How to Autopost TikToks to Instagram Reels & Youtube Shorts (No Watermark)
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You can automatically share your public TikTok videos to Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts with Repurpose. Connect your accounts, create a workflow for each destination, test one video, and then turn on automatic publishing.
This is the setup I demonstrated with my own TikTok and Instagram accounts in the video above. I also showed the same content going to Facebook and Twitter. The benefit for me is consistency: manually downloading and uploading every video is one of those jobs that is easy to stop doing when you get busy.
The video shows my original setup. The steps below reflect the current account requirements and publishing options.
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What you need before you start
A TikTok account with your own public video posts. Private videos, friends-only posts, drafts, and TikTok Stories cannot be used as the source for this workflow.
An Instagram Professional account: Creator or Business for Reels.
A YouTube channel if you also want to publish Shorts.
A Repurpose account to connect the platforms and manage the workflows.
Start with two destinations you actually want to maintain. You do not need to build every possible repurposing workflow on your first day.
1. Connect TikTok and Instagram
Open Connections in Repurpose and add your TikTok account. Then add Instagram and sign in to the account where you want your Reels to appear. Check the account names before authorizing either connection, especially if you manage multiple profiles.
For Instagram, a personal account will not work for this connection. Use a Creator or Business account and follow the Instagram connection instructions. If the wrong profile appears, switch accounts during authorization.
2. Create a TikTok-to-Instagram Reels workflow
Create a workflow with TikTok as the source and Instagram Reels as the destination. Give it a clear name, such as “TikTok to Instagram Reels,” so you can tell it apart from your other workflows later.
Keep automatic publishing off while you review the first video. Check the caption, framing, and any template options you choose. Publish one suitable video manually, then open Instagram to check the actual result before enabling the rest.
That first check is worth doing. A caption that tells people to follow you on TikTok may need different wording on Instagram, and text placed close to the edges can be covered by the app’s controls.
3. Choose which videos should publish automatically
In my original demonstration, I used a date cutoff because I did not want roughly 100 older videos suddenly reposted. Make the same decision before switching a workflow to automatic publishing: do you want new videos only, selected older videos, or both?
Repurpose now offers two automatic publishing modes:
As Soon As Possible: handles future content uploaded after the workflow is activated. Checks happen approximately every two hours, so posting is not instant.
Based on a Schedule: publishes at your chosen times. Check the Content Filter carefully: scheduled workflows default to existing content, but you can choose only future content or all content.
If you want to approve every video individually, keep the workflow manual. Once automation is running, check its activity periodically for failed or skipped posts.
4. Add a separate workflow for YouTube Shorts
Connect your YouTube channel, then create another workflow with TikTok as the source, YouTube as the destination, and Shorts as the type. This lets you give YouTube its own settings instead of treating every platform exactly the same.
For YouTube Shorts through Repurpose, the video must be square or vertical and no longer than three minutes. Check the preferred duration setting: it can be set to 60 seconds or three minutes. Longer videos can be skipped unless trimming is enabled.
Review any trim before relying on it. Cutting a video at a time limit can remove the answer or call to action. If you are starting with a longer YouTube video instead of a finished TikTok, see my guide to turning YouTube videos into vertical clips.
How does it avoid the TikTok watermark?
Repurpose pulls the original video before TikTok adds its watermark. It cannot erase a watermark already baked into the file you uploaded. Start with a clean original for the best result; the TikTok connection guide explains these limits.
Can you share TikToks to Instagram Stories too?
Yes, but Stories has different requirements from Reels. Repurpose requires an Instagram Business account for Stories, and its Instagram integration supports Stories up to 60 seconds. Choose the Stories destination and use a clip that fits that limit. A Creator account that works for Reels does not meet the Stories account requirement.
Is this worth paying for?
For an occasional repost, uploading manually may be enough. This becomes more useful when you regularly publish original TikToks and want those videos distributed to other accounts without repeating the same upload routine.
My advice is to test one complete workflow first. Check how much manual work it removes, whether the output looks right, and whether you will actually keep using those destinations. You can read my full Repurpose review for a broader look at the tool.
Solopreneur readers can get an extended 30-day free trial. Check the publishing allowance shown when you sign up. Start with TikTok to Instagram Reels, get that working, then add YouTube Shorts.
For more ways to reuse the same content, grab my free content repurposing roadmap.
