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Free Meta Ads audit from your own export

Export your ad sets, drop the file in, and get a ranked list of what to look at first. It runs in your browser tab.

Looking for a free Meta Ads audit that does not ask for account access? Export your ad sets from Ads Manager as CSV or Excel and drop the file below. The tool flags spend with no results, ad sets paying far above your usual cost per result, fatigue, rejected ads and signs of broken tracking. This checks spend and delivery from an Ads Manager export. It does not check pixel setup, targeting, creative quality or landing pages, so treat the result as a list of places to look first. For a fuller manual review, use the Meta Ads audit checklist for agencies.

1. Export from Ads Manager (about 30 seconds, one file per client)
  1. Open Ads Manager for the client and pick the ad sets view. Choose a date range such as the last 30 days, the same for every client.
  2. Use the export option to download the table as CSV or Excel. Menu names change, so look for Export or Reports.
  3. Include amount spent, impressions, frequency, results and link clicks (or click-through rate). Exports from the reports tool, split by placement or country, work too.
2. Drop your exports here

CSV or XLSX, one per client. Read in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded.

Or paste a table

Runs in your browser. Nothing you load is sent to us or stored. Closing the tab clears it.

Do this automatically

Cofoundr runs these checks every morning on every connected account and alerts you, so you never have to export a file.

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How it decides

How to use the result

These are rules of thumb that point to where to look, not verdicts. Check an ad set in Ads Manager before pausing it, because a flagged ad set may be new, still learning or doing a job such as retargeting. Use the same date range for every account so the grades are comparable.

Common questions

Is this audit really free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no login and no limit on how many files you check. The calculation happens in your browser.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Files are read in your browser tab and every calculation happens there. Nothing is sent to us or stored, and closing the tab clears the results. You can confirm in your browser's network tab.

Which export should I use?

In Ads Manager, open the ad sets view, pick a date range, and use the export option to download CSV or Excel. Include amount spent, impressions, frequency, results and link clicks or click-through rate. Exports from the reports tool with breakdowns by placement or country also work.

Why was my file not read?

The file needs an amount spent column and campaign or ad set names. Old .xls files cannot be read: open them in Excel and save as CSV or xlsx. The tool reads English column names.

How is the grade decided?

By the share of spend flagged as wasted. A is up to 5 percent, B up to 10, C up to 20, D up to 35, and F above that. These bands are rules of thumb.

Does it work with any currency?

Yes. The currency is read from the amount spent column. Accounts in different currencies are ranked by the share of spend flagged, never by amount, and totals are shown per currency.

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Where the time goes for an agency running 4 Meta ad accounts
Checking every account, every day
22h
Cofoundr: Morning Intelligence
Working out what changed and why
44h
Cofoundr: Wasted Spend Detective and Account Health Score
Building client reports
28h
Cofoundr: Automated Client Reports
94ha month, about 12 working days

Scenario: 15 minutes of checking and 30 minutes of diagnosing per account per day over 22 working days, plus 2 reports per account at 3.5 hours each. Your numbers may differ.