How to preview ads on your mobile device using a QR code

Last updated: September 2024

You can preview individual ads within an approved ad group on your TikTok Ads Manager account. You can generate a QR code on your TikTok Ads Manager account and scan it on the TikTok app.


Note: TikTok is the only placement that currently supports QR code preview. You can't preview Catalog Sales ads or Collection ads using this method.

How to generate a QR code to preview your ad

To use the QR code preview, you'll need to generate a QR code on your TikTok Ads Manager account:

  1. Go to the Campaign page.

  2. Go to your Ad list tab.

  3. Find the ad you want to preview, and click the 3-dot icon to open a drop-down menu.

  4. Click Preview.

  5. Click TikTok as the placement where you want to create a preview.

  6. Click QR Code as the preview method.

This will generate a QR code you can scan using the TikTok app.


Note: The QR code remains valid for 7 days.

How to scan a QR code from the TikTok app

To scan a QR code from the TikTok app:

  1. Open the TikTok app.

  2. Click the QR Code scanner icon on the top right corner of the page.

  3. Scan the QR code you generated on TikTok Ads Manager.

  4. After scanning the QR code, tap Preview Ad.

  5. Swipe through the For You feed until you see your ad.

  6. Once you reach your ad, you will see an ad preview disclaimer popup. Tap Continue to preview your ad.


Previews last for 24 hours. Learn more about how to preview ads on TikTok Ads Manager.