Campaign Stuck on “Creating” Status
In some cases, campaigns may remain stuck on a “Creating” status and do not progress to active delivery. This is usually caused by a sync or processing issue between Properti and Meta Ads Manager.
You may notice one or more of the following:
- Campaign status remains on “Creating” for an extended period
- Campaign does not go live
- No impressions or delivery activity are recorded
- Campaign remains pending despite successful setup
Common Causes
This issue may occur due to:
- Campaign creation not fully completing
- Temporary sync or processing delays
- Meta processing delays during high-traffic periods
- The ad creative being identified as unchanged during retries
- Workspace connection or publishing delays
Solution Steps
Step 1: Open the Campaign in Your Workspace
- Navigate to the affected campaign within your workspace
- Confirm the campaign settings and creative have loaded correctly
- Check whether the campaign still shows a “Creating” status
Step 2: Edit the Campaign Creative
To force the campaign back into processing, making a small adjustment to the creative often helps trigger a refresh.
To do this:
- Click Edit on the affected campaign
- Select the campaign creative
- Make a minor text adjustment to the ad copy
- Example:
- Add an emoji
- Add or remove a word
- Slightly rephrase a sentence
- Example:
- Save the campaign
This helps avoid the platform treating the campaign as an unchanged duplicate and can trigger the processing state again.
Step 3: Refresh the Campaign Status
- Refresh the page after approximately 5–10 seconds
- Return to the campaign dashboard
- Check whether the status updates from “Creating” to Active
Please allow a few minutes for the campaign status to fully update.
Step 4: Duplicate the Campaign (If Issue Persists)
If the campaign still remains stuck:
- Duplicate the campaign within the workspace
- Review all campaign settings
- Launch the duplicated version
- Archive the original campaign if no longer required
Troubleshooting Tips
- Allow several minutes after saving changes before refreshing
- Avoid rapidly editing or relaunching the campaign multiple times
- Ensure all required campaign fields are completed
- Double-check that the creative and copy save successfully
- Refresh the browser if the campaign status does not immediately update
When to Contact Support
If the issue continues after completing the steps above, please contact support and provide:
- Campaign name
- Workspace name
- Screenshot of the campaign status
- Approximate time the campaign was created or edited
This will help the team investigate the processing issue further.