TikTok auto-selected creatives: the five exclusion filters

TikTok's help page names five ways to exclude auto-selected content: by content source, creator, video caption text, video creation date, or individual video. Use the single-video filter to drop one weak clip, the date filter to retire a whole round of uploads, and the source filter to keep creator content out. If you make clips in dated batches, the date filter becomes a one-rule way to retire a round.

The list comes from TikTok's How to use auto-selected creatives page, last updated April 2026 and read 2026-10-02. The July 28 Product Preview says Custom Selection controls let advertisers add, exclude or use automated recommendations on Lead Generation campaigns.

What are the five filters and when would I use each?

TikTok's page names the five filters and does not describe what each removes or when to use it, so those two columns are interpretation.

Can I also reject videos one by one?

Yes. The auto-selected creatives page says you can review and reject any videos, add new assets at any time, and apply exclusion rules. You can also leave the feature entirely: Switch to custom selection at the top right of the asset menu turns auto-selection off for that ad.

How does this change how I produce clips?

It rewards batches that are easy to retire. If you generate a round of clips on one day, a creation-date rule removes the round without hunting for single files. With Sume you can run each opening line as its own avatar video request (a script, aspect_ratio 9:16 by default, a 4 to 60 second estimated duration), then upload the round together.

The page does not say whether a Creative Library asset carries caption text that the caption filter can match, or which date counts as creation date for an uploaded file. Test one exclusion on a low-budget ad before relying on it.

What should I keep in a log?

Three records make exclusions easy to apply later:

• The upload date of each batch, so the date rule has a clear target.
• Which opening line each clip carries, so you can exclude a hook rather than a file.
• The Idempotency-Key you used for each Sume request, so a retry does not create a duplicate clip.