# Pinterest Scraper | All-In-One (`bornoo/pinterest-scraper-all-in-one`) Actor

Scrape Pinterest pins by search keyword or public board URL. Extracts pin URLs, images, and titles using a headless browser that auto-scrolls to load more results. Fast and configurable — great for content research, trend tracking, moodboards, and dataset building from public Pinterest pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bornoo/pinterest-scraper-all-in-one.md
- **Developed by:** [Biddut Hossain](https://apify.com/bornoo) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
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- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Pinterest Scraper

Scrape Pinterest pins by **search keyword** or **public board URL**. Extracts pin URLs, images, and titles using a headless browser (Playwright) that auto-scrolls to load more results.

### Features

- Search Pinterest by keyword, or scrape a specific public board
- Auto-scrolls to load more pins up to your requested limit
- Deduplicates pins automatically
- Outputs clean, structured data ready for export (JSON/CSV/Excel)

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | string | Keyword to search on Pinterest. Leave empty if using `boardUrl`. |
| `boardUrl` | string | Direct URL of a public Pinterest board. Leave empty if using `searchQuery`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum number of pins to scrape. Default: `50`. |

You must provide **either** `searchQuery` **or** `boardUrl`.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "minimalist home decor",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

### Output

Each scraped pin is pushed to the Actor's default dataset as an object:

```json
{
  "pinUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123456789/",
  "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/....jpg",
  "title": "Minimalist Living Room Ideas"
}
```

View results in **Storage → Dataset** in Apify Console, or export as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

### How it works

1. Reads `searchQuery` or `boardUrl` from input and builds the starting Pinterest URL.
2. Launches a headless Chromium browser via Playwright.
3. Scrolls the page repeatedly to trigger Pinterest's lazy-loading of additional pins.
4. Extracts the pin link, image URL, and title (alt text) for each pin card found.
5. Pushes all collected, de-duplicated pins to the dataset.

### Project structure

```
.actor/
  actor.json         # Actor metadata & config
  input_schema.json  # Defines the input form shown in Apify Console
src/
  main.py            # Actor entry point / scraping logic
Dockerfile            # Build instructions (Python + Playwright/Chromium)
requirements.txt      # Python dependencies
README.md
```

### Notes & limitations

- Pinterest's page markup can change over time, which may break the CSS selector used to find pin cards (`div[data-test-id="pin"]`). If the dataset comes back empty, inspect the live page in your browser's dev tools and update the selector in `src/main.py`.
- Only public pages (public search results and public boards) can be scraped — private boards require a logged-in session, which this Actor does not handle.
- Scraping Pinterest is against Pinterest's Terms of Service. Use responsibly, keep request volume reasonable, and don't republish scraped content commercially.

### Running locally (optional, not required)

If you ever want to run this outside Apify Console:

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
playwright install --with-deps chromium
python -m src.main
```

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keyword to search on Pinterest (leave empty if using boardUrl instead).

## `boardUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct URL of a public Pinterest board to scrape (leave empty if using searchQuery instead).

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

Maximum number of pins to scrape.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "interior design",
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "interior design"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bornoo/pinterest-scraper-all-in-one").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 = { "searchQuery": "interior design" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bornoo/pinterest-scraper-all-in-one").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 '{
  "searchQuery": "interior design"
}' |
apify call bornoo/pinterest-scraper-all-in-one --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/ul0ZzJuxu1EJaPwDV/builds/6oEeXeGSSG8gkpBNr/openapi.json