# Pinterest Scraper (`scrapeai/pinterest-scraper`) Actor Scrapes Pinterest pins, user profiles, boards/collections, search results, and ideas pages. Supports comments, pagination, and proxy rotation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeai/pinterest-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeAI](https://apify.com/scrapeai) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $20.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. 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 This Apify Actor scrapes [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com) to collect structured data for pins, user profiles, boards/collections, search results, and ideas pages. --- ### Features - **Pin detail** - Get all information per pin: images, videos, description, owner, board, like/repin/share counts, and more. - **Comments** - Harvest all comments for a pin (paginated, no hard limit). - **Ideas pages** - Fetch all pins from an ideas/topic feed URL. - **User profile and pins** - Scrape a user profile info and/or all their pins. - **Boards/Collections** - Get every pin from any board URL. - **Search** - Search any keyword and retrieve all matching pin results. - Bookmark-based **pagination** up to a configurable `endPage`. - Global `maxItems` cap to avoid over-scraping. - Apify Proxy integration for reliable access. --- ### Input Configuration ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/", "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/", "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/", "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/", "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" ], "search": "design", "includeUserInfoOnly": false, "includeComments": false, "maxItems": 10, "endPage": 1, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` #### Fields | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `startUrls` | array | No\* | Pinterest URLs to scrape (pin, ideas, user, board, or search). | | `search` | string | No\* | Keyword to search on Pinterest - generates a search URL automatically. | | `includeUserInfoOnly` | boolean | No | For user profile URLs: output only user metadata, skip pins. Default false. | | `includeComments` | boolean | No | Fetch all comments for each pin. Increases request count. Default false. | | `maxItems` | integer | No | Maximum total items to push. Default 100. | | `endPage` | integer | No | Last page of results to paginate through per URL. Default Infinite. | | `proxy` | object | Yes | Proxy configuration. Apify Proxy (useApifyProxy: true) is recommended. | At least one of `startUrls` or `search` must be provided. #### Supported URL types | URL pattern | Scraped as | |-------------|-----------| | `pinterest.com/pin/{id}/` | Pin detail | | `pinterest.com/ideas/{category}/{id}/` | Ideas feed | | `pinterest.com/{username}/` | User profile + pins | | `pinterest.com/{username}/{board}/` | Board / collection feed | | `pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=...` | Keyword search results | *** ### Output Structure #### Pin record ```json { "type": "pin", "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1096556209247124248", "id": "1096556209247124248", "title": "Altered Photographs", "description": "Whimsical Middle School Altered Photograph Art Project", "created_at": "Sat, 15 Oct 2022 14:56:20 +0000", "domain": "smallhandsbigart.com", "dominant_color": "#626862", "repin_count": 2538, "like_count": 162, "comment_count": 5, "share_count": 44, "images": { "236x": { "url": "https://i.pinimg.com/236x/..." } }, "link": null, "is_video": false, "video_url": null, "owner": { "id": "VXNlcjo...", "username": "podailsaves2", "full_name": "Podail Saves", "follower_count": 0, "image_medium_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/75x75_RS/..." }, "board": { "id": "Qm9hcmQ6...", "name": "Quick Saves", "url": "/podailsaves2/_quick_saves/", "privacy": "public" }, "comments": [] } ``` #### User record (when includeUserInfoOnly is true) ```json { "type": "user", "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/", "id": "...", "username": "dudadelsanto", "full_name": "...", "bio": "...", "website_url": "", "follower_count": 1200, "following_count": 340, "pin_count": 580, "board_count": 12, "image_medium_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/..." } ``` *** ### Proxy Usage Pinterest blocks unauthenticated requests without good proxy coverage. Use Apify Proxy: ```json { "useApifyProxy": true } ``` *** ### Tech Stack - **Apify SDK** and **Crawlee** for crawling and dataset management - **Puppeteer** for headless browsing and in-page fetch calls to Pinterest internal API - **Node.js** (ESM project) *** Happy scraping! # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of Pinterest URLs to scrape. Supported types: pin detail, ideas, user profile, board/collection, or search URLs. ## `search` (type: `string`): Keyword to search on Pinterest. Results are added to the scraping queue alongside any startUrls. ## `includeUserInfoOnly` (type: `boolean`): When scraping a user profile, output only the user metadata instead of all their pins. Fewer requests, faster results. ## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`): Fetch all comments for each pin. Increases request count proportionally to the number of comments. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of items to push to the dataset. Applies globally across all start URLs. ## `endPage` (type: `integer`): Last page number to paginate to for each URL. Default is Infinite. ## `proxy` (type: `object`): Proxy servers to use. Apify Proxy is recommended for reliable Pinterest access. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" } ], "includeUserInfoOnly": false, "includeComments": false, "maxItems": 100, "endPage": 99999, "proxy": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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": [ { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" } ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapeai/pinterest-scraper").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 = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" }, ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapeai/pinterest-scraper").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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" } ] }' | apify call scrapeai/pinterest-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeai/pinterest-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Pinterest Scraper", "description": "Scrapes Pinterest pins, user profiles, boards/collections, search results, and ideas pages. Supports comments, pagination, and proxy rotation.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "abZD1sriFuO4A4iiy" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapeai~pinterest-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapeai-pinterest-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapeai~pinterest-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapeai-pinterest-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapeai~pinterest-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapeai-pinterest-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "proxy" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of Pinterest URLs to scrape. Supported types: pin detail, ideas, user profile, board/collection, or search URLs.", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL", "description": "Pinterest URL to scrape" } } }, "default": [ { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1054827543951238554/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/beauty/935541271955/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/dudadelsanto/nail-inspo/" }, { "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Nail%20Art&rs=hub_page" } ] }, "search": { "title": "Search Keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Keyword to search on Pinterest. Results are added to the scraping queue alongside any startUrls." }, "includeUserInfoOnly": { "title": "Include User Info Only", "type": "boolean", "description": "When scraping a user profile, output only the user metadata instead of all their pins. Fewer requests, faster results.", "default": false }, "includeComments": { "title": "Include Comments", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch all comments for each pin. Increases request count proportionally to the number of comments.", "default": false }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of items to push to the dataset. Applies globally across all start URLs.", "default": 100 }, "endPage": { "title": "End Page", "type": "integer", "description": "Last page number to paginate to for each URL. Default is Infinite.", "default": 99999 }, "proxy": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy servers to use. Apify Proxy is recommended for reliable Pinterest access.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```