I built a way to provision TikTok accounts without manual setup

- **TokPortal** (formerly TokManager, TokProvision) is a developer tool that automates TikTok account setup — something that normally requires a real device, SIM card, and manual configuration. It lets developers spin up accounts via an API for testing, automation, or bot-like use. - The key context is TikTok's aggressive anti-automation defenses: account creation usually triggers phone verification, device fingerprinting, and CAPTCHAs. TokPortal claims to bypass these by using aged residential proxies, real device farms, and pre-warmed accounts. - **Who this matters to**: social media marketers, bot operators, AI training pipelines (e.g., scraping TikTok for data), and developers who need test accounts without the manual overhead. - **Why it's notable/controversial**: tools like this exist in a legal gray area — they violate TikTok's terms of service, can be used for spam/harassment, and have previously been targeted by TikTok's legal team (e.g., in cease-and-desist letters to similar services).