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Cooldowns
Status: Current operator reference.
Cooldowns are the explicit pauses Warmr inserts between units of work. They exist because TikTok’s experience is paced, a real user doesn’t post three videos in 30 seconds, doesn’t switch accounts in two seconds, and doesn’t run an account list end-to-end then immediately start over. Cooldowns make Warmr’s pacing match.
There are three pause knobs, plus several implicit waits inside the runner.
The three explicit pauses
| Pause | Where it’s set | What it gates | Default | Sensible floor |
|---|
| Pause between publications | Template (Publishing card) | Multiple publications on the same account within one pass | 0 sec | 30–60 sec for posting runs |
| Pause between accounts | Thread config | Switching from one account to the next inside a thread | 0 sec | 10–60 sec (see below) |
| Pause between cycles | Thread config | Cyclic mode: after walking the whole account list, before restarting | 0 min | 30–120 min |
Pause between publications
The first one is the simplest. If your template has Publications per account > 1, this pause sits between successive publications on the same account.
[ acct A: publish 1 ] → [ pause between publications ] → [ acct A: publish 2 ]
Publications per account: 1. Activity workflows.
Pause between accounts
The second one. Pause between accounts on the thread config, is the one most operators tune.
[ acct A: full pass ] → [ pause between accounts ] → [ acct B: full pass ]
| Value | When to pick |
|---|
| 5 sec | Test runs only |
| 10 sec | Normal mode, 2–3 accounts per device |
| 30 sec | Larger account list, cautious pace |
| 60 sec | Maximum manual-switch imitation |
5 (any lower and you’ll see those glitches). Most operators settle in the 10–30 second range.
Pause between cycles
The third pause only matters when Cyclic is on. Cyclic mode walks the entire account list, then sleeps, then walks again.
[ accts A → Z: full pass ] → [ pause between cycles ] → [ accts A → Z: full pass ] → ...
Pause between cycles is measured in minutes, not seconds. Sensible values:
| Value | Use case |
|---|
| 30 min | Tight loop. Suitable for a small list (3–5 accounts) running aggressive warmup. |
| 60 min | Most posting-run loops. |
| 120 min | Larger lists or paid-content-heavy work where you want explicit gaps. |
| 240+ min | Closer to a “twice a day” cadence. |
Implicit pauses (built in)
A handful of pauses live inside the runner and aren’t operator-tunable as cooldowns:
- Wait after publish (Template → Publishing card): the gap between tapping Post and the runner moving on. Critical because TikTok continues uploading in the background after Post is tapped, moving the runner along too early leaves the post stuck in “Posting…”. Default 360 sec. Push to 480–600 for big videos or slow proxies. This is technically a per-publication wait, not a cooldown, but operators sometimes lump it in.
- Search results wait time (Music card): how long the runner waits after issuing a music search before tapping a result. Default 3 sec.
- Activity workflow per-video time: not a “cooldown” but a randomized range (default 2–10 sec for Feed, 5–16 sec for Search) that paces watching.
- Lane reconnect backoff: when a lane drops mid-thread, Warmr’s recovery layer waits before reconnecting. Not exposed as a knob.
What happens when you push cooldowns too low
| Cooldown | Pushed too low | Symptom |
|---|
| Pause between publications | < 30 sec | Multiple back-to-back posts from the same account in a short window; some get stuck in “Posting…” |
| Pause between accounts | < 5 sec | Account-switch glitches: warmup briefly runs on the wrong account before correcting; logs show short transition errors |
| Pause between cycles | < 30 min | Each account gets touched 30+ times a day, far outside typical user behavior |
| Wait after publish (template, not a cooldown but worth listing) | < 240 sec | Publications stuck in “Posting…”, caption sometimes missing |
What cooldowns don’t do
- They don’t guarantee account health. Content strategy, posting cadence, and account history matter far more.
- They don’t protect against TikTok policy violations. That’s content.
- They don’t make a single iPhone behave like five. Even with sensible cooldowns, the per-iPhone account-switching ceiling is what TikTok’s per-device limits allow (currently up to 8 accounts per device).
- They aren’t a substitute for proxies. If you need different egress IPs for different accounts, that’s a proxy setup, not a cooldown one.
Recommended starter cooldowns
For a first activity workflow (your first 30 minutes):
Pause between publications: 0 sec (irrelevant for warmup)
Pause between accounts: 10 sec
Pause between cycles: n/a (Cyclic off)
Pause between publications: 0 sec (Publications per account = 1)
Wait after publish: 360 sec (template setting)
Pause between accounts: 60 sec
Pause between cycles: n/a (Cyclic off)
Pause between publications: 0 sec
Wait after publish: 420 sec
Pause between accounts: 30 sec
Pause between cycles: 60 min (Cyclic on)