# Pinterest Search Scraper — Pins, Boards & Creators (`axery/pinterest-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Pinterest search results: pins, high-res images, video URLs, board names, repin counts, and creator profiles. Fast pure-HTTP with pagination.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axery/pinterest-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Axery](https://apify.com/axery) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 50.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Pinterest Search Scraper — Pins, Videos, Boards & Creators

Search Pinterest by keyword and get pins, video pins, boards, or creator profiles as clean, typed JSON rows — with high-resolution images, video streaming links, outbound destinations, reaction counts, and follower statistics.

### Key Features

- **Four Search Modes**:
  - `pins`: Standard high-resolution image pins with descriptions and outbound links.
  - `videos`: Video pins with direct MP4/stream links and video previews.
  - `boards`: Collections and boards matching your keyword with pin counts and covers.
  - `users`: Creator profiles matching your keyword with follower and pin counts.
- **Zero Login Required**: Uses public internal endpoints without requiring Pinterest credentials.
- **Ad Filter**: Promoted/sponsored pins are filtered out by default for 100% organic data (or toggle to analyze ad creative).
- **Engagement Signals**: Reaction counts, repins, comments, and follower metrics included.

### Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | String | `"pins"` | What to search for: `"pins"`, `"videos"`, `"boards"`, or `"users"`. |
| `queries` | Array of strings | `["home decor"]` | One or more search keywords. |
| `maxItems` | Integer | `100` | Maximum items to scrape per search keyword. |
| `maxPagesPerQuery` | Integer | `4` | Maximum pagination pages to crawl per keyword. |
| `includePromoted` | Boolean | `false` | Whether to include sponsored/promoted ads in results. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Residential | Apify Proxy configuration for cloud execution. |

### Sample Output (Pin)

```json
{
  "id": "140806235283070",
  "query": "home decor",
  "mode": "pins",
  "type": "pin",
  "title": "Renter Friendly Light Covers",
  "description": "Easy DIY lighting solutions for renters.",
  "image_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/736x/20/3f/c9/203fc971890a16d734b9c4bc3ebf75d9.jpg",
  "is_video": false,
  "link": "https://amazon.com/dp/example",
  "domain": "amazon.com",
  "pinner_username": "sweetdispsition",
  "pinner_name": "shae",
  "pinner_followers": 455,
  "board_name": "Home Decor",
  "reactions_count": 575,
  "dominant_color": "#7C3C1D",
  "pinterest_url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140806235283070/",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-15T03:10:00Z"
}
```

### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

- **$0.005** per Actor run
- **$0.002** per dataset item

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Which kind of Pinterest result to collect: standard pins, video pins, boards, or creator profiles.

## `queries` (type: `array`):

One or more keywords to search Pinterest for (e.g. 'home decor', 'kitchen design', 'minimalist outfit').

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to return for each search term.

## `maxPagesPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum pagination pages to crawl per search term.

## `includePromoted` (type: `boolean`):

Include sponsored/promoted ads in results. Off by default for 100% organic results.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy configuration. Residential proxy recommended when running in cloud.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "pins",
  "queries": [
    "home decor"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPagesPerQuery": 4,
  "includePromoted": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One row per pin, board, or creator profile matching the search keywords.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "queries": [
        "home decor"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axery/pinterest-search-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "queries": ["home decor"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axery/pinterest-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "queries": [
    "home decor"
  ]
}' |
apify call axery/pinterest-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,axery/pinterest-search-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/q3geHYh8RgelRUrgg/builds/GdaHldceTT3WPq0Om/openapi.json