Pinterest Boards Scraper

Fast, robust, and comprehensive Pinterest Boards Scraper that extracts public Pinterest boards and optionally their pins from any Pinterest user profile. Get rich metadata including board titles, descriptions, pin counts, follower statistics, cover images, topics, owner details, verification status, and pin content.

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🚀 Features

• Multi-Profile Scraping — Scrape boards from multiple Pinterest usernames or profile URLs in a single run.
• Rich Board Metadata — Extract board title, full description, pin count, follower count, collaborator count, and section count.
• High-Resolution Covers & Previews — Captures high-res cover image URLs and thumbnail arrays.
• Topics & Keywords — Extracts Pinterest topic keywords (topics) associated with each board for SEO and category intelligence.
• Owner & Creator Profiles — Detailed owner information including full name, handle, avatar URL, follower count, and verification status.
• Optional Pin Extraction — Enable includePins to also scrape the individual pins inside each board (image URL, dimensions, likes, repins, dominant color, video URL, etc.).
• Dynamic Pagination & Scrolling — Seamlessly scrolls through complete board feeds without hitting rate limits.
• Residential Proxy Support — Built-in integration with Apify Proxy for high anonymity and reliability.

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💡 Use Cases

• Pinterest SEO & Content Strategy — Discover high-performing board themes, topic keywords, and structure.
• Competitor Benchmarking — Analyze how top brands and competitors categorize and organize their Pinterest boards.
• Influencer & Creator Research — Evaluate creator reach, follower counts, and active board portfolios.
• E-Commerce & Trend Monitoring — Track trending product boards and curation strategies across retail niches.
• Dataset Generation & Machine Learning — Collect structured visual metadata and social graphs for analytics.

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📥 Input Parameters

The Actor accepts the following input configuration:

Parameter	Type	Default	Required	Description
usernames	Array	["nasa"]	Yes	List of Pinterest usernames (e.g. ["nasa", "natgeo"]) or full profile URLs (e.g. ["https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/"]).
maxBoardsPerUser	Integer	50	No	Maximum number of boards to scrape per user profile (1–500).
maxItems	Integer	100	No	Maximum total dataset items across all profiles (1–2000).
includePins	Boolean	false	No	If enabled, also scrapes the pins inside each board.
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	No	Proxy settings. Residential proxy group is recommended for large crawls.

Example Input JSON

{
  "usernames": ["nasa", "natgeo"],
  "maxBoardsPerUser": 25,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includePins": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

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📤 Output Data Structure

The Actor produces clean, structured JSON output in the default Apify Dataset.

1. Board Output (type: "board")

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique Pinterest board ID
type	String	Always "board"
name	String	Title / name of the board
description	String	Full text description of the board
url	String	Canonical URL to the Pinterest board
imageCoverUrl	String	High-resolution board cover image URL
pinThumbnailUrls	Array	Preview thumbnail URLs of pins on the board
topics	Array	Associated Pinterest topic keywords
pinCount	Number	Total number of pins in the board
followerCount	Number	Total followers of the board
collaboratorCount	Number	Number of collaborators
sectionCount	Number	Number of sections inside the board
isPrivate	Boolean	Whether the board is secret/private
isCollaborative	Boolean	Whether multiple pinners can contribute
layout	String	Board layout style
categoryName	String	Category assigned to the board
ownerUsername	String	Pinterest handle of the board owner
ownerId	String	Unique user ID of the owner
ownerFullName	String	Display name of the owner
ownerProfileUrl	String	URL to the owner's Pinterest profile
ownerFollowerCount	Number	Total followers of the owner
ownerAvatarUrl	String	Owner profile picture URL
ownerIsVerified	Boolean	Account verification badge status
createdAt	String	Board creation timestamp
lastPinnedAt	String	Timestamp of last saved pin or board modification
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the data was scraped

Sample Board JSON

{
  "id": "142567213143159083",
  "type": "board",
  "name": "Learn With NASA",
  "description": "Activities, resources, and opportunities from NASA and its partners that are designed to engage K-12 students in the agency's missions.",
  "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/learn-with-nasa/",
  "imageCoverUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/474x/bc/4b/d4/bc4bd4150190ef8ac96e9ff6c4f3e806.jpg",
  "pinThumbnailUrls": [
    "https://i.pinimg.com/236x/aa/2c/db/aa2cdb83e5b375df7cff92e3c972b786.jpg",
    "https://i.pinimg.com/236x/7d/66/5b/7d665b4bd75af3376d06d665eddadd39.jpg"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "nasa space education",
    "nasa educational events",
    "learn about nasa missions"
  ],
  "pinCount": 1621,
  "followerCount": 526940,
  "collaboratorCount": 0,
  "sectionCount": 0,
  "isPrivate": false,
  "isCollaborative": false,
  "layout": null,
  "categoryName": null,
  "ownerUsername": "nasa",
  "ownerId": "142567281862381039",
  "ownerFullName": "NASA",
  "ownerProfileUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/",
  "ownerFollowerCount": 556364,
  "ownerAvatarUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/75x75_RS/37/a1/75/37a175e6d2431425576f0b8f81389394.jpg",
  "ownerIsVerified": true,
  "createdAt": "Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:34:54 +0000",
  "lastPinnedAt": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:46:19 +0000",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-25T12:02:37.863Z"
}

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2. Board Pin Output (type: "board_pin")

When includePins: true is enabled, individual pins inside each board are also scraped:

Field	Type	Description
id	String	Unique Pinterest pin ID
type	String	Always "board_pin"
title	String	Title of the pin
description	String	Pin description text
pinUrl	String	Direct URL to the pin page
destinationUrl	String	Outbound link URL
imageUrl	String	Direct high-resolution image URL
imageWidth	Number	Image width in pixels
imageHeight	Number	Image height in pixels
dominantColor	String	Dominant hex color code
isVideo	Boolean	Whether the pin is a video
isStoryPin	Boolean	Whether the pin is an idea/story pin
videoUrl	String	Video stream URL if applicable
saves	Number	Repin / save count
likeCount	Number	Number of likes
commentCount	Number	Number of comments
pinnerUsername	String	Handle of the pinner
pinnerFullName	String	Full name of the pinner
sourceDomain	String	Outbound domain source
altText	String	Accessibility image alt text
boardId	String	ID of the parent board
boardName	String	Name of the parent board
boardUrl	String	URL of the parent board
ownerUsername	String	Username of the board owner
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp

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⚡ Tips & Best Practices

1. Proxy Usage: Residential proxies (RESIDENTIAL) provide the highest reliability when scraping large numbers of profiles.
2. Speed: For fast board audits, keep includePins: false. Turn on includePins: true when you need detailed content analysis.
3. Flexible Inputs: You can pass usernames as plain strings ("nasa"), prefixed handles ("@nasa"), or direct profile URLs ("https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/").

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📄 License

ISC License.