Audiences & Targeting

INTEREST_CATEGORY_INVALID Invalid Interest Category

Audience Targeting Custom Audience

The interest targeting ID you specified doesn't exist in TikTok's taxonomy or has been deprecated. TikTok periodically updates its interest categories.

What causes this error?

The interest targeting ID you specified doesn’t exist in TikTok’s taxonomy or has been deprecated. TikTok periodically updates its interest categories.

How to fix it

Use the /tool/interest_category/ API endpoint to get the current list of valid interest categories. Replace deprecated IDs with their updated equivalents.

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