Connecting a budget to a campaign (formerly called a project) automatically tracks all spend for briefs and payments within that campaign, giving you real-time visibility into how much of your budget is being used.
Connecting a Budget to Your Campaign
Step 1: Open Campaign Settings Click Campaign in the left navigation, open the campaign you want to connect a budget to, and click Settings in the top right corner.
Step 2: Go to the Budget Tab In campaign settings, select the Budget tab.
Step 3: Connect a Budget Click the Connect Budget button.
Step 4: Select Your Budget In the Connect Budget panel, open the Select a budget dropdown and choose from your existing budgets. For example, if you created a "February Product Launch" budget, you can select it here.
Step 5: Confirm Connection Click Connect Budget to confirm. All spending within this campaign—including creator briefs and payments—will automatically pull from this budget.
What Happens After Connection
Once a budget is connected:
Automatic tracking: Brief amounts and payments within the campaign are automatically tracked against the budget
Real-time updates: Your budget reflects campaign spending in real time
Spend visibility: You can see how much of the budget this campaign is consuming
Review Campaign Spend
At the top of the campaign's Budget tab, the spend summary shows this campaign's total spend across all connected budgets:
Amount Spent (includes pending and committed amounts)
Committed Payments
Completed Payments
Pending Payments
To see each budget's total and remaining amounts, go to Reporting > Budget.
View Budget Ledger
Click "View Budget Ledger" to access the detailed transaction history for all activity related to this campaign's budget.
Benefits of Campaign-Budget Connection
No manual tracking: Spend is automatically captured as you work
Accurate forecasting: See remaining budget before committing to new briefs
Simplified reporting: All campaign costs roll up to one budget
Multi-campaign budgets: One budget can be connected to multiple campaigns if needed
Pro Tip: Connect budgets to campaigns as soon as you create them to ensure all spending is tracked from day one. This prevents the need to retroactively categorize expenses and gives you accurate budget burn rates throughout the campaign.