📌 Pinterest User & Board Pins Scraper

Extract public Pinterest pins, titles, descriptions, high-resolution media URLs, publication dates, and original source links directly from Pinterest without account login or session cookies.

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🥊 Why This Actor Beats the Competition

Feature	⚡ Pinterest Pins Scraper	🐢 Traditional Browser Automation
Speed	30+ pins in < 2 seconds	30–60 seconds scrolling heavy infinite-scroll DOM
Pricing	$1.50 / 1,000 items (Platform Usage: FREE)	Heavy Puppeteer/Playwright compute bills
No Login Required	100% public feed access	Frequent login walls & account bans
High-Res Media	Automatically resolves 736px / original media	Often capped to low-res thumbnail previews
Stability	Direct RSS/XML stream integration	Breaks on frequent Pinterest UI/CSS changes

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🛠️ Step-by-Step: How to Use

Method 1: Apify Web Console (No-Code GUI)

1. Enter the target Pinterest Username (e.g. pinterest, nike, nordstrom, target).
2. Optionally enter a specific Board Name slug (e.g. holiday-recipes, sneakers). Leave blank for all pins.
3. Set Max Items and click Start.
4. Download structured pin data in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Method 2: Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run_input = {
    "username": "nike",
    "maxItems": 30
}
run = client.actor("litezero/pinterest-board-pins-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"Pin {item['pinId']}: {item['title']} - {item['highResImageUrl']}")

Method 3: Node.js SDK

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('litezero/pinterest-board-pins-scraper').call({
    username: 'nordstrom',
    maxItems: 25,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} Pinterest pins.`);

Method 4: REST API / cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/litezero~pinterest-board-pins-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "pinterest", "maxItems": 20}'

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📥 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
username	String	"pinterest"	Public Pinterest username or brand handle.
board	String	Optional	Specific public board slug (e.g. recipes, interiors).
maxItems	Integer	30	Maximum number of pins to extract.

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📤 Output Data Dictionary

{
  "pinId": "424605071146015538",
  "title": "#food #dinner",
  "description": "Delicious weekend dinner recipes and easy cooking inspiration.",
  "link": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/424605071146015538/",
  "pubDate": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:01:46 GMT",
  "username": "pinterest",
  "board": null,
  "previewImageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c8/98/df/c898dfc1cfd4c48d0040699e2bfd6c94.jpg",
  "highResImageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c8/98/df/c898dfc1cfd4c48d0040699e2bfd6c94.jpg",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T10:00:00.000Z"
}

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💡 Top Use Cases

1. E-Commerce & Fashion Trend Forecasting: Monitor visual product curation from top retailers and influencers.
2. Design & Creative Moodboarding: Bulk download high-resolution creative imagery for design research and concept decks.
3. Social Media Competitor Benchmarking: Track pin publishing cadence and visual creative strategy across competitor brands.