# Pinterest Followers Scraper (`scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Pinterest follower data quickly with this Pinterest Followers Scraper 📌 Extract follower counts, profile details, usernames, and audience insights with ease 📊 Perfect for influencer research, competitor analysis, brand monitoring, and growth tracking 🔍🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeLabs](https://apify.com/scrapelabsapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$19.99/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors

## 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 Followers Scraper

Apify Actor that scrapes follower lists for Pinterest profiles. Supports bulk profile URLs or usernames, optional session cookie for auth, and proxy fallback (no proxy → datacenter → residential, sticky).

### Why use this actor?

- **Bulk input**: Scrape followers for many profiles in one run.
- **Proxy fallback**: Starts without proxy; if Pinterest blocks, automatically switches to datacenter then residential (with retries) and sticks to residential for the rest of the run.
- **Structured output**: Same shape as the reference output (by username, with `total_followers_scraped` and `followers` array per profile).

### Key features

- Input: list of Pinterest profile URLs or usernames + optional proxy and session cookie.
- Output: dataset rows per follower + default key-value store `OUTPUT` with `{ "username": { "total_followers_scraped", "followers": [...] }, ... }`.
- Logging: progress and proxy events logged to the Apify run log.
- Retries: exponential backoff on 5xx and network errors; no retry on 4xx (except 403/429 trigger proxy fallback).

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| **startUrls** | array | Yes | Pinterest profile URLs (e.g. `https://www.pinterest.com/username/`) or usernames. |
| **maxItems** | integer | No | Max followers per profile (default: 1000, max: 10000). |
| **pinterestSessionCookie** | string | No | Optional `_pinterest_sess` cookie for authenticated requests. |
| **proxyConfiguration** | object | No | Apify proxy. Default: no proxy; actor falls back to datacenter then residential if blocked. |

### Output

- **Dataset**: One row per follower with `sourceUsername`, `username`, `fullName`, `profile_url`, `entityId`, `isPrivateProfile`, `imageMediumUrl`, etc.
- **Key-value store (OUTPUT)**: One object keyed by profile username:
  - `total_followers_scraped`: number
  - `followers`: array of follower objects (username, fullName, imageMediumUrl, imageXlargeUrl, explicitlyFollowedByMe, entityId, isPrivateProfile, verifiedIdentity, id, __typename, profile_url).

### How to use (Apify Console)

1. Open [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) → **Actors**.
2. Find **pinterest-followers-scraper** and open it.
3. Set **startUrls** (profile URLs or usernames).
4. Optionally set **maxItems**, **pinterestSessionCookie**, and **proxyConfiguration**.
5. Click **Start**.
6. Watch the **Log** tab; results are in **Output** (dataset + default key-value store).

### Cautions

- Data is from publicly available profile pages only.
- You are responsible for compliance with Pinterest’s terms and applicable laws (privacy, data protection, etc.).

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Pinterest profile URLs (e.g. https://www.pinterest.com/username/) or plain usernames. Add one or more to scrape multiple profiles.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

How many followers to collect per profile (1–10000). Higher values take longer.
## `pinterestSessionCookie` (type: `string`):

Paste your _pinterest_sess cookie for logged-in scraping. Leave empty to run without login (may be limited).
## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Default is no proxy. If Pinterest blocks requests, the actor will automatically try datacenter then residential proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.pinterest.com/candyw8119/",
    "cobrakaieditss451"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.pinterest.com/candyw8119/",
        "cobrakaieditss451"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.pinterest.com/candyw8119/",
        "cobrakaieditss451",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-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": [
    "https://www.pinterest.com/candyw8119/",
    "cobrakaieditss451"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapelabsapi/pinterest-followers-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Pinterest Followers Scraper",
        "description": "Scrape Pinterest follower data quickly with this Pinterest Followers Scraper 📌 Extract follower counts, profile details, usernames, and audience insights with ease 📊 Perfect for influencer research, competitor analysis, brand monitoring, and growth tracking 🔍🚀",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "OIdvYrr6mltTbYir0"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapelabsapi~pinterest-followers-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapelabsapi-pinterest-followers-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapelabsapi~pinterest-followers-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapelabsapi-pinterest-followers-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapelabsapi~pinterest-followers-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapelabsapi-pinterest-followers-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "startUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "📌 Profile URLs or usernames",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Pinterest profile URLs (e.g. https://www.pinterest.com/username/) or plain usernames. Add one or more to scrape multiple profiles.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "📊 Max followers per profile",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How many followers to collect per profile (1–10000). Higher values take longer.",
                        "default": 100
                    },
                    "pinterestSessionCookie": {
                        "title": "🔐 PINTEREST_SESS_COOKIE (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Paste your _pinterest_sess cookie for logged-in scraping. Leave empty to run without login (may be limited)."
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "🌐 Proxy",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optional. Default is no proxy. If Pinterest blocks requests, the actor will automatically try datacenter then residential proxies."
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```