Add an ad account to your business portfolio in Meta Business Suite

Create a new ad account

If you create a new ad account in a business portfolio, it will permanently be a part of that portfolio. This means the ad account can't be deleted or transferred from the portfolio.

Notes:

• Closing an ad account doesn't delete the ad account from your business portfolio. A closed ad account still counts toward your ad account limit. Ad accounts can be shared.
• New business portfolios can only create one ad account. This goes up to 3 when a campaign delivers and a payment is made.

To create a new ad account in Meta Business Suite:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Select the Accounts tab from the sidebar menu. Then select Ad accounts.
3. Click the Add dropdown menu.
4. Select Create a new ad account.
5. Enter your ad account info: ad account name, time zone and the currency you will use. Click Next.
6. Choose the business portfolio you want to add the ad account to.
   • Select My business if you plan to use the ad account with your business.
   • Select Another business or client if you plan to use the ad account on behalf of a partner’s business. Learn more about advertising on behalf of another business.
7. Confirm that you want to create the account and add it to the business portfolio shown. Check the box indicating you agree to Meta Terms of Service and Advertising Standards on behalf of your business portfolio. Click Create ad account
8. To add a payment method and other billing information, click Add payment info. If you want to do it later, click Done.
   
   Note: You can add your payment info using the Payment methods tab in Billing & payments.

Claim an existing ad account

Adding an existing ad account to a business portfolio may permanently move it into the portfolio, meaning it can’t be deleted or transferred to another portfolio.

Notes:

• Closing an ad account doesn't delete the ad account from your business portfolio. A closed ad account still counts toward your ad account limit. Ad accounts can be shared.
• If you want to add a prepaid ad account, it cannot have any prepaid balance.

Before you begin:

You can't add an ad account to a business portfolio if:

• You don't have full control of the business portfolio.
• The ad account is in another business portfolio. An ad account can only be in one business portfolio. You can request access to that ad account instead.
• You've reached the ad account limit for your business portfolio. Your ad account limit increases based on your advertising spend. Learn how to view your business portfolio’s ad account limit.

To add an ad account to a business portfolio in Meta Business Suite:

1. Go to Settings.
2. In the sidebar menu, go to Accounts. Then click Ad accounts.
3. Click the Add dropdown menu.
4. Select Add an ad account.
5. Enter the ad account ID. Learn where to find the account ID.
6. Confirm that you want to claim the account and add it to the business portfolio shown. Check the box indicating you agree to Meta Terms of Service and Advertising Standards on behalf of your business portfolio.
7. Click Claim ad account. Note: If the ad account is owned by another person, they must approve the request to add it to your business portfolio before you can access or use it. If you are the owner, no approval is required.

Request to share an ad account

If you want to work on an ad account that is owned by another person or in another business portfolio, you can request access to it.

To request access to an ad account in Meta Business Suite:

1. Go to Settings.
2. In the sidebar menu, go to Accounts. Then click Ad accounts.
3. Click the Add dropdown menu.
4. Select Request to share an ad account.
5. Enter the ad account ID.
6. Choose the level of access you want to request: partial access or full control. If requesting partial access, select the tasks you want permission to work on.
7. Click Confirm to send the request. You can access and use the ad account once your request is approved by the ad account owner or someone with full control of the business portfolio the ad account is in. Note: Approval is not required if you own the ad account or have full control of the business portfolio the ad account is in.

As an alternative, if the ad account is in a business portfolio, you can contact someone with full control of the portfolio to request that they share access with your business portfolio. Ask them to go to the Ad Accounts tab, click Assign Partner, and enter your business portfolio ID. Learn more about how to find your business portfolio ID.