# Pinterest Trends & Core Scraper (`fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper`) Actor Ultra-fast hybrid Pinterest Scraper. Extracts Pinterest Trends, search volumes, pin details, comments, boards, & user profiles into JSON/CSV. Pay-per-result ($0.001/pin) with proxies included. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Muhammad Rayhan Fadillah](https://apify.com/fadiil) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, SEO tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 23.5% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.035 / actor start This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 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? 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## ๐Ÿ“Œ Pinterest Trends & Core Scraper (Unified Engine) A high-performance, cost-effective, and robust B2B data scraper that extracts **Pinterest Trends, keyword metrics, pins, comments, boards, and user profiles** into clean structured JSON/CSV datasets. --- ### โšก Unified Hybrid Architecture This scraper is built with a state-of-the-art **Hybrid HTTP + Playwright extraction engine**: 1. **Pinterest Trends & Volatility (Pure HTTP):** Fetches global trends, keyword search volumes, and historical growth metrics (Wow/MoM/YoY) directly using lightweight HTTP REST requestsโ€”taking less than 1 second per query with **zero browser compute costs**. 2. **Pin, Board & User Profiles (HTML SSR Extraction):** Directly parses pre-rendered React Server-Side Rendered (SSR) data in the page bodyโ€”recovering 30+ detailed fields (9 image resolutions, comments, saves, and links) without opening heavy browsers. 3. **Keyword Search (Playwright Fallback):** Launches headless Chromium only when necessary to perform deep infinite-scroll on unauthenticated search results. --- ### ๐Ÿช™ Monetization: Pay-Per-Result (PPR) * **Actor Start Fee:** `$0.05` * **Result Fee:** `$0.001` per data record (Save up to 50% compared to competitor scrapers charging `$0.002`!) * **Compute Costs:** Free/Risk-Free (Compute is fully paid by the platform/user). --- ### ๐Ÿ“ฅ Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | `startUrls` | Array | No | - | List of Pinterest URLs to scrape (Pins, boards, profiles, trends). | | `search` | String | No | - | Keyword to search for pins (Playwright) or trends metrics (HTTP). | | `mode` | String | No | `"auto"` | Mode: `auto` (auto-detect from URL), `trends` (force trends), or `core`. | | `maxItems` | Integer | No | `100` | Maximum number of results to extract. | | `proxy` | Object | No | - | Apify Proxy configuration (Highly recommended to avoid rate limits). | --- ### ๐Ÿ“Š Sample Output Format (Pin Result) ```json { "type": "pin", "id": "1096556209247124248", "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1096556209247124248/", "title": "Altered Photographs", "description": "Whimsical Middle School Altered Photograph Art Project", "createdAt": "Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:56:20 +0000", "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8a/83/64/8a8364da0e09c9bfd85616f7bdfae8f7.jpg", "imageUrls": { "236x": "https://i.pinimg.com/236x/8a/83/64/8a8364da0e09c9bfd85616f7bdfae8f7.jpg" }, "saves": 2538, "comments": 5, "likes": 162, "shares": 44, "link": "https://smallhandsbigart.com", "domain": "smallhandsbigart.com", "isVideo": false, "pinner": { "username": "podailsaves2", "fullName": "Podail Saves" } } ```` *** ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ Sample Output Format (Trends Result) ```json { "type": "trend_top", "term": "flowery deltarune", "country": "US", "date": "2026-07-09", "searchCount": 80, "normalizedCount": 80, "seasonality_score": 0.322, "wow_change": -0.09, "mom_change": 100.01, "yoy_change": 100.01, "url": "https://trends.pinterest.com/?terms=flowery%20deltarune" } ``` *** ### ๐Ÿ’ก Best Practices - **Use Apify Proxy:** Pinterest is highly sensitive to scraping. Enabling Apify Proxy ensures zero rate limit blockage. - **Filter by Mode:** If you only need Trends research, force `mode: "trends"` to avoid launching browsers and keep latency to a minimum. - **Control Results with Max Items:** Set a precise limit on `maxItems` to manage results and budget effectively. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Enter Pinterest URLs to scrape. Supports Pin URLs (/pin/123), Board URLs (/user/board-name), User Profiles (/username), or Trends URLs. ## `search` (type: `string`): Enter a keyword to search Pinterest Pins (using Playwright) or Pinterest Trends. ## `mode` (type: `string`): Choose 'auto' to auto-detect from URLs, or force a specific mode. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of items to return. For search, boards, or trends. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Use Apify Proxy or custom proxies to bypass Pinterest rate limits. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [], "mode": "auto", "maxItems": 100 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "startUrls": [], "search": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "startUrls": [], "search": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [], "search": "" }' | apify call fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fadiil/pinterest-trends-core-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Pinterest Trends & Core Scraper", "description": "Ultra-fast hybrid Pinterest Scraper. Extracts Pinterest Trends, search volumes, pin details, comments, boards, & user profiles into JSON/CSV. Pay-per-result ($0.001/pin) with proxies included.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "bZlD64XrMRIH62ZWb" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fadiil~pinterest-trends-core-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fadiil-pinterest-trends-core-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/fadiil~pinterest-trends-core-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fadiil-pinterest-trends-core-scraper", "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/fadiil~pinterest-trends-core-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fadiil-pinterest-trends-core-scraper", "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", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Enter Pinterest URLs to scrape. Supports Pin URLs (/pin/123), Board URLs (/user/board-name), User Profiles (/username), or Trends URLs.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "search": { "title": "Search Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Enter a keyword to search Pinterest Pins (using Playwright) or Pinterest Trends." }, "mode": { "title": "Scraping Mode", "enum": [ "auto", "trends", "core" ], "type": "string", "description": "Choose 'auto' to auto-detect from URLs, or force a specific mode.", "default": "auto" }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of items to return. For search, boards, or trends.", "default": 100 }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Use Apify Proxy or custom proxies to bypass Pinterest rate limits." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```