Pinterest Intelligence — Pins, Profiles, Boards & Influencer Discovery

"The most comprehensive Pinterest scraper on Apify. Search trending pins, discover niche influencers, monitor competitor boards, and extract full profile analytics."

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What It Does

This actor supports four powerful modes, each targeting a different Pinterest intelligence use case:

1. search — Trending Pin Search

Search any keyword on Pinterest and extract trending pins sorted by engagement. Get save counts, creator details, source URLs, and a computed virality score for every pin. Ideal for content research, trend discovery, and niche validation.

2. profile — Full Profile Scraper

Scrape a complete Pinterest profile: follower count, monthly views, pin count, board count, bio, website URL, verified status, top boards, and up to 5,000 recent pins with full engagement metrics.

3. board — Board Intelligence

Extract every pin from a specific Pinterest board with complete engagement data. Track competitor boards, monitor brand content calendars, or build curated pin datasets.

4. influencers — Influencer Discovery

Search a niche keyword, then automatically visit every creator's profile who appears in the results. Returns a ranked list of influencers sorted by monthly views, including follower counts, average pin saves, top pin URL, website, and visible contact email. The highest-value mode for brand marketers.

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Use Cases

Industry / Role	How They Use It
E-commerce brands	Find trending product pins in their niche to model their own content
Marketing agencies	Discover Pinterest influencers for brand partnership outreach
SEO / content teams	Research what visual content goes viral on Pinterest by keyword
Competitor monitoring	Track a competitor's board and pin cadence over time
AI / ML teams	Collect large labeled image datasets from Pinterest for training
Affiliate marketers	Find high-save pins in their niche to model content after
Market researchers	Gauge consumer interest in topics by measuring pin save volumes

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Input Reference

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string (enum)	"search"	Operating mode: search, profile, board, or influencers
keywords	string[]	[]	Keywords to search. Used in search and influencers modes
profileUrls	string[]	[]	Pinterest profile URLs. Used in profile mode
boardUrls	string[]	[]	Pinterest board URLs. Used in board mode
maxPins	integer	100	Max pins to extract per search/profile/board (max 5,000)
maxProfiles	integer	50	Max influencer profiles to visit in influencers mode (max 500)
country	string (enum)	"us"	Country locale for trending content: us, uk, ca, au, in, de, fr, br, es, it, mx
includeVideos	boolean	true	Whether to include video pins
minSaves	integer	0	Filter: only return pins with at least this many saves (e.g. 1000 for viral-only)

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Example Inputs

Mode: Search

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": ["yoga for beginners", "morning routine"],
  "maxPins": 200,
  "minSaves": 500,
  "country": "us"
}

Mode: Profile

{
  "mode": "profile",
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.pinterest.com/joannagaines/",
    "https://www.pinterest.com/minimalistbaker/"
  ],
  "maxPins": 50
}

Mode: Board

{
  "mode": "board",
  "boardUrls": [
    "https://www.pinterest.com/joannagaines/farmhouse-decor/",
    "https://www.pinterest.com/buzzfeedtasty/easy-weeknight-dinners/"
  ],
  "maxPins": 300
}

Mode: Influencers

{
  "mode": "influencers",
  "keywords": ["home decor", "interior design"],
  "maxProfiles": 30,
  "country": "us"
}

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Example Output

Pin Result (Search / Board mode)

{
  "type": "pin",
  "pinId": "714305099326578432",
  "title": "Morning Yoga Flow for Beginners — 15 Minutes",
  "description": "Start your morning with this gentle 15-minute yoga flow. Perfect for beginners. No equipment needed. #yoga #morningroutine #wellness",
  "pinUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/714305099326578432/",
  "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/b2/c1/a3b2c1d4e5f6a7b8c9d0e1f2a3b4c5d6.jpg",
  "videoUrl": null,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.yogawithadriene.com",
  "saves": 45821,
  "comments": 312,
  "creatorUsername": "yogaadriene",
  "creatorDisplayName": "Yoga With Adriene",
  "creatorFollowers": 2100000,
  "creatorMonthlyViews": 8750000,
  "boardName": "Morning Routines",
  "tags": ["yoga"],
  "pinType": "image",
  "isPromoted": false,
  "viralityScore": 2.194,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T08:00:00.000Z"
}

