How To Activate Ad Account on Facebook

A lot of advertisers face the problem of a closed or inactive ad account and do not know what to do to get it back. The good news is that Facebook provides ways for you to check the account status, fix any missing requirements, and reactivate it if it is eligible. In this article on How to activate Facebook ad account, I’ll show you the exact steps and the information you need to verify before attempting to switch the account back on.

What You Need To Know First on How To Activate Facebook Ad Account?

Before we go further into the detailed steps to reactivate a closed ad account, I have some things to tell you first:

1. A closed ad account is totally different from a disabled ad account

Indeed, a closed ad account does not look like a disabled ad account. 

One ad account may be disabled if that account is facing advertising restrictions due to reasons of violating Facebook’s advertising standards, payment issues, or unusual activity. A disabled ad account needs to be appealed to be reactivated, while a disactivated ad account can be easily reactivated by following our instructions. 

You can learn more about a Facebook ad account disabled by clicking here!

2. Requirements to Make a Closed Facebook Ad Account Active Again

Before you attempt to switch the account back on, you need to verify some information first:

• You must have full control of the ad account.
• If your account is a part of the Meta Business Portfolio, you must have full control of the business portfolio to make the ad account active. 
• You can’t reactivate an ad account that’s been closed due to a change in currency or time zone.
• There is no amount due on your deactivated Facebook ad account.

How To Activate Facebook Ad Account?

It’s hard to deny the fact that a deactivated Facebook ad account is the most optimized way to help protect against unauthorised access or being compromised. However, what can we do when we need them back? As I mentioned at the beginning, you can reactivate a closed ad account at any time. You can easily reactivate Facebook ad accounts that are closed for being inactive for a long time in Ads Manager or Meta Business Suite.

How To Activate Facebook Ad Account in Ads Manager

Step 1: Open Ads Manager

Navigate to https://adsmanager.facebook.com/ to open Ads Manager.

Step 2: Reactive Ad Account

When your ad account is closed, you will see an option to Reactivate account at the top of the Ads Manager page. Click on it to cancel the deactivation.

Step 3: Add funding source

A closed ad account is removed from all associated payment methods. This is why you need to add a new funding source to make it active again.
Read the agreement thoroughly, and click Add funding source. Enter your funding information and select Next.
You may also need to update your business information if required.
Finally, click Save, and all set! You successfully reactivate the Facebook ad account, and you can run ads with it, promote your products on Facebook, and make money.

How To Activate Facebook Ad Account in Meta Business Suite

Step 1: Open Business Setting

Navigate to https://business.facebook.com/
Click on the small black triangle next to your page to open a dropdown menu.
Click the Gear icon next to your business portfolio, where your deactivated ad account falls in.
You will be redirected to Business Settings. Automates report generation and scheduling

Step 2: Find the ad account

Under Accounts, click on Ad Accounts. If there are only a couple of ad accounts in your business portfolio, you can easily see the deactivated ad account that you want to recover on the screen.
If there are many ad accounts, finding the deactivated account may take some additional steps.

You can search the ad account you want to reactivate by name or ID.

Or, use Filters, which is located next to the search box. When you click on it, you will see a panel showing up on the right side of the screen.

Select Owned by self, then scroll down to find the toggle Hide close ad account and turn it off. Click Apply filters.

Now, you can view all closed ad accounts.

Click on the one you want to reactivate.

Step 3: Reactivate Facebook ad account

If you have deactivated your ad account recently, it may not be closed yet.

You will see a notification similar to the screenshot below. It may say Cancel deactivation instead of Cancel Closure.

Click on it to reactivate Facebook ad account.

If you have deactivated your ad account for a while and the ad account is already closed, click Make Active twice to confirm that you want to reactivate the ad account.

Click Done to finish.

Now the deactivated account will be reactivated, and your ad account will remain active to run ads.

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Conclusion

Reactivating a deactivated Facebook ad account is mainly a matter of understanding the platform’s requirements and selecting the correct place to manage the issue. I hope that my detailed instructions on how to activate Facebook ad account can help you reactivate your ad account successfully. No matter which you choose Ads Manager or Meta Business Suite, it all leads to the same result at the end, though the steps may vary a bit. By verifying the necessary points first and taking the right path, one can reactivate the ad account with no delays.

If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free to contact GDT Agency. Our team is always ready to help you optimize your ad campaigns!

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