Connect your Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ad account
Enter your Meta ad account id on the Meta Ads tab, then approve TruLata's request once in Meta Business Settings.
#Before you start
Meta ads are on Growth and Command. You need your ad account id and someone who is an admin of that ad account in Meta. You never give TruLata your Facebook password. Where we already run your ads, this is done for you.
#Step 1: enter your ad account id
You see Connecting. Next: approve TruLata in Meta. The card changes to Connecting ad account with your id, and its badge reads Asking Meta while TruLata sends Meta the request, within 15 minutes.
- In Meta Ads Manager, copy your ad account id. It shows at the top left, a number like 1234567890.
- In TruLata, open Meta Ads under Ads in the sidebar.
- Paste the number into Ad account id and press Connect.
#Step 2: approve TruLata in Meta
- When the badge reads Waiting for your approval, open Business Settings, Requests in Meta. The card links straight to it.
- Approve the request from TruLata LLC. Only an admin of your ad account can approve it.
- Your numbers appear on the Meta Ads tab within 15 minutes of approving.
#If it does not connect
Waiting for you to add TruLata means Meta needs you to add TruLata to the ad account yourself. The card says what Meta answered and links to Open Ad accounts in Meta.
If the card reads That did not connect, it gives Meta's reason and shows the form again. Check the id and try again. To start over with another account, press Use a different ad account.
#What TruLata can do with the access
TruLata gets access to read your ads and to change them when you ask Ask TruLata to. It never gets access to your billing or to your people. The access lives on Meta's side, where you can withdraw it.
#Questions
Where is my ad account id?
In Meta Ads Manager, at the top left. It is a number like 1234567890.
I approved but nothing shows yet.
Numbers appear within 15 minutes of approving. Refresh the Meta Ads tab after that.
Is this the same as connecting my Facebook Page?
No. The ad account carries spend, reach and clicks. Your Page and Instagram numbers connect on the Social tab.
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Ask on the Ask TruLata tab of your dashboard and it answers from your own numbers, or opens a ticket for a person. Or email support@trulata.com and a person on our team replies.

