In this tutorial, you’ll set up Facebook as a destination platform which enables you to export audiences to it for marketing purposes. Configuring Facebook as a destination platform will also enable you to send ads to Instagram and Facebook Messenger Ads in their unified Ad Manager.
Requirements
You must have an active Facebook account.
Setting up Facebook and Other Destinations
In the GrowthLoop application, Click Destinations in the left rail

Click New Destination on the top right corner of then Add Facebook. If you want to connect to Facebook Messenger or Instagram Ads, select those instead. The below steps will be the same.

Log in to the facebook with the account associated with Facebook Ads Manager.

After providing permissions for GrowthLoop to access your Facebook Ads account, you will be returned to the following screen:
- Team: This is the team that your user belongs to in GrowthLoop. If you have configured multiple teams in your org, be sure to select the team that your user belongs to
- Destination Name: This how the destination will be named and referred to in to the app going forward
- Select Ad Account: If you have multiple Ad Accounts, be sure to select the correct Account where GrowthLoop will export audiences
- Sync Frequency: Please select Daily or Hourly, this will control how often GrowthLoop exports audiences to Facebook

Click Create and you are set to export your first audience to Facebook! Want to learn how to build audiences in the GrowthLoop application? Go to the Create an Audience page to learn how.
Exporting an Audience to Facebook
To export an audience, select an audience and click Export. Select your Facebook destination. After you have exported an audience to the Facebook destination, log in to your Facebook Ads Account.
Click Business Manager and select Audience. Ensure the right Ad Account is selected.

Your audience will show up in the list view.

You're ready to start exporting audiences! It's easy - we promise. Check out the videos below to learn how to activate customer data to Facebook ads in less than five minutes.
*Note: This video applies to both Snowflake and BigQuery
Experiencing any issues connecting to Facebook, Facebook Messenger, or Instagram Ads as destinations? Reach out to us at solutions@GrowthLoop.com and we’ll be in touch shortly!
Looking to connect other sales and marketing destinations for audience activation? Click Here to find more information in our Help Center!