How to Bind an Account When a Creator Is Prompted for Identity Verification

05/13/2026

Applies to:United States

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AI Summary

Official account binding now requires creator identity verification before e-commerce permissions are granted. This affects all creators and linked creator accounts involved in TikTok Shop binding. Enter the TikTok account in Seller Center’s Official Account binding flow, have the account holder complete verification from Shoptab > Messages or the QR-code flow if eligible, then retrigger binding in Linking Accounts after approval. Verification may require personal details and a valid government-issued ID.

Background

When a TikTok account is in the process of binding to a TikTok Shop from the Seller Center for Official Account Binding module, it triggers an identity verification for TikTok creator account. To receive e-commerce permissions, all creators and associated creator accounts must complete identity verification successfully.

Seller To-Do

Enter the information about the TikTok account you want to bind from the "Official Account" binding tab under "Linking Accounts" module
Once the information is entered, the TikTok account holder will receive a notification message under "Shoptab - Messages" for identity verification. If the Seller owns the TikTok account, they can find that in their TikTok account inbox. If the TikTok account is owned by someone else, please ask the owner of that account to check for instructions.
- If official creators are not able to find the notification, they can also scan this QR code to start the identity verification process. The intended creator account must be registered in the U.S. to scan this QR code.
- To scan the QR code, Open TikTok app - Click Profile - Click Top right corner sandwich and you will see "My QR code" - Click on Top right corner scan icon
Share the Help Center article from TTS on how to complete Creator identity verification step by step guide: Creator Verification Guide. Please check the 'Official Creator' instructions.
Once the Creator verification is completed, sellers will need to retrigger the official account binding process from the Seller Center Linking Account module and the binding will be completed.

FAQ

What does the creator need to verify identity?This verification process may involve submitting relevant personal identity information, such as (the list is not exhaustive, more details can be found under step 1 of this article):

your full name
date of birth
last 4 digits of social security number
a valid government-issued identity, such as:
- a U.S. driver's license
- a U.S. state-issued identity
- green card
- passport