Budgets

Set daily budget or lifetime budget at the ad set level. The amount you set for bid and budget are at ad account currencies minimum denomination level, such as cents for USD. All ads delivered in that set will not exceed a spend limit:

daily_budget : The average amount you're willing to spend on an ad set or campaign each day. With Ads Manager, you’ll get roughly your daily budget’s worth of the result you optimized for. There may, however, be certain days when better opportunities are available. On those days, up to 25% more than your daily budget may be spent. For example, if your daily budget is $10, up to $12.50 may be spent.
lifetime budget : The amount you're willing to spend over the entire run of an ad set or campaign. You won't be charged more than your lifetime budget for your ad set's results unless you change your delivery settings. If your ad set is running for five days and has a $250 lifetime budget, $50 may be spent on each of the first two days. On the third day, if lots of results are available, $75 may be spent. Then, if there aren't as many opportunities available, $25 may be spent on the fourth day and $50 on the fifth day.

To set a daily budget of 20 dollars:


curl -X POST \
  -F 'name="My First Adset"' \
  -F 'daily_budget=2000' \
  -F 'start_time="2024-05-16T08:50:45-0700"' \
  -F 'end_time="2024-05-23T08:50:45-0700"' \
  -F 'campaign_id="<AD_CAMPAIGN_ID>"' \
  -F 'bid_amount=100' \
  -F 'billing_event="LINK_CLICKS"' \
  -F 'optimization_goal="LINK_CLICKS"' \
  -F 'targeting={
       "facebook_positions": [
         "feed"
       ],
       "geo_locations": {
         "countries": [
           "US"
         ]
       }
     }' \
  -F 'status="PAUSED"' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/adsets


'use strict';
const bizSdk = require('facebook-nodejs-business-sdk');
const AdAccount = bizSdk.AdAccount;
const AdSet = bizSdk.AdSet;

const access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>';
const app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>';
const app_id = '<APP_ID>';
const id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>';
const api = bizSdk.FacebookAdsApi.init(access_token);
const showDebugingInfo = true; // Setting this to true shows more debugging info.
if (showDebugingInfo) {
  api.setDebug(true);
}

const logApiCallResult = (apiCallName, data) => {
  console.log(apiCallName);
  if (showDebugingInfo) {
    console.log('Data:' + JSON.stringify(data));
  }
};

let fields, params;
fields = [
];
params = {
  'name' : 'My First Adset',
  'daily_budget' : '2000',
  'start_time' : '2024-04-01T11:26:23-0700',
  'end_time' : '2024-04-08T11:26:23-0700',
  'campaign_id' : '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount' : '100',
  'billing_event' : 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal' : 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting' : {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']}},
  'status' : 'PAUSED',
};
const adsets = (new AdAccount(id)).createAdSet(
  fields,
  params
);
logApiCallResult('adsets api call complete.', adsets);


require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use FacebookAds\Object\AdAccount;
use FacebookAds\Object\AdSet;
use FacebookAds\Api;
use FacebookAds\Logger\CurlLogger;

$access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>';
$app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>';
$app_id = '<APP_ID>';
$id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>';

$api = Api::init($app_id, $app_secret, $access_token);
$api->setLogger(new CurlLogger());

$fields = array(
);
$params = array(
  'name' => 'My First Adset',
  'daily_budget' => '2000',
  'start_time' => '2024-04-01T11:26:23-0700',
  'end_time' => '2024-04-08T11:26:23-0700',
  'campaign_id' => '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount' => '100',
  'billing_event' => 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal' => 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting' => array('facebook_positions' => array('feed'),'geo_locations' => array('countries' => array('US'))),
  'status' => 'PAUSED',
);
echo json_encode((new AdAccount($id))->createAdSet(
  $fields,
  $params
)->exportAllData(), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);


from facebook_business.adobjects.adaccount import AdAccount
from facebook_business.adobjects.adset import AdSet
from facebook_business.api import FacebookAdsApi

access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>'
app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>'
app_id = '<APP_ID>'
id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>'
FacebookAdsApi.init(access_token=access_token)

fields = [
]
params = {
  'name': 'My First Adset',
  'daily_budget': '2000',
  'start_time': '2024-04-01T11:26:23-0700',
  'end_time': '2024-04-08T11:26:23-0700',
  'campaign_id': '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount': '100',
  'billing_event': 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal': 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting': {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']}},
  'status': 'PAUSED',
}
print AdAccount(id).create_ad_set(
  fields=fields,
  params=params,
)


import com.facebook.ads.sdk.*;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class SAMPLE_CODE_EXAMPLE {
  public static void main (String args[]) throws APIException {

