Why is my Facebook account not eligible to connect with Shopify?

Topic summary

Main issue: A merchant cannot connect their Facebook Page to Shopify. Each attempt shows the error: “this facebook account is not eligible for setup.”

What’s been tried: Multiple attempts to link the Facebook account/page through Shopify. The error persists without additional detail.

Requests from the poster:

  • Help adding the Facebook account to Shopify.
  • A step-by-step guide to fix the eligibility issue.
  • Clear instructions to complete the connection.

Context: This concerns the Retail & Point of Sale integration between Shopify and Facebook for account/page connection.

Outcomes/decisions: None. No troubleshooting steps or official responses are recorded in the thread.

Status: Unresolved and open. The poster is awaiting guidance on how to address the “not eligible for setup” error and proceed with connecting their Facebook account to Shopify.

Summarized with AI on January 17. AI used: gpt-5.

guide me to the steps so i can fix it