.
tokportal_publish_bundle — One call per bundle.
tokportal_create_video_ad_code_request — Spark Code / Partner Code for paid boosting after finalization (7 credits).
tokportal_export_analytics_videos — Per-video CSV across all accounts for the campaign report.
tokportal_get_comment_pulse — Sentiment / themes across the seeded posts.

Prompt to paste

Use the TokPortal MCP tools. Campaign: 12 UGC creatives, seed in Mexico on TikTok across 12 accounts,
one creative per account, dates spread over 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-12, all disclosed as ads.
Quote with get_credit_costs, call create_bundles_bulk (12 accounts, 1 video each, external_ref "mx-wave1"),
then show me the per-bundle configure_bundle_account and configure_bundle_video payloads before running them.

Run codex in your project, paste the prompt; Codex lists the tokportal_* calls it wants to make and asks for approval unless you run with full-auto.

REST equivalent (same operations, X-API-Key header, base URL https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext)

# 15 seeding accounts in Brazil, 4 videos each, both platforms
curl -X POST https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext/bundles/bulk \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_..." -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{"platforms":["tiktok","instagram"],"country":"BR","accounts_count":15,"videos_per_account":4,"external_ref":"seed-sept-br"}'

# Same creative on bundle A and bundle B, disclosed as ad
for B in BUNDLE_A BUNDLE_B; do
curl -X PUT https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext/bundles/$B/videos/1 \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_..." -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"video_type":"video","description":"testei por 7 dias 👀 #publi","target_publish_date":"2026-09-05","video_url":"https://.../creative-1.mp4","disclose_as_ads":true}'
done

# Campaign export
curl "https://app.tokportal.com/api/ext/analytics/export/videos?country=BR&from=2026-09-01&to=2026-09-30" -H "X-API-Key: sk_..."

Key parameters

Parameter	Values	Notes
`accounts_count`	1–100 per bulk call	One bundle/account each; repeat calls for more.
`platforms`	["tiktok"] · ["instagram"] · both	Bulk creates accounts on each listed platform.
`disclose_as_ads`	boolean (free)	Branded-content disclosure or
`target_publish_date`	YYYY-MM-DD	Stagger across accounts; 3/day/bundle max.
`external_ref`	≤200 chars	Campaign tag copied to every bundle of the bulk call.
`instagram_content_type`	reel · post	For Instagram slots; carousels via carousel_images.

Full schemas: OpenAPI reference · openapi.json.

Example configurations

Bulk seeding fleet

{"platforms":["tiktok"],"country":"MX","accounts_count":25,"videos_per_account":3,
 "wants_advanced_warming":true,"advanced_warming_terms_count":3,"external_ref":"launch-mx-wave1"}

Slot with disclosure and sound

{"video_type":"video","description":"lo probé y… #ad #skincare","target_publish_date":"2026-09-06",
 "video_url":"https://pub-xxx.r2.dev/videos/creative-2.mp4","disclose_as_ads":true,
 "tiktok_sound_url":"https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7300000000000000000"}

Ad code request (POST /videos/{id}/ad-code-request)

{"note":"Boost for MX wave 1"}

Credits

25 accounts × (32 + 3 × 2) = 950 credits for a 25-account, 3-post wave at standard rates, plus warming targets (5 each) and 7 credits per ad code. Quote live with get_credit_costs; see Credits & Pricing.

Why not the official API

The official APIs are built for a brand posting on its own audited app to accounts users authorized one by one; seeding across dozens of fresh accounts would need dozens of OAuth grants, an audit, and would still be capped per token (6 requests/minute) and per user per day. TokPortal's model — distinct human-operated accounts, dated slots, disclosure flags — is the shape seeding actually needs.

As of August 2026 the first-party routes look like this. TikTok's Content Posting API (Direct Post) requires each account owner to authorize your app with the video.publish scope, limits every user access token to 6 requests per minute, keeps all posts from unaudited apps in private viewing mode until TikTok audits the app, and enforces an unpublished daily post cap per user (spam_risk_too_many_posts) that integrators commonly report at roughly 15–25 posts per account per day. Meta's Instagram Content Publishing API allows 100 API-published posts per professional account in a 24-hour moving window and only for accounts you own and connect via OAuth. Neither creates accounts, warms them, or reports third-party bans. TokPortal is human-operated infrastructure: accounts created and run by managers in the target country, one X-API-Key for all of them, dated slots (max 3 per day per bundle) instead of per-account tokens.

Sources: TikTok Content Posting API – Direct Post, TikTok Content Posting API – Get started, Instagram Platform – Content Publishing.

Seed UGC across many accounts with OpenAI Codex

Connect TokPortal to OpenAI Codex

How it works

Run it from OpenAI Codex

Key parameters

Example configurations

Credits

Why not the official API

FAQ

Can I reuse the accounts for the next campaign?

How do I handle

How do I report per creative rather than per account?

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