Someone sent you an invite. Here is exactly what it does.
Short version: it lets the team running your campaign read the public performance numbers on your posts, so we can work out what you are owed without you screenshotting anything.
What it can do
- Read your username, display name, profile picture and public counts
- Read your posts: caption, thumbnail, link, post time, duration
- Read public performance numbers on those posts — views, likes, comments, shares, and where the platform provides them, saves and reach
What it cannot do
- Post, edit or delete anything on your account
- Read, send or see your direct messages
- Follow, unfollow, like or comment as you
- See your password — you log in on the platform's own site, not ours
- See anything from an account you have not connected
Connecting, step by step
Open the invite link
It is personal to you and it expires. If it has gone stale, ask us for a fresh one rather than reusing an old link.
Read the consent screen
The platform shows you every permission requested before you agree to anything. If something on that screen is not on the "what it can do" list, do not approve it — tell us.
Approve
You land on a confirmation page and you are done. Your posts start being measured against the campaign's rules automatically.
Instagram specifics. Only Business or Creator accounts can connect — personal Instagram accounts cannot, on Meta's side, not ours. If we also sent you a tester invite, it has to be accepted in a desktop browser at instagram.com/accounts/manage_access/ under "Tester invites" — that tab does not appear in the Instagram mobile app. Accepting a tester invite is a prerequisite, not the connection itself: you still need to open the invite link afterwards.
Leaving the farm
You do not need our permission, and you do not need to warn anyone. Revoking takes effect immediately and stops all future access.
TikTok
Profile → Settings and privacy → Security & permissions → Apps and services → remove The Clip Farm.
Settings → Website permissions / Apps and websites → remove The Clip Farm.
Revoking stops anything new being read. To also have data already collected about you deleted, use the data deletion request page or email hello@theclipfarm.com.
Questions clippers actually ask
Will you see my drafts or private posts?
No. Only posts that are already published and publicly visible are returned by the API.
Do you sell my data?
No. It is not sold, rented, shared with third parties, used for advertising, or used to train models.
Does connecting affect my reach?
No. Reading statistics is a read-only operation on the platform's official API and has no effect on how your content is distributed.
Can you see my work for other clients?
We can see posts on any account you connect, which is the point of connecting. If you keep separate accounts for separate clients, connect only the one you clip for us on.
Who decides what I get paid?
The campaign brief does — rates and rules are agreed before the field opens, and the engine calculates from exactly those rules. Every payout comes with the clip-level numbers behind it.
Is there an account or dashboard for me?
Yes. Apply as a clipper to create your account — it takes about a minute. Once you’re approved, sign in at the clipper portal to see your clips, campaign rules and exactly what you’re owed.