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  • Getting Started
    • Eventbrite Boost Overview
    • Getting Started with Facebook Ads on Eventbrite Boost
      • How to Create a Business Manager Account
      • How to Create a New Facebook Ad Account
      • How to Request Page Advertiser Access to a Brand
      • How to Set Up a Payment Method for Facebook & Instagram Ads
      • How to Link an Ad Account to Business Manager
      • How to Link an Instagram Account (Instagram Business Profile) to a Facebook Page
      • How to Switch an Instagram Account to an Instagram Business Profile
      • How to Track Results and Sales from Your Ads with Offline Events
      • A Guide To Setting Up Your Own Domain For Custom Conversions
      • How to Create & Manage a Facebook Pixel
        • How to Install Your Facebook Pixel on Eventbrite
      • How to Sync Your Ad Account to Eventbrite Boost
      • Event Boost Facebook & Instagram Ads Overview
  • Eventbrite Ads
    • Create an Eventbrite Ad
  • Facebook & Instagram Ads
    • Eventbrite's Facebook & Instagram Ads for Events
      • How to Promote Your Event on Facebook & Instagram with Eventbrite Boost
      • How To Promote Your Facebook Event With Eventbrite Boost
      • How To Improve Your Event Ad Campaign's Performance
      • How to Make a Multi-Event Ads Campaign
      • How To Improve Your Multi Event Ad Playbook Campaign
      • Multi-Event Ad FAQ
      • Sales Curve Overview
      • Interest Targeting Best Practices
      • Budget and Schedule Best Practices
      • Ad Creative Best Practices
    • Strategies for Specific Events
      • New Year's Events + Troubleshooting FAQ
      • Concerts
      • Food and Beverage Events
      • Comedy
      • Sports
      • Holiday Events (NYE / Halloween / etc.)
      • Endurance
      • Music Festivals
      • Business 2 Business Events
      • Conventions
  • Grow on Instagram
    • Eventbrite's Instagram Growth Playbook
      • How to Create the Instagram Growth Playbook Campaign
      • How to Reduce the Cost Per Follower in your Instagram Growth Campaign
      • How to Create Instagram Stories Ads
      • How to Track the Performance of Your Growth Campaigns
      • Instagram Growth FAQ
  • Troubleshooting
    • Facebook Advertising Troubleshooting
      • How to Appeal a Disapproved Facebook (or Instagram) Ad
      • How to Appeal a Disabled Facebook Ad Account
      • Overlapping Locations Can't Be Used
      • How Long Does It Take for My Ad Campaign to Go Live?
      • Payment Method Missing, Unsettled Account, or Spend Limit Reached
      • Connect to Business Manager to Create This Audience
      • How to Link an Instagram Account (Instagram Business Profile) to a Facebook Page
      • How to Request Facebook Page Advertiser Access to a Brand
      • How to Disable Google Chrome's Heavy Ads Preview Feature
    • Facebook Ad Account FAQs
    • Custom Domain Troubleshooting & FAQ
    • Business Manager Sync Troubleshooting
  • Add to Facebook
    • Facebook Event Overview
    • Add Your Event to FB
    • Facebook Event FAQs
  • Share on LinkedIn
    • Share on LinkedIn Overview
    • Share Your Event on LinkedIn
    • Share on LinkedIn FAQ
    • Scheduling FAQs
  • Send An Email Campaign
    • Email Campaigns Overview
    • How To Create An Email Campaign
    • Email Campaigns FAQ
  • Promo Codes
    • Multi-Event Promo Codes FAQ
  • Account Setup
    • Billing and Subscription FAQs
    • Pricing & Plans
      • How To Make Changes To Your Plan
    • Creating Your Account
      • Managing Integrations
      • Creating Your Team
      • Adding Profiles
  • Growth Tools
    • Smart Links
      • Smart Links For Tours (TourLinks)
        • How to Create a TourLink
      • Smart Links for Events (EventLinks)
        • How to Create an EventLink
      • Smart Links for Podcasts (PodLinks)
        • How to Create a Single Episode Podcast Page
        • How to Create a Multiple Episode Podcast Page
      • Smart Links for Fundraisers (GiveLinks)
        • How to Create a GiveLink
      • Smart Links for Social Media Bios (BigLinks)
        • How to Create a BigLink
      • Smart Links for Livestreams (StreamLinks)
        • How to Create a StreamLink
      • Custom Domains For Smart Links
    • Social Unlocks
      • How to Create a Social Unlock
    • Contests
      • Smart Link Troubleshooting & FAQs
      • How to Create a Contest
  • Other Growth Playbooks
    • Spotify Growth Playbook
      • How to Create the Spotify Growth Playbook Campaign
    • YouTube Growth Playbook
      • How to Create the YouTube Growth Playbook Campaign
  • Event Marketing Playbooks
    • How to Create Your Event Announce Playbook
    • How To Create the Automated Event RSVP Playbook
    • How to Create the GoFundMe Playbook
  • Google Ads
    • Google Ads Overview
    • Event Ticket Seller Certification Application
    • How to Install Your AdWords Pixel on Eventbrite
    • How to Setup a Google Campaign (Individual Events)
    • How to Audit the Performance on Your Google Campaign
  • Advertising and Promotion
    • Campaign Creation Troubleshooting & FAQs
    • Advertising Fundamentals
      • Why You Should Advertise
      • Why Advertising Is an Investment
      • How to Target Your Audience
      • What is Conversion Tracking?
      • What is A/B Testing?
      • What is Budget Optimization?
      • How Is Eventbrite Boost's Advertising Platform Different Than Facebook's?
      • How is Eventbrite Boost's Optimization different from Facebook's Campaign Optimization?
      • Viewing Budget Optimization Insights
      • Advertising Term Glossary
    • Creating Target Audiences
      • How to Save Audience Sets, Add a Set, and Edit Sets
      • How to Save Your Audience
      • How to Target Related Artists Using Spotify
      • Smart Audiences (Beta)
      • How to Target Facebook Interests
      • How to Target Past Eventbrite Purchasers
      • How to Reach all your Facebook + IG fans with One Audience
        • How to Target Facebook Page Engagers
        • How to Target People Who Have Interacted With Facebook Events
        • How to Target Facebook Page Likes
        • How to Target People Who Have Viewed Your Videos on Facebook and Instagram
      • How to Target People Who Have Visited Your Website or Web Pages with Your Facebook Pixel
      • How to Create Lookalike Audiences
      • How to Target Email Subscribers on Facebook
      • Advanced Targeting Walkthrough
    • How To Promote Your Event With Eventbrite Boost
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How to Set Up a Payment Method for Facebook & Instagram Ads

