Remove tracking
Remove tracking from TikTok links
TikTok appends up to ten tracking parameters — refer, tt_from, tt_ref, _t, _r, sender_device, sender_web_id, is_from_webapp, is_copy_url, and share_item_id — every time you tap Share or Copy link. Each one ties the click back to the person who shared the video. Removing them leaves the video URL working exactly the same.
Try it — paste a TikTok link
Or prepend prunethe.link/https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/7312345678?refer=copy&tt_from=copy&utm_source=messenger&is_from_webapp=v1&sender_device=pc
Before and after
What TikTok tracks in shared links
When you use TikTok's share sheet, the app generates a unique share_item_id bound to your account, tags sender_device with your platform (pc, android, ios), and records how you copied the link via is_copy_url and is_from_webapp. The destination only needs the video ID to play — everything else exists purely for TikTok's attribution graph.
TikTok tracking parameters explained
- refer
- How the link was shared (copy, sms, messenger, etc.).
- tt_from
- Origin surface of the share (same categories as refer).
- tt_ref
- Referring context within the app (feed, profile, search).
- _t
- Timestamp-based session token for the sharer.
- _r
- Reshare counter — increments when a share is reshared.
- is_from_webapp
- 1 if shared from web, 0 if native app.
- sender_device
- Device class of the sharer (pc, mobile, tablet).
- sender_web_id
- Anonymous-but-persistent web session ID.
- is_copy_url
- Flag set when the sharer used Copy link.
- share_item_id
- Unique ID for this specific share event.
Frequently asked questions
- Can my friend see when I click a TikTok link they sent me?
- TikTok's creator and analytics tooling shows aggregate share-click counts tied to the share_item_id, so a creator (and TikTok itself) can tell that a shared link was opened. Individual sharers don't see a per-friend "opened" notification, but the click is attributed to the share event — which is why the app can surface "your friends watched this" suggestions.
- Will the TikTok video still load without these parameters?
- Yes. The video ID in the URL path (e.g. /video/7312345678) is the only thing TikTok needs to serve the video. The tracking parameters are metadata for attribution, not for content delivery.
- What about vt.tiktok.com short links?
- PruneTheLink follows the short link's redirect first, then strips the tracking from the resolved URL — so you get the clean full-length link back even if what you pasted was a vt.tiktok.com or vm.tiktok.com short URL.