How to create an Events API TikTok Pixel? (In an alternative TikTok Ads Dashboard)
If for some reason the user interface that you are seeing in your TikTok Ads Dashboard appears differnetly than in the screenshots that you are seeing in this guide, please check the alternative guide
Enter your TikTok Ads Dashboard homepage, which looks like:
Hover your mouse on the Tools tab in the top navigation bar, then click on Events.
Click on the Connect data source button that appears in the top right side of the page:
Alternatively, if you see a "Create pixel" button instead of the "Connect data source" button, click on it.
In the Pop Up window that appeared, choose Web and then click Next:
Choose the Manual setup option and then click Next:
Give a unique name to your pixel and then Next:
In the page that has opened, scroll all the way down and click on the Skip step button (TiXel automatically triggers the event for you, so you don't have to manually configure them):
Then, click Confirm in the pop up that will appear.
In the next screen, untick the Custom Code option and make sure that only the Events API option is ticked. Then click Next.
Then, click on the Finish button that appears at the bottom of the page:
In the next screen of the pixel's page, copy the pixel ID that appears at the top of the page, under the pixel name:
Go back to TiXel's dashboard in your Shopify store and paste the Pixel ID you've just copied in the Pixel ID field:
Then, go back to the pixel page and click on the Settings tab:
Scroll all the way down and then click on the Generate Access Token button. Then, click on the Copy button in the field that will appear:
Go back to TiXel's dashboard in your Shopify store and paste the Access Token you've just copied in the Events API Access Token field:
Give a unique name to your new pixel and then click on the green Add Pixel button at the top of the page.
You have successfully installed the Events API TikTok Pixel in your store! 🥳 Make sure to keep the app installed in order to keep the added Pixel in your store.
Enter your TikTok Ads Dashboard homepage, which looks like:
Hover your mouse on the Tools tab in the top navigation bar, then click on Events.
Click on the Connect data source button that appears in the top right side of the page:
Alternatively, if you see a "Create pixel" button instead of the "Connect data source" button, click on it.
In the Pop Up window that appeared, choose Web and then click Next:
Choose the Manual setup option and then click Next:
Give a unique name to your pixel and then Next:
In the page that has opened, scroll all the way down and click on the Skip step button (TiXel automatically triggers the event for you, so you don't have to manually configure them):
Then, click Confirm in the pop up that will appear.
In the next screen, untick the Custom Code option and make sure that only the Events API option is ticked. Then click Next.
Then, click on the Finish button that appears at the bottom of the page:
In the next screen of the pixel's page, copy the pixel ID that appears at the top of the page, under the pixel name:
Go back to TiXel's dashboard in your Shopify store and paste the Pixel ID you've just copied in the Pixel ID field:
Then, go back to the pixel page and click on the Settings tab:
Scroll all the way down and then click on the Generate Access Token button. Then, click on the Copy button in the field that will appear:
Go back to TiXel's dashboard in your Shopify store and paste the Access Token you've just copied in the Events API Access Token field:
Give a unique name to your new pixel and then click on the green Add Pixel button at the top of the page.
You have successfully installed the Events API TikTok Pixel in your store! 🥳 Make sure to keep the app installed in order to keep the added Pixel in your store.
Updated on: 06/08/2024
Thank you!