Smart+ Catalog Ads (Website + App)
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Smart+ Catalog Ads for Website + App is an AI-powered campaign that automates targeting, ad creatives, and landing destinations across both web and app sales destinations in one unified flow 1. TikTok's help-doc revision dates from March 2026.
This is the single biggest P0 gap for Sprinklr — see gap-analysis.
Prerequisites
- Catalog: ≥4 products that are in stock, approved, and activated 1. See catalog-fundamentals.
- Creatives: single videos or carousels built with images/videos from the catalog.
- Apps: at least one iOS or Android app available — plus a valid website.
- MMP (mobile measurement partner) configuration:
- Enable probabilistic match for iOS.
- Ensure re-engagement attribution windows align to the campaign's attribution settings.
- Set app re-engagement window = 30 days 1.
Creation flow
Verbatim path from TikTok Ads Manager 1:
- Log in to TikTok Ads Manager.
- Campaign → +Create.
- Ad objective: Sales.
- Sales destination: Website and app.
- Campaign type: Smart+ campaign.
- Click Continue.
- In the Catalog section, toggle Use catalog on.
- Pick the catalog to use.
- Choose the product selection mode (see below).
- Set optimisation and bidding.
- Set budget and schedule.
- Define target audience.
- In Ads generation, choose videos.
- Set deeplink + universal link.
- Review interactive add-ons (auto-selected).
- Review tracking URLs (auto-detected).
- Publish.
Product selection modes
| Mode | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| All products | Every in-stock product in the catalog is eligible 1. |
| Product set | Dynamically features products from the selected set. See product-sets. |
| Specific products | Advertiser hand-picks up to 20 SKUs 1. |
Optimisation settings
- iOS: select iOS app from dropdown.
- Android: select Android app from dropdown.
- Goal: pre-selected as Conversion.
- Data connection: pixel for website.
- Optimization event: Purchase is TikTok's strong recommendation; all standard events available 1.
Targeting
- Broad targeting is TikTok's default recommendation.
- Custom audience option — recommended when using app activity or web traffic signals 1.
Ads generation nuances
- Even when you upload single videos, TikTok auto-generates a catalog carousel from product image data alongside 1.
- Spark Ads toggle available — use authorised TikTok account posts.
+Add videospulls from the creative library;+Create new videosopens the in-product video editor.- Deeplinks: app deeplink plus a universal link fallback. The universal link also applies to product clicks using the page destination in the catalog 1.
Interactive add-ons
Auto-selected for Catalog video and Single video formats. See interactive-add-ons (stub) and 2.
Tracking
- Tracking URLs auto-detected.
- Custom URL parameters supported per ad level.
Sprinklr status
Not supported in Sprinklr's Upgraded Smart+ as of 2026-04-21 3. Sprinklr's Upgraded Smart+ explicitly lists supported objectives as Web Conversions (Non Catalog Flows), App Promotion, and Lead Generation — catalog flows are excluded. Closing this is the core of Proposed MVP.