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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

TikTok Profile

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A. [@handle]. (n.d.). First 20 words of the caption as the title and description. [TikTok profile]. TikTok. Retrieved Month Day, Year, from  URL link to profile 

EXAMPLE:

Reynolds, R. [@vancityreynolds].  (n.d.). Owner of Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile, Maximum Effort and Wrexham AFC [TikTok profile]. TikTok. Retrieved February 2, 2023, from https://www.tiktok.com/@vancityreynolds?lang=en 

Notes:

  • If the profile page has no description in the bio include on the the bracketed description [TikTok profile].
  • Provide the retrieval date because the content is designed to change over time and is not archived

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information

Reynolds, R. [@vancityreynolds].  (n.d.). Owner of Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile, Maximum Effort and Wrexham AFC [TikTok profile]. TikTok. Retrieved February 2, 2023, from https://www.tiktok.com/@vancityreynolds?lang=en 
In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Parenthetical citation example

 

 

TikTok has been a marketing goldmine for many actors (Reynolds, n.d.).   

2.

Narrative citation example

 

Reynolds (n.d.) promotes Wrexham games through various posts on TikTok.

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.