Meta Ads integration

Meta lookalike audiences from Shopify predictions

Lookalikes only work when the seed reflects real purchase intent. Flexsee ranks shoppers from your Shopify model, uploads a hashed Custom Audience to Meta, and auto-creates lookalikes for prospecting — no CSV exports, no manual Ads Manager audience builds.

Retarget predicted buyers. Seed prospecting lookalikes. Publish campaigns. Track Shopify-attributed ROAS.

“A lookalike built from ‘everyone who viewed a product’ finds more browsers. A seed from predicted buyers finds people who actually convert.”

Flexsee trains on your Shopify orders and behavior — then product-scopes every audience before it hits Meta.

Retargeting vs prospecting

Wizard Flow handles both modes from the same predictive seed — you choose the campaign type at audience setup.

Retargeting

Target predicted high-intent shoppers

Campaigns hit your Custom Audience — shoppers Flexsee scored as most likely to buy a specific product. Best for warm traffic, cart abandoners, and product launch retargeting.

  • Uses full prediction-ranked list
  • No minimum seed size beyond Meta delivery rules
  • Tracked product landing URLs with campaign attribution
Prospecting

Seed a lookalike from your best segment

Flexsee uploads a tight seed, then Meta creates a Lookalike Audience automatically. Campaigns target the lookalike — not the raw seed list.

  • Requires 100+ emails in seed (Meta minimum; enforced at prepare)
  • Choose lookalike ratio and country in Wizard Flow
  • Lookalike created via Meta API — not a separate Ads Manager step

How Flexsee builds Meta audiences

Unlike manual CSV uploads, the full pipeline runs inside Wizard Flow — from Shopify prediction scores to a live Meta campaign.

Step What Flexsee does
PredictScores customers from your Shopify-trained model for a specific product
SegmentOffers preset segments — highest-intent, ready-to-buy, lookalike seed — in Wizard Flow
PrepareCreates a Meta Custom Audience and uploads SHA-256 hashed emails (and optional name/phone)
LookalikeFor prospecting only: creates Lookalike from seed via Meta API (ratio + country you choose)
PublishBuilds campaign, ad set, and creative with a tracked product URL for attribution

Prerequisites

  • 1. Shopify connected with a trained Flexsee model
  • 2. Meta Ads OAuth in Integrations → Marketing Destinations
  • 3. Ad account with Custom Audience terms accepted in Ads Manager
  • 4. 100+ emails in seed for prospecting lookalikes

What you get with Flexsee + Meta

AI-predicted Custom Audiences

Export high-intent buyers per product from Shopify behavior and purchase patterns — not static “all customers” lists.

Automatic lookalike creation

Prospecting seeds become lookalikes inside Wizard Flow. No duplicate work in Ads Manager.

Campaign publishing

Budget, copy, destination URL, and preflight checks from one guided flow before launch.

Shopify-attributed ROAS

Campaigns view connects Meta spend to attributed Shopify orders — reconcile against Ads Manager. Guide →

Privacy-first matching

Emails and phones are SHA-256 hashed before transmission, as required by Meta Custom Audiences policies.

Product-scoped predictions

Every audience is tied to a product context — seeds for headphones don’t dilute with unrelated catalog buyers.

From Shopify sync to live Meta campaign

  1. 1

    Connect Shopify and train a model

    Sync orders and customers, then train a purchase-intent model in the Flexsee dashboard. Shopify AI overview →

  2. 2

    Connect Meta Ads via OAuth

    Authorize your ad account under Integrations → Marketing Destinations. Accept Custom Audience terms in Ads Manager if prompted.

  3. 3

    Start Wizard Flow for Meta Ads

    Pick the product to promote, choose retargeting or prospecting, and select your predictive segment.

  4. 4

    Prepare audience and publish

    Flexsee uploads the hashed seed, creates the lookalike if needed, and publishes the campaign with tracked landing URLs.

  5. 5

    Track ROAS in Campaigns

    Review spend, attributed conversions, and revenue alongside the predictive audience that powered the campaign.

Step-by-step guides on the blog

Every guide includes dashboard screenshots so you can follow along in Flexsee.

Frequently asked questions

How does Flexsee create Meta lookalike audiences?

Flexsee scores Shopify customers by predicted intent, uploads a hashed Custom Audience via Meta’s API, and for prospecting automatically creates a Lookalike from that seed in Wizard Flow.

What is the minimum seed size?

Meta requires at least 100 people with email addresses for lookalike creation. Flexsee checks this when you prepare a prospecting audience.

Retargeting vs prospecting — what’s the difference?

Retargeting hits your Custom Audience of predicted buyers. Prospecting hits a Lookalike Meta builds from that seed. Both are configured in Wizard Flow.

Can I track ROAS?

Yes. Flexsee Campaigns connects Meta spend with Shopify-attributed orders so you can review ROAS against real revenue, not just platform-reported conversions.

Is customer data hashed for Meta?

Yes. Emails and optional phone numbers are SHA-256 hashed before upload, as required by Meta Custom Audiences. You control which integrations stay connected.

Stop exporting CSVs before every Meta launch

Connect Shopify, train on your orders, and seed lookalikes from predicted buyers — in one workflow.

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