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Ad account restricted after a payment failed

A failed payment put your Meta ad account on hold. How to clear it.

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Short answer. Pay the outstanding balance with a working card in Billing and payments, then wait for the hold to lift. If the account stays restricted, request a review in Account Quality.

Steps

Open Billing and payments.

What to do first

Here is the fuller version, step by step.

What to have ready

Registration documents that match the portfolio's legal name and address exactly.

Steps

  1. Open Billing and payments.
  2. Add a card in the business or an admin's name.
  3. Pay the balance.
  4. Check Account Quality.

What to do first

Here is the fuller version, step by step.

  1. Open Account Quality and look at three levels: your own profile's advertising access, the Business Portfolio, and each ad account.
  2. Fix the highest level first. An ad account review rarely succeeds while the portfolio or your profile is restricted.
  3. Clear payment problems before asking for review: settle any balance and use a card in the business name.
  4. Request one review per restricted item, from Account Quality, and keep the confirmation.
  5. For takeovers, secure every admin's profile and remove unknown people, partners and apps in Business settings first.

What to have ready

How to word it

Things that slow it down

After you send it

When to ask for help

What to send

Please do not send passwords, login codes, card numbers or access tokens.

How it works with Ban Help

  1. Message us on WhatsApp or email with the username and a screenshot of the notice.
  2. We tell you honestly whether this is something we can help with. Terms are agreed with you before any work starts.
  3. We prepare the appeal and the supporting details, to go through the platform’s own channels.
  4. We stay in touch while you wait. The platform makes the final decision, and nobody can promise the outcome.

About Ban Help

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QUICK ANSWERS

Good to know.

Why is the review button greyed out?

Usually because a higher level, such as your profile or the portfolio, is restricted, or a review is already pending.

Should I make a new ad account?

Not while restrictions are open. It can be treated as getting around the restriction.

Will I get my ad spend back?

Meta decides that. For card charges you did not make, speak to your bank.

Do agencies need their own portfolio?

Yes. Use partner access, not shared logins.

Can I contact Meta Business Support?

Advertisers can reach Meta through Business Support Home. Availability of chat depends on the account.

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