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Get Full Control of a Facebook Business Portfolio

Someone else owns the portfolio holding your assets? How to request full control from Meta, the business documents required, and why results are not guaranteed.

When a Business Portfolio you do not control owns your Pages, ad accounts, and datasets, the route is Meta's "submit a request to get full control of a Business Portfolio." It is a documents-and-identity process, and one thing is fixed no matter what happens: ad accounts can never have their ownership transferred. You may win control of the portfolio and still need to rebuild ad accounts.

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Requesting full control of the portfolio

  1. Confirm you belong to the business

    The requester must be part of the business the portfolio represents — not an outside consultant. Documents should be in the business's name.

  2. Gather business documents

    Collect business registration or incorporation documents, tax or utility records tying the business to the portfolio, and identity verification for yourself.

  3. Open Meta's "get full control of a Business Portfolio" request

    Use Meta's Business Help Center flow for requesting full control of a portfolio you legitimately own.

    Where: Meta Business Help Center → Business Portfolio control request

  4. Submit and respond to follow-ups

    Provide everything requested and reply quickly to any additional Meta queries.

    Confirm: You receive a case reference or acknowledgement from Meta.

Frequently asked questions

No. Ad-account ownership never transfers, even with a portfolio control request. You may gain access to the ad account, but to own one outright you typically have to create a fresh ad account in your own portfolio.

Delvia

Access issues are easier to prevent when roles, owners, and responsibilities are recorded clearly

Most access problems trace back to the same gap — no clear record of who has access, what role they hold, and what should happen when that changes. Delvia helps you keep that record so problems are visible before they become incidents.

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