How to create a Business Account Audience in TikTok Ads Manager

Last updated: May 2025

Create a Business Account Audience to retarget engaged audiences.

Note: Audience sharing of Business Account Audience is not supported due to compliance and data privacy reasons.

Before you begin

Before you create a Business Account Audience:

  • You must link your TikTok for Business account. If you attempt to create a Business Account Audience, but your linked TikTok account is not a Business Account, you can do so by clicking Upgrade.

  • You can only use the TikTok Business Account linked to your TikTok for Business account to create Business Account Audiences.

  • You cannot use other authorized accounts to create Business Account Audiences, including Creator Accounts and Spark Ads (with or without creator consent).

  • Audience sharing of Business Account Audience is not supported due to compliance and data privacy reasons.


How to create a Business Account Audience in TikTok Ads Manager

To create a Business Account Audience in TikTok Ads Manager:

  1. Go to Tools.

  2. Click Audience Manager.

  3. Select Custom Audience.

  4. Select Business Account Audience.

  5. Link your TikTok Ads Manager User Account with Tikok Business Account.

How to create a Business Account Audience in TikTok Ads Manager step 5

6. Choose a preferred method to log into your TikTok for Business account: Phone/email/username or QR code.

7. Choose the following rules and settings for your Business Account audience:

  • People who've carried out the following actions

  • +Add more rules (optional)

  • Exclude people (optional)

  • Audience name

8. Click Confirm to create your Business Account audience.