Viewing a private TikTok account without the owner’s permission is against TikTok’s community guidelines and can be considered an invasion of privacy. TikTok’s private accounts are designed so that only approved followers can see the content. To view content from a private account, you need to send a follow request to the account holder and wait for them to approve it.
If you’re genuinely interested in the content, the best approach is to follow the account and respect the owner’s privacy.
How to view private account
Viewing closed TikTok accounts without subscribing to them is unethical and violates users’ privacy. However, some people may still try to bypass these restrictions. Here are a few methods they might use, though they come with significant risks:
1 – Find them on other social media platforms:
Often, TikTok users maintain accounts on other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube. If you’re curious about their content, you can try to find them on these platforms and follow them there. While this won’t give you access to their closed TikTok account, you might still be able to see similar content shared on their other profiles.
2 – Third-party apps – a cautious approach:
There are third-party apps that claim they can help you access closed TikTok accounts. However, this method comes with serious risks. Most of these apps are unreliable and often pose security threats. In reality, they cannot actually access closed accounts but may attempt to follow accounts using profiles with a large following, hoping to gain access. However, in 99% of cases, these apps are scams, charging users for services they can’t deliver and providing false information about closed accounts.
3 – Google search:
Sometimes, you can find information on older TikTok accounts (created over three years ago) through a Google search. In TikTok’s early days, the platform wasn’t as private, and some old clips might have been indexed by Google. However, this method is largely obsolete now, as Google has long since de-indexed private content.
4 – Create a fake account and try to subscribe:
Another questionable approach is to create a fake account to follow a private profile. If your main account’s follow request was denied, you could try subscribing with a fake profile. But keep in mind that the account owner could easily identify the fake and block you entirely.
