How Do I Add Money to Available Funds?

Available funds is a prepaid billing method: you add money to your ad account’s balance before your ads run, and Meta deducts from that balance as ads are delivered. If your account uses it, you must add money in the Available funds section of Payment settings before you can run ads. The steps below follow Meta’s help pages, as checked on 2 Oct 2026.

What are available funds?

Meta says you add money before your ads run and it deducts from the balance as your ads are delivered. This differs from automatic billing, where Meta charges you after your ads run.

Meta also says available funds do not expire, and your active ads keep running on their budget until the balance is used up. You can add money at any time through Payment settings, as long as the amount is within your prepaid balance limits.

Who can add money?

You must be an admin of the ad account, meaning a person with full control over the account’s settings, billing and access permissions. A minimum amount is required. If you try to add less, Meta shows an error with the minimum. You can use available funds to boost or create ads across all Meta products, including Facebook and Instagram.

How do you add money from a computer or mobile browser?

1. Go to Payment settings in your Meta ad account.
2. In the Available funds section, select Add funds.
3. Enter the amount you want to add, up to the allowed limit shown on screen.
4. Select Select payment method to choose an existing method, or Add payment method to add a new one.
5. Review the details, confirm the amount and complete the transaction.

How do you add money in the Ads Manager app?

1. Open the Meta Ads Manager app and tap Settings.
2. Select your ad account and tap Billing & payments.
3. In the Available funds section, tap Add funds.
4. Enter the amount, up to the allowed limit shown on screen, and tap Next.
5. Choose Select payment method or Add payment method.
6. Review the details, confirm the amount and complete the transaction.

How long does it take?

Depending on your location and payment method, funds may be added immediately or may take several days. Meta gives the example that some payment methods require visiting a bank. Once added, the transaction appears in the Payment activity section of Billing & payments.

What you can do: add money well before the balance runs out, especially with a method that can take days.

What fees and limits apply?

• Meta says it does not charge a provider fee when you add money using available funds. Your payment provider, such as your bank or mobile carrier, might charge its own fee.
• Money added through the Facebook or Instagram iOS apps incurs an Apple App Store service fee, which Meta does not retain. To avoid it, add funds through Meta Business Suite, Ads Manager or any desktop or mobile web browser.
• The maximum you can add depends on your country, payment method, current balance and prepaid balance limits.
• In some locations, network providers that handle local payments may cap a single transaction. Meta says you can add funds in several batches by repeating the steps.

Can you set up auto reload?

If your account uses only available funds, not automatic billing, you can set up auto reload. It adds money when your balance falls below a threshold you choose. Meta’s example is a $10 threshold and a $50 reload, so $50 is added any time the balance falls below $10.

Meta lists these payment methods for auto reload: UPI in India, MoMo in Vietnam, and credit or debit cards in all countries except India, if your bank supports recurring payments. You can turn off or edit auto reload in Payment settings on a desktop or mobile web browser.

FAQ

Why can’t I add money to my available funds?

Check three things from Meta’s pages: you are an admin of the ad account, the amount is at or above the minimum and within the limit shown, and the payment method is accepted for your account’s country and currency. A single-transaction cap may mean adding funds in batches.

Are available funds refundable?

Meta says advertiser balances are non-refundable except where required by law. If you close your account with an active balance and have not breached the terms, you may be able to request a refund of unused funds, decided case by case.

Do I have a billing threshold on available funds?

Meta says an account set up for available funds has no payment thresholds. It may, however, apply a limit to the amount you can add. See what a billing threshold is.