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Business Owned Businesses ​

Updated: Aug 18, 2025

Reading ​

The client businesses owned.

Example ​

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GET /v25.0/{business-id}/owned_businesses HTTP/1.1  
Host: graph.facebook.com

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Parameters ​

ParameterDescription
child_business_external_id stringID defined upon creation by 3P app caller. Used to store custom id as key for lookup using a key defined by the app developer.
client_user_id UIDSystem User from Login ID or User from Login ID. This is the user that was used to create the child buisness

Fields ​

Reading from this edge will return a JSON formatted result:

{
"data": [],
"paging": {},
"summary": {}
}
data ​

A list of Business nodes.

The following fields will be added to each node that is returned:

FieldDescription
relationship BusinessAggregatorRelationshiprelationship
paging ​

For more details about pagination, see the Graph API guide.

summary ​

Aggregated information about the edge, such as counts. Specify the fields to fetch in the summary param (like summary=__type__).

FieldDescription

Error Codes ​

Error CodeDescription
100Invalid parameter
200Permissions error
104Incorrect signature

Creating ​

To create other Business Managers, your business needs to obtain BUSINESS_MANAGEMENT during the app review process. If your app is in development mode, you can surpass this requirement, but to create only two child businesses.

/{business_id}/owned_businesses ​

You can make a POST request to owned_businesses edge from the following paths:

When posting to this edge, a Business will be created.

Parameters ​

ParameterDescription
child_business_external_id string(Optional) An external id that allows you to specify a key for your app to identify the child business. You should query for child businesses using this id because the list API is indexed on this field.
name string(Required) Name of entity for displaying. It should match the public name of your business or organization, since it will be visible across Meta. It can't contain special characters. required
page_permitted_tasks  array<enum {MANAGE, CREATE_CONTENT, MODERATE, MESSAGING, ADVERTISE, ANALYZE, MODERATE_COMMUNITY, MANAGE_JOBS, PAGES_MESSAGING, PAGES_MESSAGING_SUBSCRIPTIONS, READ_PAGE_MAILBOXES, VIEW_MONETIZATION_INSIGHTS, MANAGE_LEADS, PROFILE_PLUS_FULL_CONTROL, PROFILE_PLUS_MANAGE, PROFILE_PLUS_FACEBOOK_ACCESS, PROFILE_PLUS_CREATE_CONTENT, PROFILE_PLUS_MODERATE, PROFILE_PLUS_MODERATE_DELEGATE_COMMUNITY, PROFILE_PLUS_MESSAGING, PROFILE_PLUS_ADVERTISE, PROFILE_PLUS_ANALYZE, PROFILE_PLUS_REVENUE, PROFILE_PLUS_MANAGE_LEADS, CASHIER_ROLE, GLOBAL_STRUCTURE_MANAGEMENT, PROFILE_PLUS_GLOBAL_STRUCTURE_MANAGEMENT}>(Required) page_permitted_tasks
shared_page_id numeric string(Required) shared_page_id
timezone_id enum {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592}timezone_id

Return Type ​

This endpoint supports read-after-write and will read the node represented by id in the return type.

Struct  {
id: numeric string,
name: string,
}

Error Codes ​

Error CodeDescription
200Permissions error
3913It doesn't look like you have permission to create a new Business Manager.
368The action attempted has been deemed abusive or is otherwise disallowed
100Invalid parameter
3947You are trying to create a Business Manager with the same name as one you are already a part of. Please pick a different name.
3974The name you chose for this Business Manager is not valid. Try a different name.

Updating ​

You can't perform this operation on this endpoint.

Deleting ​

In order to delete a child Business Manager that has a line of credit, ensure that all ad accounts on it have been switched over to a different payment method in Business Manager. All prior monthly invoices must be fully paid, and the new payment method must be able to pay existing balances, if any.

/{business_id}/owned_businesses ​

You can dissociate a Business from a Business by making a DELETE request to /{business_id}/owned_businesses.

Parameters ​

ParameterDescription
client_id numeric stringID of the Child Business you want to delete required

Return Type ​

Struct  {
success: bool,
}

Error Codes ​

Error CodeDescription
3912There was a technical issue and the changes you made to your Business Manager weren't saved. Please try again.
100Invalid parameter

Error Codes ​

ErrorDescription
1752089A User Can Only Create One Business Account At One Time
1690091The name provided is not valid. Consider using {business_name} instead. Learn more about choosing a name.⁠
1690090The name you chose for this Business Manager is not valid. Please choose another. Learn more about choosing a name.⁠
1690062The name provided is already in use. Please choose a different name. Learn more about choosing a name.⁠
1690111Your payment account is disabled
1690138To create a business using a primary page, you must be an admin of that page.
1690165This aggregator business already has an existing client business associated with this user
1690232Businesses Do Not Have Primary Pages: Please ensure all Business Managers have a unique Primary Page ID and try again.
1404163Your Advertising Access is Restricted: You're no longer allowed to use Facebook Products to advertise. You can't run ads, manage advertising assets or create new ad or business accounts. Learn More⁠
1404006Sorry, this feature isn't available right now: An error occurred while processing this request. Please try again later.
1752089Can Only Create One Business Account At One Time: A User Can Only Create One Business Account At One Time
2859040Action not allowed: You are attempting to create a new Client Business Manager with a shared_page_id owned by a disallowed_business.
1690192App is not owned or shared by a business: App must exist and be owned or shared to aggregator business to create client businesses

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