If your ad account was set up for monthly invoicing before self-serve invoicing was released, you might see a message that your invoice setup is unclaimed. If you see an unclaimed invoice setup in Ads Billing Center, you’ll need to determine if you should claim it, create a new invoice setup, or leave it unclaimed.
Important to know
If you’re an agency and an invoice setup has been created on behalf of a client, you must have access to both the agency bill-to legal entity and the client’s monthly invoicing payment method to claim the invoice setup. Agencies should not attempt to claim invoice setups which are billed directly to clients.
| Action and considerations | Next steps |
|---|---|
| Claim an invoice setup if:
AND
| 1. Apply for monthly invoicing to gain access to the bill-to legal entity and payment method. 2. Once approved for monthly invoicing, the invoice setup will automatically be claimed by your Business Manager and appear on your Invoice setups page. |
| Create a new invoice setup if:
AND
| Create a new invoice setup for the ad account. |
| Leave an invoice setup unclaimed if:
OR
| No action is needed. |
Here's a tip
View our monthly invoicing getting started guide for help with onboarding. If you're an agency, you can learn more with our agency monthly invoicing getting started guide and agency invoicing FAQs.
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