[Python] TikTok Automated Upload bot wont publish Videos

ikTok Upload Bot Automation Failing at Final Step?

I’m currently developing an automated upload bot for TikTok Studio (https://www.tiktok.com/tiktokstudio/upload) using Selenium, to upload multiple videos in a batch.

The bot is already quite advanced and works in almost all aspects – however, it fails at the final step: clicking the “Post” button, even though it appears visually active (red) on the page.

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What Works So Far:
• Automatic login using saved cookies (cookies.pkl)
• Upload page is opened successfully, and the upload area is correctly detected
• .mp4 files are uploaded one after another via
• The loading bar disappears → TikTok visually indicates the video is ready to post

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The Problem:

Once the upload is finished, the “Post” button becomes visible and looks active (red). But Selenium cannot click it. It throws an error like:
❌ Failed to click post button: ElementNotInteractableException
❌ Failed to click post button: ElementNotInteractableException

Relevant Code :

try:
# Locate post button
post_button = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, '//button[contains(text(),"Beitrag")]')))

# Scroll into view
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].scrollIntoView(true);", post_button)
time.sleep(1)

if post_button.is_enabled():
try:
post_button.click()
print("✅ Clicked normally")
except Exception:
# Fallback via JS
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", post_button)
print("✅ JS click successful")
else:
print("❌ Button found but not active!")
except Exception as e:
print("❌ Failed to click post button:", e)


What I’ve Tried:
• element_to_be_clickable
• scrollIntoView() to ensure visibility
• JavaScript fallback via driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", button)
• Waiting for is_enabled(), is_displayed(), etc.

The button stays present in the DOM and appears visually active, but seems blocked or not truly interactable by Selenium.

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