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set up a payment method in your Facebook Ad Account.

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Add a payment method to your account

Your is where you can add new payment methods to your ad account.

Before taking the steps shown here, keep the following things in mind:

  • First, make sure you're an admin of the ad account you're working on. You'll have to be one to manage an ad account's payment methods. Learn more about .

  • Check that the payment method you're trying to add is an .

  • If your ad account is set up for manual payments (meaning you add money to a balance on your account), you won't be able to add a payment method in the same way that's shown here. Also, some payment methods won't be an available option for you to use (such as PayPal). Learn more about .

A video walk-through of this guide can be found here:

Steps to add a payment method to your ad account

  1. In the Payment Method section, click Add Payment Method.

3. Then Choose the payment method you want to add, fill in your information, and click Continue. Follow any additional instructions to add your payment method.

Your payment method will be saved to your account.

Remove a payment method from your account

Before taking the steps shown here, keep the following things in mind:

  • If you want to remove your current primary payment method but also want to keep advertising on Facebook, add another payment method first.

  • If you've added a payment method to your Facebook account before (like to purchase games or apps), you'll see it listed as one of your payment methods. You can remove it if you no longer want it available in your account.

Steps to remove a payment method from your ad account

  1. In the Payment Method section, find the payment method you want to remove and then click Remove on the right.

  2. In the confirmation screen, click Remove.

Note: If you don't see the payment method you want to remove, click Show More to display all of your ad account's payment methods.

Your payment method will be removed from your ad account.

Tips for Managing Payments

  • You don't have to wait until you've reached your billing threshold or your bill date to pay for your ads. As long as you have a current payment method associated with your ad account, you can pay whenever you're ready.

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Go to your .

Your is where you can remove a payment method from your ad account if you don't want to use it to pay for your ads anymore.

First, make sure you're an admin of the ad account you're working on. You'll have to be one to manage an ad account's payment methods. Learn more about .

If you want to close your ad account and remove all your payment methods from it, follow the steps for .

Go to your .

You can always check what amount your billing threshold is set to in your . Knowing your billing threshold can help you keep track of when you'll receive your next bill for your ads

Your account spending limit is different from a (which controls how much an ad set can spend over its lifetime) and your billing threshold (which determines when you're charged for your ads). Learn more about .

When you make a payment for your Facebook ads, the transaction will appear in the of your Ads Manager. Every transaction includes a receipt that shows details about your payment, like how much you spent, the reason you were billed, the campaigns that spent money and the results your ads got you

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A video guide on how to set up a payment method for Facebook & Instagram Ads