A disabled ad account stops all your campaigns immediately. It is stressful, but many accounts are restored after a proper appeal.
Common reasons accounts are disabled
- Repeated ad rejections for policy breaches.
- Suspicious activity, such as a sudden spend spike or login from unusual places.
- Payment problems: failed payments or disputed charges.
- A personal profile that looks fake or was recently created.
- Advertising restricted products without the required permissions.
What to do
- Open Account Quality in Meta Business Suite to see the reason and which asset is affected: ad account, page, profile or business portfolio.
- Read the relevant advertising policy carefully.
- Fix any outstanding issues: pay pending bills, remove problem ads, verify your identity if asked.
- Submit a request for review from Account Quality, explaining briefly and honestly.
- Wait for the decision; avoid creating new accounts in the meantime.
If the appeal is rejected
Check whether a further review is available and whether business verification could help. Creating new accounts to get around a restriction breaks Meta’s rules and can lead to wider restrictions.
How to reduce the risk
- Set up your business portfolio properly with verified details and two admins.
- Use two-factor authentication on all admin profiles.
- Keep payment methods valid.
- Check ads before publishing with our ad policy checker.
- Increase budgets gradually on new accounts.
Read why Facebook ads get rejected to prevent problems at the source.
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