Step-by-step guide
Last updated: August 2026
Have these ready — it's what onboarding stalls on:
Grant the minimum the work needs. On Pinterest Ads, the levels are:
| Access level / role | What it can do |
|---|---|
| Business Manager Admin | Full control. Keep this. |
| Partner/Employee | External business or member you share assets with. |
| Ad account: Admin | Full control of the ad account. |
| Ad account: Campaign manager | Create and manage campaigns. |
| Ad account: Analyst | View and report only. |
A few minutes to add and assign; the agency accepts from their side.
Open Business Manager → Partners / Employees and grant the access — a few minutes.
Accept and confirm from their side, then start work.
Access is granted when:
The most common problems and how to fix them:
Assign the specific ad account and role after adding the partner/employee.
For agencies, use partner access rather than adding them as an employee of your business.
Pinterest Business Access adds agencies without a shared login; remove assets or the partner anytime.
Everything above is why agencies switch to a single link. HandItSafe requests exactly this Pinterest Ads access for you — the client approves through Pinterest Ads's official process in about three minutes, no password shared, and keeps a panel to remove it anytime. When the engagement ends, removing access is one tap with a full log.
FAQ
No. Pinterest Business Access adds agencies without sharing a login.
An ad-account role sufficient to build and manage campaigns.
Yes, from Business Manager. HandItSafe shows it in the client panel.
Partner (business-to-business) is cleaner for agencies than adding them as an employee.
Campaign manager on the ad account; Analyst for reporting only.
Keep reading
HandItSafe requests exactly this access in one link. No passwords. Your client keeps a panel to remove it anytime.