    String access_token = \"<ACCESS_TOKEN>\";
    String app_secret = \"<APP_SECRET>\";
    String app_id = \"<APP_ID>\";
    String id = \"<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>\";
    APIContext context = new APIContext(access_token).enableDebug(true);

    new AdAccount(id, context).createAdSet()
      .setName(\"My First Adset\")
      .setDailyBudget(2000L)
      .setStartTime(\"2024-04-01T11:26:23-0700\")
      .setEndTime(\"2024-04-08T11:26:23-0700\")
      .setCampaignId(\"<adCampaignLinkClicksID>\")
      .setBidAmount(100L)
      .setBillingEvent(AdSet.EnumBillingEvent.VALUE_LINK_CLICKS)
      .setOptimizationGoal(AdSet.EnumOptimizationGoal.VALUE_LINK_CLICKS)
      .setTargeting(
          new Targeting()
            .setFieldFacebookPositions(Arrays.asList(\"feed\"))
            .setFieldGeoLocations(
              new TargetingGeoLocation()
                .setFieldCountries(Arrays.asList(\"US\"))
            )
        )
      .setStatus(AdSet.EnumStatus.VALUE_PAUSED)
      .execute();

  }
}


require 'facebook_ads'

access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>'
app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>'
app_id = '<APP_ID>'
id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>'

FacebookAds.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = access_token
  config.app_secret = app_secret
end

ad_account = FacebookAds::AdAccount.get(id)
adsets = ad_account.adsets.create({
    name: 'My First Adset',
    daily_budget: '2000',
    start_time: '2024-04-01T11:26:23-0700',
    end_time: '2024-04-08T11:26:23-0700',
    campaign_id: '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
    bid_amount: '100',
    billing_event: 'LINK_CLICKS',
    optimization_goal: 'LINK_CLICKS',
    targeting: {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']}},
    status: 'PAUSED',
})

To set a lifetime budget of 200 dollars for a campaign setup to run for 10 days:


curl -X POST \
  -F 'name="My First Adset"' \
  -F 'lifetime_budget=20000' \
  -F 'start_time="2024-05-16T08:50:45-0700"' \
  -F 'end_time="2024-05-26T08:50:45-0700"' \
  -F 'campaign_id="<AD_CAMPAIGN_ID>"' \
  -F 'bid_amount=100' \
  -F 'billing_event="LINK_CLICKS"' \
  -F 'optimization_goal="LINK_CLICKS"' \
  -F 'targeting={
       "facebook_positions": [
         "feed"
       ],
       "geo_locations": {
         "countries": [
           "US"
         ]
       },
       "publisher_platforms": [
         "facebook",
         "audience_network"
       ]
     }' \
  -F 'status="PAUSED"' \
  -F 'access_token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>' \
  https://graph.facebook.com/v19.0/act_<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>/adsets


'use strict';
const bizSdk = require('facebook-nodejs-business-sdk');
const AdAccount = bizSdk.AdAccount;
const AdSet = bizSdk.AdSet;

const access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>';
const app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>';
const app_id = '<APP_ID>';
const id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>';
const api = bizSdk.FacebookAdsApi.init(access_token);
const showDebugingInfo = true; // Setting this to true shows more debugging info.
if (showDebugingInfo) {
  api.setDebug(true);
}

const logApiCallResult = (apiCallName, data) => {
  console.log(apiCallName);
  if (showDebugingInfo) {
    console.log('Data:' + JSON.stringify(data));
  }
};

let fields, params;
fields = [
];
params = {
  'name' : 'My First Adset',
  'lifetime_budget' : '20000',
  'start_time' : '2024-04-01T11:26:32-0700',
  'end_time' : '2024-04-11T11:26:32-0700',
  'campaign_id' : '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount' : '100',
  'billing_event' : 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal' : 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting' : {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']},'publisher_platforms':['facebook','audience_network']},
  'status' : 'PAUSED',
};
const adsets = (new AdAccount(id)).createAdSet(
  fields,
  params
);
logApiCallResult('adsets api call complete.', adsets);


require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use FacebookAds\Object\AdAccount;
use FacebookAds\Object\AdSet;
use FacebookAds\Api;
use FacebookAds\Logger\CurlLogger;

