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June 27, 2026
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400 Error when i attempt to send qualified audience to FB Custom Audience

  • June 27, 2026
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Facing issue in sending qualified audiences  to facebook custom audience from adobe experience platform. I am getting is error as 404 , have done with all the prerequisites facebook connection mentioned in document. Still it’s not working.

"Permissions error","code":"400 BAD_REQUEST".

Appreciate any help on this.

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    DineshK
    Level 3
    June 30, 2026

    Hi ​@Priya
     

    what you should check before anything else.

    1. Add Adobe as a partner in Facebook Business Manager

    Think of this like giving Adobe a key to your Facebook account. Without it, no matter how perfectly everything else is set up, Facebook will simply refuse to let AEP push any data in. Go to Facebook Business Manager → Settings → Partners → add Business ID 206617933627973. If this is missing, that's your problem right there.

    2. Accept Facebook Custom Audiences Terms of Service

    Facebook requires the ad account owner to personally sign an agreement before any custom audience can receive data. It's a one-time step that's easy to miss. The account owner needs to go into Facebook Ads Manager, try to create a Custom Audience manually, and Facebook will show a prompt to accept the terms. Once accepted it unlocks for all tools including AEP.

    Nine times out of ten it's one of those two.

    Gokul_Agiwal
    Community Advisor
    Community Advisor
    June 30, 2026

    Hi ​@Priya  

    The issue is not with AEP configuration but due to Facebook API rejecting the request because of permission or account setup issues. 

    Similar thread - answered please check here 

    So Here are the detailed steps again 

    Step 1: Validate Facebook setup

    • Business Manager account (NOT personal)
    • Ad account linked
    • Account active (no restrictions)

    Step 2: Accept everything (very important)

    • Custom Audience Terms
    • Business Tools Terms

    Step 3: Check permissions

    • You are Admin or Advertiser
    • Can manually create audience in FB UI

    Step 4: Reconnect in AEP

    • Remove destination
    • Recreate connection
    • Re-authenticate

    Step 5: Test small audience

    • Send 5–10 profiles only

    Hope this helps. 

    Thank you. 

    Thanks, Gokul