Setup Overview
Your Setup page includes four steps:
Connect Meta Account
Connect Ad Account
Import Campaigns (optional but recommended)
Launch Your First AI Campaign
You can complete these steps in any order, but we recommend following them from top to bottom. Let’s walk through them.
Step 1: Connect Your Meta Account
To launch and manage campaigns, AdStellar AI needs permission to access your Meta ad accounts and performance data.
How to connect:
Navigate to the Integrations page.
Click Sign in with Meta.
A Meta login window will appear
Provide access to your Business Managers, Pages, Ad Accounts, And Instagram accounts.
You’ll return to AdStellar AI automatically and the step will be marked Complete.
AdStellar AI uses Meta permissions to:
Read campaign performance
Create and publish ads
Read audience data
Read pixel data
Sync campaign performance data to AdStellar for reporting
Your data is never shared and is only used to power your campaigns.
Step 2: Connect an Ad Account
Once your Meta profile is connected, the next step is to link a Meta Ad Account to your workspace. AdStellar AI uses this ad account to sync data, import campaigns, and publish new AI-generated campaigns on your behalf.
How to connect an ad account
Go to Integrations → Meta or open the Setup page.
You’ll see a list of all ad accounts available under your connected Meta profile.
Find the ad account you want to use in the list.
Click Connect & Sync Data.
The connection will complete, and the ad account will appear under Connected Ad Accounts for your current workspace.
Once connected, AdStellar AI will automatically begin syncing your campaign data at the frequency determined by your plan.
Ad account limits
Your plan determines how many ad accounts you can connect to your workspace:
Hobby: 1 ad account
Pro: 2 ad accounts
Ultra: 7 ad accounts
If you need more ad accounts, you can add additional ones at any time for $49/month per extra ad account.
Just click + Add More $49/mo in the Connected Ad Accounts section of the Integrations page or visit Billing & Subscription to add more.
If you don’t see your ad account
If an ad account is missing from the list:
Ensure you have Admin or Advertiser access inside Meta Business Manager
Click Resync to refresh your ad account list
Confirm the ad account is active and not disabled by Meta
Ask the Business Manager owner to update your permissions if needed
Once your access is corrected, it will automatically appear and can be connected.
Step 3: Import Campaigns
Importing your historical Meta campaigns gives your AI engine more data to learn from, helping generate stronger ad recommendations and insights. This step is optional, but highly recommended. Importing your past campaigns allows AdStellar AI to learn from your historical performance, including your ad copy, headlines, audiences, and results giving you stronger, more personalized AI recommendations.
How to import:
Navigate to the Integrations page on the app menu
Under Connected Ad Accounts (connected ad accounts to the workspace) click Import Campaigns
Select the ad account that you wish to import campaigns from
Choose the campaigns that you wish to import
Click Import
Campaign Import Times: This may take 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the campaign (number of ad sets and ads). You can close this panel and come back later. Your import will continue in the background.
You can navigate to the Performance page on the app menu to validate the campaigns were imported correctly.
Why import?
AI learns from your past creative performance
You unlock Creative Leaderboards and breakdowns
You get a centralized performance history inside AdStellar AI
You can always import campaigns later from Integrations.
Import Campaign Limits by Plan
Importing past campaigns helps AdStellar AI learn from your historical performance, but the number of campaigns you can import depends on your plan:
Plan | Import Limit |
Hobby | 1 campaign |
Pro | 10 campaigns |
Ultra | 20 campaigns |
If you need to import more campaigns for deeper AI learning and stronger recommendations, you can upgrade your plan anytime by going to Settings → Billing & Subscription.
Step 4: Launch Your First AI Campaign
Once Setup steps 1–3 are complete, you are ready to launch your first campaign using the AI Campaign Builder.
How to launch:
Click AI Launch in the app menu
You’ll enter the AI Builder
Enter your campaign goal, audience details, and creative assets
Let the AI generate optimized ad sets and ads
Review everything
Click Publish Campaign
After the AI campaign has been generated (this may take up to 5 minutes), you will be able to review the Campaigns, Ad Sets, and Ads within AdStellar prior to syncing to Meta.
IMPORTANT:
After the sync to Meta has been completed, you will be able to turn on the Campaigns, Ad Sets, and Ads in Meta. Campaigns, Ad Sets, and Ads are by default turned OFF when they are synced to Meta.
What the AI does for you:
Builds audiences based on your inputs
Creates multiple ad variations
Suggests high-performing creative combinations
Structures ad sets for maximum testing
Speeds up launching from hours → minutes
This is where AdStellar AI really shines.
AI Credits
AI credits are the usage currency for the AI Campaign Builder. Anytime the AI automatically generates campaign components for you, credits are consumed.
Only AI-generated campaigns use credits.
Manually created campaigns do not use credits.
AI credits allow you to generate ad sets and ads instantly without doing the work manually.
How Credits Are Calculated
Credits are used based on what the AI generates:
1 ad set = 1 credit
1 ad = 1 credit
Example
If you generate a campaign with:
3 ad sets
6 ads (2 per ad set)
Total AI credits used: 9
(3 ad sets + 6 ads)
Setup Complete
Once you finish all steps, your Setup checklist will show 100% complete. From here, you can:
Launch new AI campaigns anytime
Explore Performance Insights
Add team members
Connect additional ad accounts
Manage your billing and AI credits
Import more campaigns
View your AI credit usage and thresholds
You’re now fully ready to scale with AdStellar AI.
Navigating Your Workspace
Feature | What You’ll Use It For |
Dashboard | High-level overview of spend, launches, and insights |
Campaigns | View and manage all active and historical campaigns |
AI Builder | Build and launch new campaigns using AdStellar’s AI |
AI Insights | Creative performance, leaderboards, breakdowns |
Integrations | Manage Meta access, ad accounts, and campaign imports |
Settings | Billing, team members, add-ons, AI credits, and usage limits |
FAQs
Can I connect multiple ad accounts?
Yes. Your plan includes a certain number of ad accounts, and you can purchase extra ad accounts for $49/month each.
Do I have to import campaigns?
No. Importing is optional, but recommended for stronger AI output and better insights.
Can I invite team members?
Yes. Invite collaborators from Settings → Team, and purchase additional team seats for $20/month each.
Can I change my plan later?
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade from Billing & Subscription at any time.
What if I need help during setup?
You can reach us anytime:
Click the in-app chat icon
Email [email protected]
Next Steps
Now that you’re set up, here are a few powerful features to try:
Launch your first AI-powered campaign
Explore AI Insights to see creative performance patterns
Try AI Combos (Pro & Ultra) for rapid creative testing
Add your team and collaborate on campaigns
Connect more ad accounts if you manage multiple brands
Welcome to AdStellar AI — let’s launch exceptional campaigns together. 🚀