# Pinterest Scraper Pro (`crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro`) Actor Scrape Pinterest pins, board pins, user boards, and user profiles. Modes: search by keyword, pin detail by URL, user pins, user boards, board pins, and user profile. Pro filters: minSaves, imageOnly, excludeAds. No login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Pinterest Scraper Pro Scrape Pinterest pins, boards, and user profiles at scale. Search by keyword, fetch pin details directly, browse a user's pins, list a user's boards, pull pins from a specific board, or fetch a public profile summary - all without login cookies or a browser. ### Modes | Mode | What it does | |---|---| | `search` | Keyword search - returns ranked pins matching your query | | `pinDetail` | Direct pin lookup - fetch metadata for specific pin URLs or numeric pin IDs | | `userPins` | Pins shown on a public user profile | | `userBoards` | Public boards belonging to a user | | `boardPins` | Pins inside a specific public board | | `userProfile` | Public profile metadata for a user | ### What you get per pin - `pinId`, `pinUrl` - `title`, `description`, `altText`, `autoAltText` - `imageUrl` and `images` - `mediaType`, `isVideo`, `videoUrl` - `saves`, `commentCount`, `reactionCount` - `linkUrl`, `linkDomain` - `creator`, `creatorFullName`, `creatorAvatar`, `creatorFollowerCount`, `creatorVerified` - `boardName`, `boardUrl`, `boardPinCount`, `boardFollowerCount`, `boardSectionCount` - `visualAnnotations`, `dominantColor` - `richSummaryType`, `richSummarySite`, `richSummaryTitle` - `isShoppable`, `isPromoted` - `scrapedAt` Empty fields are omitted - no nulls in output. ### What you get per profile - `username`, `profileUrl` - `fullName`, `bio`, `location` - `followerCount`, `followingCount`, `pinCount`, `boardCount`, `monthlyViews` - `avatarUrl`, `websiteUrl` - `isVerified` - `scrapedAt` ### What you get per board Current `userBoards` output is intentionally lightweight and reliable: - `boardSlug`, `boardName`, `boardUrl` - `creator` - `scrapedAt` ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `mode` | enum | `search` | `search`, `pinDetail`, `userPins`, `userBoards`, `boardPins`, `userProfile` | | `keywords` | array | `["python tutorial"]` | Search terms used when `mode=search`. | | `pinUrls` | array | `[]` | Direct pin URLs or numeric pin IDs used when `mode=pinDetail`. | | `usernames` | array | `[]` | Pinterest usernames or full profile URLs used when `mode=userPins`, `mode=userBoards`, or `mode=userProfile`. | | `boardUrls` | array | `[]` | Full board URLs or `username/board-slug` pairs used when `mode=boardPins`. | | `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Hard cap on emitted records. Range `1-5000`. | | `maxPages` | integer | `10` | Max result pages per keyword or board. Range `1-20`. | | `language` | enum | `en` | Pinterest UI language. Affects ranked search results. | | `minSaves` | integer | unset | Pro filter: drop pins with fewer than N saves. | | `imageOnly` | boolean | `false` | Pro filter: keep image pins only. | | `excludeAds` | boolean | `false` | Pro filter: drop promoted pins. | #### Example - keyword search ```json { "mode": "search", "keywords": ["minimalist home office", "desk setup ideas"], "maxItems": 200, "minSaves": 100, "excludeAds": true } ```` #### Example - pin detail lookup ```json { "mode": "pinDetail", "pinUrls": [ "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123456789012345678/", "987654321098765432" ] } ``` #### Example - board pins ```json { "mode": "boardPins", "boardUrls": [ "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/hubble-images/", "earthlymanorfarm/cooking-recipes-for-dinner" ], "maxItems": 100 } ``` #### Example - user profile ```json { "mode": "userProfile", "usernames": ["nasa", "natgeo"] } ``` ### Sample output #### Pin ```json { "recordType": "pin", "pinId": "123456789012345678", "pinUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123456789012345678/", "title": "Minimalist Home Office Setup", "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/aa/bb/cc/aabbcc1122334455.jpg", "mediaType": "image", "creator": "designblog", "boardName": "Home Office Ideas", "boardUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/designblog/home-office-ideas/", "linkUrl": "https://designblog.example.com/minimalist-office", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T14:00:00+00:00" } ``` #### Profile ```json { "recordType": "profile", "username": "nasa", "profileUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/", "fullName": "NASA", "followerCount": 1250000, "pinCount": 3400, "boardCount": 47, "avatarUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/280x280_RS/.../nasa.jpg", "websiteUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov", "isVerified": true, "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T14:00:00+00:00" } ``` #### Board ```json { "recordType": "board", "boardSlug": "home-office-ideas", "boardName": "Home Office Ideas", "boardUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/designblog/home-office-ideas/", "creator": "designblog", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T14:00:00+00:00" } ``` ### Proxy and reliability notes - The actor is HTTP-only via `curl_cffi`. - Pinterest may soft-block some datacenter IPs with empty or partial responses. - On Apify cloud, the actor tries Apify Residential proxy first, then AUTO proxy, then falls back to no proxy if needed. - `boardPins` and `userProfile` use public HTML fallback when Pinterest blocks the resource endpoint for anonymous access. ### FAQ **Does it require a login or cookies?**\ No. All six modes use public Pinterest endpoints or public HTML pages. **Is a proxy recommended?**\ Yes on Apify cloud. Pinterest can return empty or partial results from some datacenter IPs, so the actor prefers Apify Residential proxy and falls back automatically. **Why might `boardPins` or `userProfile` return fewer fields than `search` or `pinDetail`?**\ Pinterest exposes less data on some public HTML pages than on search/resource responses. The actor still returns a clean record instead of failing. **Why might `saves` be missing on some pins?