$access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>';
$app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>';
$app_id = '<APP_ID>';
$id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>';

$api = Api::init($app_id, $app_secret, $access_token);
$api->setLogger(new CurlLogger());

$fields = array(
);
$params = array(
  'name' => 'My First Adset',
  'lifetime_budget' => '20000',
  'start_time' => '2024-04-01T11:26:32-0700',
  'end_time' => '2024-04-11T11:26:32-0700',
  'campaign_id' => '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount' => '100',
  'billing_event' => 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal' => 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting' => array('facebook_positions' => array('feed'),'geo_locations' => array('countries' => array('US')),'publisher_platforms' => array('facebook','audience_network')),
  'status' => 'PAUSED',
);
echo json_encode((new AdAccount($id))->createAdSet(
  $fields,
  $params
)->exportAllData(), JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);


from facebook_business.adobjects.adaccount import AdAccount
from facebook_business.adobjects.adset import AdSet
from facebook_business.api import FacebookAdsApi

access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>'
app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>'
app_id = '<APP_ID>'
id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>'
FacebookAdsApi.init(access_token=access_token)

fields = [
]
params = {
  'name': 'My First Adset',
  'lifetime_budget': '20000',
  'start_time': '2024-04-01T11:26:32-0700',
  'end_time': '2024-04-11T11:26:32-0700',
  'campaign_id': '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
  'bid_amount': '100',
  'billing_event': 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'optimization_goal': 'LINK_CLICKS',
  'targeting': {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']},'publisher_platforms':['facebook','audience_network']},
  'status': 'PAUSED',
}
print AdAccount(id).create_ad_set(
  fields=fields,
  params=params,
)


import com.facebook.ads.sdk.*;
import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class SAMPLE_CODE_EXAMPLE {
  public static void main (String args[]) throws APIException {

    String access_token = \"<ACCESS_TOKEN>\";
    String app_secret = \"<APP_SECRET>\";
    String app_id = \"<APP_ID>\";
    String id = \"<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>\";
    APIContext context = new APIContext(access_token).enableDebug(true);

    new AdAccount(id, context).createAdSet()
      .setName(\"My First Adset\")
      .setLifetimeBudget(20000L)
      .setStartTime(\"2024-04-01T11:26:32-0700\")
      .setEndTime(\"2024-04-11T11:26:32-0700\")
      .setCampaignId(\"<adCampaignLinkClicksID>\")
      .setBidAmount(100L)
      .setBillingEvent(AdSet.EnumBillingEvent.VALUE_LINK_CLICKS)
      .setOptimizationGoal(AdSet.EnumOptimizationGoal.VALUE_LINK_CLICKS)
      .setTargeting(
          new Targeting()
            .setFieldFacebookPositions(Arrays.asList(\"feed\"))
            .setFieldGeoLocations(
              new TargetingGeoLocation()
                .setFieldCountries(Arrays.asList(\"US\"))
            )
            .setFieldPublisherPlatforms(Arrays.asList(\"facebook\", \"audience_network\"))
        )
      .setStatus(AdSet.EnumStatus.VALUE_PAUSED)
      .execute();

  }
}


require 'facebook_ads'

access_token = '<ACCESS_TOKEN>'
app_secret = '<APP_SECRET>'
app_id = '<APP_ID>'
id = '<AD_ACCOUNT_ID>'

FacebookAds.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = access_token
  config.app_secret = app_secret
end

ad_account = FacebookAds::AdAccount.get(id)
adsets = ad_account.adsets.create({
    name: 'My First Adset',
    lifetime_budget: '20000',
    start_time: '2024-04-01T11:26:32-0700',
    end_time: '2024-04-11T11:26:32-0700',
    campaign_id: '<adCampaignLinkClicksID>',
    bid_amount: '100',
    billing_event: 'LINK_CLICKS',
    optimization_goal: 'LINK_CLICKS',
    targeting: {'facebook_positions':['feed'],'geo_locations':{'countries':['US']},'publisher_platforms':['facebook','audience_network']},
    status: 'PAUSED',
})

If you choose daily budget, we pace your daily spending while a lifetime budget paces spending over an ad set's lifetime.

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