From e9a91f5741c21d106fb62c761013be39304579d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kohlerpop1 <kohlerpop1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 14:40:41 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add TikTok Target Identity Data Center cookie to make
 sessionid effective and verifiable.

---
 .../tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java      | 11 +++++++++--
 .../jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java      |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java b/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
index 34789f7..201bee4 100644
--- a/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
+++ b/API/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/data/settings/LiveClientSettings.java
@@ -90,11 +90,18 @@ public class LiveClientSettings {
     private boolean throwOnAgeRestriction;
 
     /**
-	 * Optional: Sometimes not every messages from chat are send to TikTokLiveJava to fix this issue you can set sessionId
-	 * @see <a href="https://github.com/isaackogan/TikTok-Live-Connector#send-chat-messages">Documentation: How to obtain sessionId</a>
+	 * Optional: Sometimes not every messages from chat are send to TikTokLiveJava to fix this issue you can set sessionId.
+     * <p>This requires {@link #ttTargetIdc} also being set correctly for sessionid to be effective.
+	 * @apiNote This cookie is supplied by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com">TikTok</a> and can be found in your browser cookies.
 	 */
     private String sessionId;
 
+    /**
+     * Used with {@link #sessionId} to verify it is valid and return extra chat messages and 18+ content.
+     * @apiNote This cookie is supplied by <a href="https://www.tiktok.com">TikTok</a> and can be found in your browser cookies.
+     */
+    private String ttTargetIdc;
+
     /**
      * Optional: By default roomID is fetched before connect to live, but you can set it manually
      */
diff --git a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
index 8d4fd39..61b67f3 100644
--- a/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
+++ b/Client/src/main/java/io/github/jwdeveloper/tiktok/TikTokLiveHttpClient.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class TikTokLiveHttpClient implements LiveHttpClient
             .withParam("uniqueId", request.getUserName())
             .withParam("sourceType", "54") //MAGIC NUMBER, WHAT 54 means?
             .withCookie("sessionid", clientSettings.getSessionId())
+            .withCookie("tt-target-idc", clientSettings.getTtTargetIdc())
             .build()
             .toJsonResponse();
 
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ public class TikTokLiveHttpClient implements LiveHttpClient
         var result = httpFactory.client(url)
             .withParam("room_id", request.getRoomId())
             .withCookie("sessionid", clientSettings.getSessionId())
+            .withCookie("tt-target-idc", clientSettings.getTtTargetIdc())
             .build()
             .toJsonResponse();