Pinterest Public Profile Following Metrics Scraper

What does Pinterest Public Profile Following Metrics Scraper do?

Pinterest Public Profile Following Metrics Scraper reads the public profile page at Pinterest and returns one source-backed profile metrics record for the requested username. It includes the public following count when Pinterest exposes it, together with useful profile metadata and provenance.

This Actor does not collect followed-account identities, followed-account profile URLs, or a paginated following relationship list. A public profile can be visible while the relationship list requires sign-in, so the Actor reports that boundary instead of inventing rows or treating an unavailable list as zero following.

The Actor accepts no credentials, passwords, cookies, private profile data, login automation, CAPTCHA solving, stealth, or fingerprint evasion. Proxy settings change transport only; they do not bypass authentication or other access controls.

Why use Pinterest Public Profile Following Metrics Scraper?

Use it when you need a small, auditable snapshot of a public Pinterest profile for research, monitoring, or enrichment. Each successful run produces at most one normal row tied to the requested username and canonical profile URL. If Pinterest does not expose a stable public profile object, the Actor emits a bounded diagnostic and writes the reason to OUTPUT_SUMMARY.

For a true following relationship list, use an explicitly authorized Pinterest API/OAuth integration with the required account, app approval, access token, and user_accounts:read permission. This Actor intentionally does not implement that credentialed path.

What data can Pinterest Public Profile Following Metrics Scraper extract?

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Stable Pinterest profile ID from public profile state
username	string	Requested public username
fullName	string	Public profile name, when available
profileUrl	string	Canonical public profile URL
followerCount	number	Public follower count, when exposed
followingCount	number	Public following count, when exposed
pinCount / boardCount	number	Public profile totals, when exposed
isVerified / isVerifiedMerchant	boolean	Public verification flags, when exposed
about, website, domainUrl, country, locale	string	Public profile metadata
sourceUrl, scrapedAt	string	Provenance and ISO 8601 collection time

How to scrape Pinterest

1. Open the Actor in Apify Console.
2. Enter one Pinterest username without @, such as nasa.
3. Leave the default direct connection in place, or configure proxyConfiguration when your run needs it.
4. Start the run and inspect the singleton dataset row and OUTPUT_SUMMARY.

How much will it cost to scrape Pinterest?

The run visits one public profile page and normally writes one dataset item. Cost depends on Apify compute, browser time, retries, storage, and any proxy traffic or plan-specific dataset charges. There is no relationship-list pagination, large result array, or detail-enrichment fan-out in this Actor, so input size does not scale the run into hundreds of profile rows.

Input

See the input tab for the complete configuration. Supported fields are:

Field	Type	Default	Description
username	string	none	Required public Pinterest username; one leading @ is removed.
proxyConfiguration	object	direct	Optional Apify or custom proxy configuration. It changes transport only.
fixtureFile	string	none	Repository-relative JSON fixture for deterministic local validation; not needed for a normal Cloud run.

There is no maxItems, page-count, sorting, filtering, login, cookie, or relationship-list input. The Actor is intentionally a single-profile metrics scraper.

Minimal public run

{
  "username": "nasa"
}

Optional proxy run

{
  "username": "nasa",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Deterministic local fixture

{
  "username": "orbitstudio",
  "fixtureFile": "fixtures/sample.json"
}

Output

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

A normal run returns one pinterest_profile_metrics record. The requested metricFocus is following; the same row may also contain the public follower count and other profile fields.

{
  "recordType": "pinterest_profile_metrics",
  "entityType": "pinterest_profile",
  "id": "142567281862381039",
  "type": "profile",
  "metricFocus": "following",
  "username": "nasa",
  "fullName": "NASA",
  "profileUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/",
  "followerCount": 556450,
  "followingCount": 5,
  "isVerified": true,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z"
}

If no stable public profile object is available, the Actor emits a diagnostic instead of a fake normal row.

{
  "recordType": "run_diagnostic",
  "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/example/",
  "error": "Pinterest exposed no public profile metrics for this profile.",
  "errorCode": "NO_DATA",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z"
}

OUTPUT_SUMMARY records normalRecords, diagnosticRecords, profileCollected, metricFocus, accessStatus, proxyUsed, source, and the target username. A fixture is deterministic test data and does not qualify as live public access.

Tips and advanced options

Use the canonical username rather than a relationship URL. The Actor reads the public profile route only; it does not paginate, sort, filter, or expand a following list. PUBLIC_PROFILE means that Pinterest supplied a stable public profile object. AUTH_REQUIRED, BLOCKED, NOT_FOUND, and NO_DATA are explicit access outcomes, not empty-list success. Direct access is the recommended default when it works.

FAQ, support, and responsible use

Why did I receive a diagnostic? Pinterest may redirect the request, challenge the transport, hide the profile, or omit a stable public user object. Check the run log and OUTPUT_SUMMARY; do not interpret the diagnostic as zero following.

How do I request a feature or report a bug? Use the Actor's Issues tab or API tab and include the run ID, input shape, access status, and a short summary. Do not include credentials or cookies.

This Actor extracts only information Pinterest makes public and is not affiliated with Pinterest. Use results for a legitimate purpose, respect Pinterest terms, robots guidance, rate limits, privacy law, and other applicable law. Public profile data can still be personal data; obtain appropriate advice when required.