📌 Pinterest Scraper: Profiles, Pins, Boards & Search (No Login)

Overview

Pinterest Scraper is a no-login tool that extracts public Pinterest data four ways (profiles, boards, keyword search, and related-pin discovery) and returns it as clean, structured records. Point it at a username, a board, a search term, or a seed pin, and get back structured JSON or CSV.

Every record includes follower and monthly-view counts, pin and board totals, plus individual pins with save counts, images, and destination links. No login, no cookies, no API key, no approved Pinterest app.

✅ No login required | ✅ No API key | ✅ Pay only for results | ✅ MCP-ready for AI agents

Features

Four extraction modes. Profiles, boards, keyword search and related-pin discovery in one actor. Full profile stats. Followers, monthly views, pin and board counts, bio, verification, website. Rich pin metadata. Save counts, comments, images, destination link, domain, dominant colour. Residential proxy by default. Keeps requests looking like normal traffic. Free failure handling. Blocked or not-found targets are never charged.

How it works

Pinterest's official API requires an approved app and business review, is scoped mostly to your own account, and does not expose broad public search or arbitrary profiles. This scraper reads the same public data any logged-out visitor sees: profiles, boards, search results, and related pins. No app registration, no credentials.

Choose your mode by filling one input field: usernames for profile mode, board URLs for board harvesting, search queries for keyword scraping, or seed pins for related-pin discovery. Residential proxies keep each request looking like normal traffic so you stay under Pinterest's per-IP limits.

🧾 Input configuration

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

📤 Output format

{
  "username": "nasa",
  "full_name": "NASA",
  "about": "Explore the universe and discover our home planet with the official NASA boards on Pinterest. Visit us at www.nasa.gov",
  "followers": 556380,
  "profile_pic_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/60x60_RS/37/a1/75/37a175e6d2431425576f0b8f81389394.jpg",
  "profile_url": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/",
  "source": "widgets-api",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-15T04:18:38.111Z",
  "recent_pins": [
    {
      "pin_id": "142567144448811028",
      "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/142567144448811028/",
      "title": null,
      "description": "Electricity powers the world, and electricians are the ones who get it where it needs to go. An electrician is an expert who is trained to make sure electrical systems and equipment are installed safely and working correctly...",
      "image_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5c/11/6f/5c116f945d408e63691ead0f3b16f26e.jpg",
      "save_count": 6,
      "comment_count": null,
      "is_video": false,
      "video_url": null,
      "board": "Learn With NASA",
      "board_url": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/learn-with-nasa/",
      "pinner": "NASA",
      "pinner_username": null,
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/career-spotlight-electrician-ages-14-18/",
      "domain": "nasa.gov",
      "dominant_color": "#756b4c",
      "timestamp": null
    }
  ]
}

This is a genuine record from a live run against the real nasa profile. Fields that come back empty for a given profile (e.g. following, monthly_views) are dropped rather than shown as zero or null, so not every field below appears on every record.

Profile records carry these fields:

Field	Description
👤 username	Pinterest handle
🏷️ full_name	Display name
📝 about	Bio text
👥 followers	Follower count
➡️ following	Following count
📈 monthly_views	Monthly viewer count
📌 pin_count	Total pins
📋 board_count	Total boards
✅ is_verified	Verified flag
🔗 website_url	Linked external site
🌐 profile_url	Canonical profile URL
🖼️ recent_pins[]	Optional pin array (if includePins on)

Pin records (board / search / related modes) carry: pin_id, url, title, description, image_url, save_count, comment_count, is_video, video_url, board, board_url, pinner, pinner_username, link, domain, dominant_color, timestamp.

💼 Common use cases

Creative and trend research Harvest boards and search results to see what is being saved in your niche. Track the visual language and colour palettes trending in your category.

Competitor tracking Snapshot rivals' follower and monthly-view growth over time. Compare pin volume and board strategies across a competitor set.

Influencer discovery Rank Pinterest creators by monthly views and save counts. Filter shortlists by category, verification, and audience size.

Visual discovery and moodboards Expand a seed pin into aesthetically similar pins. Build merchandising and mood references from public creative.

🚀 Getting started

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Choose your mode by filling one field: usernames (profiles), board URLs, search queries, or seed pins.
3. Set max pins per board, seed or query, and in profile mode toggle Include recent pins.
4. Click Save and Start. Blocked or not-found targets are never charged.
5. Download your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull it via the Apify API or MCP.

FAQ

Do I need a Pinterest login or API key? No. The scraper only reads public data a logged-out visitor can see. No account, no cookies, and no approved Pinterest app.

What are the four modes? Profile (stats for usernames), Board (every pin in a board URL), Search (pins matching a keyword), and Related (Pinterest's More like this feed for a seed pin). Fill the matching input field to pick a mode.

How am I charged? Pay per result. You are billed only for profiles and pins actually delivered. Blocked or not-found targets are never charged, and the first 10 results on every account are free for life.

Can I get a profile's pins too? Yes. In profile mode, toggle Include recent pins and set Max recent pins. Each profile record then carries a recent_pins[] array.

Is it legal to scrape Pinterest? The actor collects only publicly available data and never accesses private boards or accounts. Public data can include personal data under laws like the GDPR, so scrape only what you have a legitimate reason to use.

Can I use it inside an AI agent? Yes. It is exposed as an MCP tool. See below.

Use in Claude, ChatGPT & any MCP agent

https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=themineworks/pinterest-profile-scraper

Or call it programmatically with the Apify client:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('themineworks/pinterest-profile-scraper').call({
  usernames: ['nasa', 'natgeo'],
  includePins: true,
  maxPins: 50,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

🛠️ Complete your social intelligence pipeline

Pair Pinterest with the rest of the social suite:

• Instagram Profile Scraper: followers, bio, and stats for any public account.
• Threads Scraper: posts, profiles, hashtags and search on Meta Threads.
• Twitter / X Scraper: tweets by keyword or handle, no paid API key.

Typical flow: use Pinterest for visual and category trends, Instagram and Threads for creator activity, Twitter/X for real-time conversation.

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue on the actor's Apify Console page or reach out through the Apify profile.