Video Insights for new Sellers

05/13/2026

Applies to:United States

AI Summary

Video Insights in Seller Compass helps new or low-volume sellers improve TikTok Shop video performance with tailored prompts, product recommendations, inspiration from successful sellers, and for sellers with fewer than 4 videos, performance metrics and deeper video analysis. It is currently available only in the TikTok Shop Data Analytics app. Sellers with more than 4 EC videos are not included yet; broader rollout is not specified in article.

High level overview

Are you looking to level-up your Video performance but not sure how to get started? Our robust set of Video insights functionality has just the right recommendations and insights to help you progress rapidly.

For Sellers looking to step up their Video posting performance, our Video insights for new Sellers (or low Video volume Sellers) will provide you with the data and recommendations that you can leverage to increase your performance and achieve your e-commerce goals on TikTok shop.

Salient use cases

The following core use cases apply for the Data Insights functionality in Seller Compass

Use Case 1: I want helpful recommendations and tips on how to get started posting E-commerce Videos

Based on the Seller's content posting volume, the system will provide helpful prompts to guide them towards creating their first piece of Video content or increase their Video content volume.

Use Case 2: I want recommendations for products I should leverage in my videos

Based on their goal, Creators can get recommendations for trending products, that would likely appeal to their follower base, to their showcase
They will also get data insights on why this product would resonate well with their fan base.

Use Case 3: I want inspirational content that I can utilize in creating my own videos

Users can get access to a wide range of pertinent inspirational content that they can use to draw inspiration as they look to create content.
This inspirational content, additionally, comes with insights on what traits and script facets made them successful, distilling critical information so that Sellers can apply the same techniques in their own content.

Overall feature interface

Presented below is the interface for the Data Insights functionality in Seller Compass.

Entrance

Creators with currently low Video content postings can view these Video Insights by clicking on Data Insight that will show up in Seller Compass.

Please refer to the entrance flow below

Feature walkthrough

Functionality/Component	UI interface	Key functionalities/capabilities
Get tailored insights based on your content posting volume		Based on your Video content posting volume, the algorithm will display dynamic prompts on what is the next best course of action for the Seller
Video insights for 0 Video posting Sellers	Refer to the explanations for each of the functionality in the right-side image	Sellers will be able to get recommendations for products to add to their showcase. These product recommendations will also be accompanied by follower demographic information and data-backed rationale of why these products will likely generate e-commerce performance Additionally, in order to provide inspirations to Sellers, the algorithm will recommend video content from similar successful Sellers. Finally, the interface will provide a handy CTA to take the Seller to the Video Creation tools and page (image below)
Video insights for <4 Video posting Sellers	Refer to the explanations for each of the functionality in the right-side image	Sellers will be able to view aggregated data metrics for GMV and views for Video content they have already posted. They can also filter by date range and narrow down videos posted from their Official, Marketing or Affiliate accounts Sellers will then be able to get recommendations for products to add to their showcase. These product recommendations will also be accompanied by follower demographic information and data-backed rationale of why these products will likely generate e-commerce performance Additionally, in order to provide inspirations to Sellers, the algorithm will recommend video content from similar successful Sellers. Read the "Other additional insights" section for a more detailed explanation Finally, the interface will provide a handy CTA to take the Seller to the Video Creation tools and page Finally, as a supplement to the Video overview data, Sellers can do a deep-dive into each of their posted videos and sort by recency, revenue generated, video views and items sold. Additionally, they can use drilldown filters and custom sorts to dive into their posted content

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

On which platform can I view Data Insights in Creator Compass?

For now, Video Insights for new creators will be available in TikTok Shop Data Analytics APP version and we will explore launch in the PC interface in a future iteration.

I am a Seller with more than 4 posted EC videos. Can I still see these insights?

These video insights are specifically tailored to provide new and budding Sellers with currently low video volume with the tools required to jumpstart their Video content posting. In a future iteration, based on the success of the product, we will explore launching this functionality for all Sellers across all performance brackets.

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