Business Manager partner access lets one business share specified assets and permissions with another business. Prepare the partner's business ID, an exact asset list and the tasks it needs to perform. After the authorized owner grants access, confirm the intended workflow and record who can change or revoke the arrangement.
What to take away
- A business ID identifies the partner; it is not a personal login credential.
- Check access to each required asset instead of assuming one invitation covers everything.
- Agree the end of the relationship while onboarding is still straightforward.
Prepare a one-page access brief
Start with the work the partner will perform. List the brand, ad account, Page and any measurement or Instagram assets needed for that work. Record their IDs and the business contact responsible for each. Add a sentence describing why the partner needs access.
This brief prevents two common misunderstandings: granting access to a similarly named asset and granting broad authority because the actual task was never discussed. Keep unrelated brands out of the brief. If the assignment expands later, review the additional assets and permissions as a deliberate change.
Confirm the receiving business before granting access
Obtain the partner's business ID through the contact channel already established for the relationship. Confirm the business name with the person you expect to work with. Treat a new access request from an unfamiliar message as something to verify with your known contact.
Keep personal passwords and recovery codes out of the handoff. Meta's partner mechanism is designed around sharing access to business assets. Your internal record should say which business received which authority and who approved the decision, without storing credentials that would allow someone to impersonate another person.
Grant the scope required for the job
The authorized owner should use the partner settings for the correct business portfolio and select the intended assets and permissions. Follow the labels in the current interface; menu wording may differ from an old tutorial. Review the selection before confirming it.
Avoid using full control as a substitute for understanding the task. A person responsible for campaign work may not need authority over every business setting. Where broader authority is necessary, record why and who approved it. Make the access decision specific enough that a future administrator can understand it without reconstructing the original conversation.
Test the agreed workflow without creating unnecessary spend
Have the receiving team check that the intended assets are visible and that it can perform the authorized preparation or reporting tasks. Review a draft where appropriate. Do not use an unplanned live campaign as the default test of an access handoff.
If something fails, name the missing action and affected asset. The partner may see the ad account while lacking access to another dependency. Fix the specific gap after review instead of granting broad permissions across the portfolio. Record the result and the date so the handoff ends with evidence of the workflow you actually checked.
Keep an access register that survives staff changes
Review the register when a person leaves, a brand changes agency or the partner's assignment expands. A fixed review cadence can help, but business changes are the most important triggers. Keep the register concise enough that the team actually maintains it.
| Record | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Partner business and contact | Identifies who should answer operational questions. |
| Asset IDs and approved tasks | Shows the boundaries of the relationship. |
| Approver and review date | Makes later changes accountable. |
| Open access issues | Prevents an incomplete handoff being treated as finished. |
| Offboarding owner | Ensures someone is responsible when the work ends. |
Plan offboarding before the final campaign
Agree who confirms the status of active campaigns, who retains the relevant reports and creative files, and who settles outstanding operational questions. Then have the authorized owner remove access that is no longer needed. Record what was changed and which work remains open.
A managed-platform arrangement may expose a different customer workflow from direct partner access. With Advellar, clarify the managed allocation, dashboard permissions and support responsibilities that apply to your team. Do not assume that every managed service includes a direct invitation to Meta's own interface; evaluate the access model you are actually being offered.
Quick questions
Does partner access transfer ownership?
Sharing permissions should not be treated as an ownership transfer. Document the owning business and the partner's authorized scope separately, and verify the arrangement for the specific assets involved.
Why can the agency see the account but not complete the task?
The task may depend on another asset or permission. Identify the exact action, asset and message, then ask the authorized owner to review that specific gap.
Should we send our Facebook password to an agency?
Use the appropriate business access arrangement instead of sharing personal login credentials. Confirm the partner's identity and grant the permissions needed for the agreed work.
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