Influencer Result (Influencers mode)

{
  "type": "influencer",
  "creatorUsername": "modernminimalhome",
  "creatorDisplayName": "Ashley Chen — Modern Minimal",
  "creatorFollowers": 847000,
  "creatorMonthlyViews": 12400000,
  "avgPinSaves": 3850,
  "topPinUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/823401987234501234/",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/modernminimalhome/",
  "websiteUrl": "https://modernminimalhome.com",
  "email": "ashley@modernminimalhome.com",
  "bio": "Interior designer & content creator. DM for collabs: ashley@modernminimalhome.com",
  "tags": ["home decor"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-03T08:00:00.000Z"
}

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Output Fields Reference

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Always "pin", "profile", or "influencer"
pinId	string	Pinterest numeric pin ID
title	string	Pin title
description	string	Pin description / caption
pinUrl	string	Full Pinterest pin URL
imageUrl	string	Highest-resolution image URL
videoUrl	string	Video URL (MP4/HLS), only for video pins
sourceUrl	string	The external website the pin links to
saves	number	Number of saves/repins — primary engagement metric
comments	number	Number of comments
creatorUsername	string	Creator's Pinterest username
creatorDisplayName	string	Creator's display name
creatorFollowers	number	Creator's follower count
creatorMonthlyViews	number	Creator's monthly views on Pinterest
boardName	string	Name of the board this pin belongs to
tags	string[]	Topic/category tags
pinType	string	"image", "video", "story", or "idea"
isPromoted	boolean	Whether this is a paid/promoted pin
viralityScore	number	Computed as (saves × 10 + comments × 5) / max(1, followers). Higher = more viral relative to audience
bio	string	Profile bio (profile/influencer type)
websiteUrl	string	Website linked on profile
followingCount	number	Number of accounts followed
pinCount	number	Total pins on profile
boardCount	number	Total boards on profile
profileImageUrl	string	Profile picture URL
isVerified	boolean	Whether the account is verified
topBoards	object[]	Top boards with name, URL, pin count
recentPins	object[]	Last N pins with full pin data
nicheCategories	string[]	Inferred niche categories (e.g. ["fitness", "wellness"])
avgPinSaves	number	Influencer's average saves per pin
topPinUrl	string	URL of influencer's highest-performing pin
email	string	Contact email if visible in profile bio
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when this item was extracted

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Pricing

$3.00 per 1,000 results (pay-per-result model).

Run type	Approx. cost
100 pins (default)	~$0.30
1,000 pins	~$3.00
50 influencer profiles	~$0.15
Full profile with 500 pins	~$1.50

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Tips for Best Results

1. Use specific keywords — "keto meal prep for beginners" will return more focused results than "food". Long-tail keywords have higher-saves pins because they attract dedicated audiences.

2. Set minSaves to filter for viral content — For trend research, set minSaves: 1000 to see only pins that have already proven viral. For niche research, try minSaves: 100.

3. Influencer mode works best with niche keywords — "minimalist home decor" will find more actionable influencers than "decor". The more specific the keyword, the more relevant the influencer list.

4. Use country to get region-specific trends — Pinterest trends differ significantly by region. Use "in" (India) or "br" (Brazil) for emerging market research.

5. Board mode for competitor monitoring — Save your competitor's board URLs and run this actor weekly with maxPins: 50 to see their latest published content. Compare virality scores over time.

6. Chain modes for deep research — First run influencers mode to get top creator usernames, then run profile mode on those usernames to get their full board and pin data.

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Technical Notes

• Extracts data primarily from Pinterest's embedded page JSON (window.__PWS_INITIAL_STRING__) — the same data Pinterest's own app uses, providing more reliable and complete data than DOM parsing alone.
• Falls back to DOM selectors when embedded JSON is not available.
• Implements infinite scroll automation to load full pin grids up to maxPins.
• Detects login walls gracefully and skips rather than crashing.
• Rotates desktop user agents across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge fingerprints.
• Uses Apify residential proxies by default to avoid IP-level blocks.
• Maximum concurrency is capped at 3 to avoid triggering rate limits.

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License

Apache 2.0