Share Access to TikTok Ads Manager With Your Agency
This SOP guides clients to add an agency as a partner in TikTok Business Center and share the correct ad account with campaign permissions only. It keeps billing/admin under client control.
Grant your agency partner access to your TikTok Ad Account via Business Center with least-privilege permissions
Ideal outcome
The agency can create/manage campaigns and view reporting, you retain admin and billing control
Why it matters
Partner sharing is centralized, least-privilege, and easily revoked compared to user/email invites
Before you start
You need admin access to the TikTok Business Center that owns the ad account
Key steps
12 steps
What is inside
15 headings
1Confirm ad account in TikTok Business Center4
Sign in at TikTok for Business and open your TikTok Business Center.
Go to "Accounts" → "Advertiser accounts" → "Request Access".
Enter your Ad Account ID, set your access permission as an "Analyst", and click "Next".
Confirm your ad account appears in "Advertiser accounts". You should see your ad account listed in "Advertiser accounts."
2Add agency as partner and share ad account6
Go to "Partners" and click "Add a partner".
Enter the Partner’s Business Center ID and click "Next".
Under "Ad Accounts", select the correct account.
Set permissions: Toggle OFF "Admin" and "Operator". Toggle ON "Analyst". Click "Assign".
Confirm status. You should see your ad account listed as "pending approval" under the partner’s shared assets. Your agency should receive a notification via email. Click "Accept". The invite approval can sometimes take a few minutes to update.
Share your Ad Account ID with your agency. Hover your mouse over the profile photo on your top left to reveal the ID number. They can use it to confirm they’re working in the right account.
3Confirm billing stays with you2
Open "Finance" → set up your billing information here. Depending on business preference, confirm your payment method as either automatic or manual.
You should see your chosen payment method listed and marked as active in the "Payment management" section.