Pinterest Scraper: Extract Pins, Search, Comments & Leads

Scrape Pinterest pins, search results, comments, and user profiles at scale. Extract image URLs, descriptions, engagement metrics, and author data — no API key required.

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Use Cases

• Competitor Research — Monitor what pins competitors publish and how they perform.
• Content Marketing — Discover trending pins and topics in your niche.
• Lead Generation — Collect user profiles and contact signals from niche boards.
• E-commerce Intelligence — Track product pins, prices, and saves for market analysis.
• Brand Monitoring — Find all pins mentioning your brand or product keywords.

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How It Works

1. Input — Provide Pinterest URLs (pins, boards, profiles) or a search query.
2. Crawl — The actor visits each page, scrolling and extracting data automatically.
3. Enrich — Optionally fetches comments and author details.
4. Output — Results are saved to a dataset you can export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrls	array	No	[]	Pinterest URLs to scrape (pins, boards, profiles, search pages)
search	string	No	—	Pinterest search query to scrape search results
maxItems	integer	No	100	Maximum number of items to scrape (1–10,000)
includeComments	boolean	No	false	Scrape comments for each pin
includeUserInfoOnly	boolean	No	false	Extract only user profile data
proxy	object	No	{useApifyProxy: true}	Proxy configuration

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Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Description
title	string	Pin title or text overlay
description	string	Pin description
imageUrl	string	Direct URL to the pin image
url	string	Pinterest pin URL
author	string	Username of the pin creator
likes	integer	Number of likes
comments	integer	Number of comments
saves	integer	Number of saves/repins
createdAt	string	When the pin was created
source	string	Source website if repinned

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Example Input

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=web%20design%20inspiration"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeComments": true
}

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Example Output

[
  {
    "title": "Minimal Dashboard UI Kit",
    "description": "Clean dashboard design with dark mode support.",
    "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/c123/def456.jpg",
    "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123456789/",
    "author": "designstudio",
    "likes": 342,
    "comments": 28,
    "saves": 189,
    "createdAt": "2025-11-10T14:30:00Z",
    "source": "dribbble.com"
  }
]

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Integrations

• Google Sheets — Export dataset to Google Sheets via Apify integrations.
• Webhooks — Send results to any HTTP endpoint on completion.
• Zapier / Make — Connect to 5,000+ apps for automated workflows.
• Slack — Get notified when scraping finishes with summary stats.

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FAQ

Does this require a Pinterest API key? No. The actor uses browser-based scraping, so no API key or developer account is needed.

Can I scrape private boards? No. The actor only accesses publicly available pins and boards.

How fast is the scraping? Typically 50–100 pins per minute depending on proxy configuration and page complexity.

Can I filter results by date? Not natively. You can post-filter results by createdAt in your dataset.

Is there a free tier? Yes. Apify offers a free plan with $5 monthly credit, sufficient for ~5,000 pin results.

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For AI Agents

Purpose: Scrape Pinterest pins, search results, comments, and user profiles. Extract engagement metrics and image URLs.

Minimal Input JSON:

{
  "startUrls": ["https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=design"],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output Fields: title, description, imageUrl, url, author, likes, comments, saves, createdAt, source

Behaviors:

• Accepts Pinterest URLs or search queries
• Scrolls pages automatically to load more content
• Optionally fetches comments per pin
• Stores results in dataset for export

Billing: $0.001 per result (per pin scraped).

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Legal Disclaimer

This Actor is developed and maintained independently and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Pinterest, Inc. in any way. The Actor accesses only publicly available data in compliance with applicable laws. Users are responsible for ensuring their use of this Actor complies with Pinterest's Terms of Service and all relevant regulations. The developer assumes no liability for misuse.

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