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How to remove an old agency's access on Facebook

Parted ways with an agency? Removing them isn’t one click. Here’s how to revoke Partner access and clean up any Page and ad-account permissions they still hold.

Agencies often end up with access in several places: as a Partner on your Business Portfolio, as individuals on your Page, and as users on your ad account. Removing the partner link is the main move, but it doesn’t always sweep up everything — Meta is known to leave behind people who were assigned through a partner. Work through each surface so nothing lingers.

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Fully revoke an agency’s access

  1. Remove the partner from your portfolio

    In Meta Business Suite, go to Settings → Partners, select the agency’s portfolio, and remove it. This cuts the main link.

    Where: Meta Business Suite → Settings → Partners

    Confirm: The agency no longer appears in your Partners list.

  2. Check People for leftover individuals

    Open Settings → People and look for any agency staff who were added directly. Removing a partner doesn’t always remove people assigned through it.

    Where: Meta Business Suite → Settings → People

    Confirm: No agency individuals remain under People.

  3. Clean up Page access

    On the Page itself, open Page access and remove any agency people still listed under Facebook access or task access.

    Where: Page → Settings → Page access

  4. Review ad-account users and system users

    In Settings → Ad accounts and Settings → System users, remove any agency-linked accounts. System users in particular can keep working long after a partner is removed.

    Where: Meta Business Suite → Settings → Ad accounts / System users

    Confirm: No agency users or system users remain on your assets.

What gets missed

  • Stopping after removing the partner

    Removing the partner link doesn’t guarantee individuals or system users are gone. Always sweep People, Page access, and System users.

    Why it happens: Meta doesn’t reliably cascade the removal.

    Already happened: Find old partners and system users

  • Forgetting the ad account

    An agency that ran your ads may still have ad-account access or billing visibility even after the partner is removed.

Frequently asked questions

Removing access stops them managing the ads, but live campaigns keep running until paused. Pause anything you don’t want to continue.

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