How to Get Gifts on TikTok

Co-authored by A.J. Aldana and Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: December 2, 2022 Tested

Sending Gifts

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Receiving Gifts

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This wikiHow teaches you how to send and receive gifts on TikTok. TikTok creators can receive gifts from followers while live-streaming on the app. To purchase a gift, a viewer must first purchase coins, which can then be traded for gifts during the live stream. When a creator receives gifts during their stream, those gifts will be converted into TikTok diamonds, which can then be transferred as real money (about $.05 per diamond) to a PayPal account.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Sending Gifts

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Open TikTok on your phone or tablet. The TikTok icon looks like a white musical note icon with red and blue outlines in a black square. You can find it on your home screen, in an app folder or on the apps menu.
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Tap Me. It's the outline of a person at the bottom-right corner. This takes you to your profile.

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Tap the three-dot menu. It's at the top-right corner of your profile.
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Tap Balance. It's in the first group of settings. This displays your personal TikTok wallet. Your current coin balance appears at the top. You can use these coins to purchase gifts while viewing someone's live stream.
- You must be 18 or older to purchase coins on TikTok.^{[1]
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Recharge your coins. If you don't have any coins or just want to buy some more, tap Recharge in the upper-right corner to do so. Tap the amount of coins you want to purchase, and then follow the on-screen instructions to purchase your payment.
- If you're using an iPhone or iPad, you'll process your payment through the App Store. If you have an Android, you'll process your payment using the Play Store.
- Once your payment is processed, your balance will update to show your new coins.
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Enter a creator's live stream. You can only give someone a gift while they are live streaming on TikTok.
- To find someone who is streaming live, tap the Inbox tab at the bottom (the chat bubble). If anyone you are following now is streaming, you'll see a Watch button beside their name—tap this button to enter the live stream.
- You can also find live streams by tapping Discover at the bottom and searching for "Live Now." This will give you a "LIVE now" section, where you can discover creators with live streams that you aren't already following.
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Tap the gift box. It's the pink box at the bottom of the live stream. This takes you to the gift shop.
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Tap the gift you want to send. The number of coins required to purchase each gift appears just below its icon. The streamer will be notified that you've purchased the gift. Also, your gift and user ID will be publicly visible to all viewers.
- All gift sales are final and non-refundable.
- If you don't have enough coins to purchase the selected gift, you'll be automatically redirected to your wallet to recharge your coins.

Method 2

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Receiving Gifts

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Start a live stream on TikTok. You can only receive gifts on TikTok when you're streaming live.
- To stream live, you'll need to have at least 1000 followers and be at least 16 years old. However, you must be at least 18 to receive gifts while live streaming.
- If you meet the criteria, tap the Create button (the plus sign at the bottom), and then swipe to LIVE, which is on the far right side of the bottom menu. When you're ready, tap Go LIVE to start your stream.
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Receive gifts from viewers. When someone sends you a gift, you'll see the name of the person who sent it, as well as the type of gift. When you exit the stream, you'll be able to view all of your gifts as diamonds, which will display a dollar amount.
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Tap X when you're finished streaming. This ends your live stream.
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Tap Me. It's the outline of a person at the bottom-right corner.
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Tap the three-dot menu. It's at the top-right corner of your profile.
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Tap Balance. It's in the first group of settings. This displays your personal TikTok wallet.
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Tap LIVE Gifts. It's just below your coin balance.
- Coins are just used for purchasing gifts and can only be bought with your local currency. When people send you gifts, your gifts will be converted to diamonds, not coins.
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Find your balance and diamonds. You can see your total balance in your local currency at the top of the screen. Each diamond is worth about $.05 USD, and the amount in your balance is calculated based on the number of diamonds in the bottom-right corner.
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Tap Withdraw to cash out your balance. It's the pink button at the bottom of the screen. You can now withdraw the money earned from your gifts.
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Add a withdrawal method. Tap the + Add a new withdrawal method if you haven't already, and then select an account type. The account types and steps vary by region—PayPal is the withdrawal method for the United States.^{[2]
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Tap Withdraw to withdraw your funds. If it's your first time withdrawing money from TikTok, you'll need to withdraw at least $1.^{[3]
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- It can take anywhere from 15-21 days for your withdrawal amount to reach your PayPal account.

Expert Q&A

Question

When can I get gifts?

A.J. Aldana
Social Media Specialist
A.J. Aldana is a social media specialist who has been using platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube for over 5 years. A.J. has worked with brands to curate content that has garnered thousands of interactions for various social media campaigns and is passionate about contributing to innovative and trending articles on wikiHow. He holds a BS in Product Design from Stanford University.

A.J. Aldana

Social Media Specialist

Expert Answer

You can only get gifts during a livestream. TikTok lets you host livestreams when you have at least 1,000 followers.
Question

What happens when you give someone a gift on TikTok?

A.J. Aldana
Social Media Specialist
A.J. Aldana is a social media specialist who has been using platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube for over 5 years. A.J. has worked with brands to curate content that has garnered thousands of interactions for various social media campaigns and is passionate about contributing to innovative and trending articles on wikiHow. He holds a BS in Product Design from Stanford University.

A.J. Aldana

Social Media Specialist

Expert Answer

First, you use real currency to buy virtual gifts. Then, you can send it to someone who's live via their stream. They'll be notified, along with the entire chat, that you've sent that gift.