**\ Pinterest does not expose save counts on every pin type. When the API does not return a count, the field is omitted. **What happens if a username, board, or pin does not exist?**\ The actor finishes cleanly. If nothing is found, it sets a status message instead of pushing placeholder rows. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to scrape. `search` = keyword search. `pinDetail` = direct pin URLs. `userPins` = a user's own pins. `userBoards` = a user's boards. `boardPins` = all pins inside a specific board. `userProfile` = full profile metadata for a user. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Search terms (used when mode=`search`). ## `pinUrls` (type: `array`): Direct pin URLs (used when mode=`pinDetail`). ## `usernames` (type: `array`): Pinterest usernames (used when mode=`userPins`, `userBoards`, or `userProfile`). ## `boardUrls` (type: `array`): Full Pinterest board URLs or `username/board-slug` pairs (used when mode=`boardPins`). e.g. `https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/hubble-images/` or `nasa/hubble-images`. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted pins/boards. ## `language` (type: `string`): Pinterest UI language (affects ranked search results). ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Maximum search result pages to walk per keyword or board (1 page ≈ 25 pins). Default 10. ## `minSaves` (type: `integer`): Drop pins with fewer than N saves. ## `imageOnly` (type: `boolean`): Drop video pins, keep image pins only. ## `excludeAds` (type: `boolean`): Drop promoted/sponsored pins. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "search", "keywords": [ "python tutorial" ], "pinUrls": [], "usernames": [], "boardUrls": [], "maxItems": 50, "language": "en", "maxPages": 10, "imageOnly": false, "excludeAds": false } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "search", "keywords": [ "python tutorial" ], "pinUrls": [], "usernames": [], "boardUrls": [], "maxItems": 50, "language": "en", "maxPages": 10, "imageOnly": false, "excludeAds": false }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "search", "keywords": ["python tutorial"], "pinUrls": [], "usernames": [], "boardUrls": [], "maxItems": 50, "language": "en", "maxPages": 10, "imageOnly": False, "excludeAds": False, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "search", "keywords": [ "python tutorial" ], "pinUrls": [], "usernames": [], "boardUrls": [], "maxItems": 50, "language": "en", "maxPages": 10, "imageOnly": false, "excludeAds": false }' | apify call crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/pinterest-scraper-pro", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Pinterest Scraper Pro", "description": "Scrape Pinterest pins, board pins, user boards, and user profiles. Modes: search by keyword, pin detail by URL, user pins, user boards, board pins, and user profile. Pro filters: minSaves, imageOnly, excludeAds. No login required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "c7xGQEI9T9zgJgy49" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~pinterest-scraper-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-pinterest-scraper-pro", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~pinterest-scraper-pro/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-pinterest-scraper-pro", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~pinterest-scraper-pro/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-pinterest-scraper-pro", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "search", "pinDetail", "userPins", "userBoards", "boardPins", "userProfile" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to scrape. `search` = keyword search. `pinDetail` = direct pin URLs. `userPins` = a user's own pins. `userBoards` = a user's boards. `boardPins` = all pins inside a specific board. `userProfile` = full profile metadata for a user.", "default": "search" }, "keywords": { "title": "Search keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Search terms (used when mode=`search`).", "default": [ "python tutorial" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "pinUrls": { "title": "Pin URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct pin URLs (used when mode=`pinDetail`).", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "usernames": { "title": "Pinterest usernames", "type": "array", "description": "Pinterest usernames (used when mode=`userPins`, `userBoards`, or `userProfile`).", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "boardUrls": { "title": "Board URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Full Pinterest board URLs or `username/board-slug` pairs (used when mode=`boardPins`). e.g. `https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/hubble-images/` or `nasa/hubble-images`.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted pins/boards.", "default": 50 }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "en", "es", "fr", "de", "it", "pt", "ja", "ko", "ar", "hi", "id", "th", "vi", "nl", "pl", "tr", "ru", "cs", "da", "el", "fi", "hu", "no", "ro", "sv", "uk", "zh", "bn", "ms", "fil" ], "type": "string", "description": "Pinterest UI language (affects ranked search results).", "default": "en" }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max pages", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 20, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum search result pages to walk per keyword or board (1 page ≈ 25 pins). Default 10.", "default": 10 }, "minSaves": { "title": "Min saves (Pro filter)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Drop pins with fewer than N saves." }, "imageOnly": { "title": "Image-only (Pro filter)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Drop video pins, keep image pins only.", "default": false }, "excludeAds": { "title": "Exclude promoted/ads (Pro filter)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Drop promoted/sponsored pins.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```