About TikTok One anchors

Last updated: August 2025

Anchors in TikTok One allows brands to add a link within their creator videos that leads video viewers to a website or app. They provide a smarter way for advertisers to use branded content as part of their strategy to help brands understand the influence of branded content on user behaviors.


You'll need to set-up anchors before to creating a TikTok One project. Once you create an anchor, you can add it to a project.

Benefits

  • Make branded creator content actionable: Direct viewers to take action and learn more without interrupting their TikTok experience.

  • Drive revenue faster from branded content: Shorten the user journey by helping viewers seamlessly move from awareness to conversion.

  • Easily measure return on investment (ROI): Calculate project ROI through key metrics such as anchor click-through rate (CTR), download CTR, and deeper funnel tracking capabilities such as app installs and activations through third-party tracking links.


There are four types of anchors: