Facebook CTR is clicks divided by impressions, shown as a percentage. Meta reports two versions. CTR (link click-through rate) counts only link clicks, and CTR (all) counts every click on the ad. Enter impressions and link clicks from Ads Manager and you get your link CTR. Add a target CTR to see the extra clicks the same impressions would bring.
Which numbers to copy from Ads Manager
| Ads Manager column | Counts |
|---|---|
| Impressions | The times your ads were on screen |
| Link clicks | Clicks on links in the ad that led to the destination you chose, on or off Meta technologies |
| Clicks (all) | Every click on your ads, including engagement such as reactions |
| CTR (link click-through rate) | Link clicks as a share of impressions |
| CTR (all) | Clicks (all) as a share of impressions |
Enter link clicks if you want to know how often the ad sends people where you pointed it. Enter clicks (all) if you want to match the CTR (all) column. Impressions stay the same either way.
If a CTR in your report looks high next to the traffic you got, check which column it is. Meta warns that CTR may include social engagement, so a post that gets a lot of reactions can show a strong CTR (all) and still send few visitors.
Where your Ads Manager report takes over
- It doesn't connect to your ad account. You copy the two numbers in by hand.
- It doesn't tell you what a good Facebook CTR is for your industry. Set the target rate yourself, from your own past campaigns or a goal you've picked.
- It doesn't work out cost per click or cost per result. It only does clicks, impressions and the clicks a target rate would bring.
Metric definitions from Meta's Marketing API and ad campaign documentation for developers, read in October 2026.
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