# Pinterest Data Extractor - Pins, Boards, Profiles & Search PPR (`zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr`) Actor

Scrape Pinterest pins, boards, profiles and search results - no login. Get images in every resolution, description, link, board, creator and engagement, with an optional detail mode for saves, comments and shopping price. Export to CSV, JSON or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr.md
- **Developed by:** [Zaver](https://apify.com/zaver.api) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.80 / 1,000 pin extracteds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Pinterest Scraper 📌

**Pinterest Scraper** extracts **pins, boards, profiles and search results** from Pinterest — **no login, no API key**. Give it search keywords or Pinterest URLs and get every pin with **images in all resolutions, description, source link, board, creator and engagement**, plus an optional detail mode for **saves, comments and shopping prices**. Export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**, or pull it via the **API**.

Built for **content research, trend and SEO analysis, e-commerce/product discovery and marketing**.

- ✅ **No login, no API key** — public Pinterest data, read anonymously
- ✅ **Pins, boards, profiles and search** in one tool
- ✅ **Images in every resolution** (orig / 736 / 474 / 236 / 170) + dominant color
- ✅ **Source link & domain** for each pin — see where it links out
- ✅ **Detail mode** — saves, comments, SEO title/description, shopping price
- ✅ **Pay per pin** — only for results you get
- ✅ **CSV, Excel, JSON, XML** export + full API, scheduler and integrations

***

### What data does it extract?

One row per pin:

| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `title` / `description` | Pin text | `Cozy living room` |
| `image_url` | Original-resolution image | `https://i.pinimg.com/orig/…jpg` |
| `image_urls` | All resolutions | `{orig, 736x, 474x, …}` |
| `dominant_color` | Hex color | `#aabbcc` |
| `link` / `domain` | External source | `https://shop.example.com` / `example.com` |
| `board_name` | Board it's saved to | `Home Ideas` |
| `creator_username` | Pinner | `homestyle` |
| `creator_followers` | Pinner follower count | `12000` |
| `pin_url` | Direct pin link | `https://www.pinterest.com/pin/…/` |

With **Include full pin details** on, each row also gains `saves`, `comments`, `shares`, `seo_title`, `seo_description`, and for products `price` + `currency`.

### What can it scrape?

- **Search keywords** — e.g. `home decor ideas`, up to your max-items limit per keyword
- **Pin URLs** — `/pin/<id>/` → one fully detailed pin
- **Board URLs** — `/user/board/` → all pins on the board
- **Profile URLs** — `/user/` → the creator's pins (or just their profile with *profile info only*)
- **Search URLs** — `/search/pins/?q=…`

### How to scrape Pinterest (step by step)

1. Add **search keywords**, **Pinterest URLs**, or both.
2. Set **max items per input**.
3. *(Optional)* Turn on **Include full pin details** for saves/comments/shopping data.
4. Click **Start**, then download from the **Storage → Dataset** tab as **CSV, Excel, JSON or XML** — or read via the API.

#### Example input

```json
{
  "searches": ["minimalist kitchen"],
  "startUrls": ["https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/"],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

#### Example output

```json
{
  "pin_id": "1125935",
  "title": "Cozy living room",
  "description": "Warm neutral tones and layered textures",
  "image_url": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/cd/ef.jpg",
  "dominant_color": "#c9b7a3",
  "link": "https://shop.example.com/sofa",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "board_name": "Home Ideas",
  "creator_username": "homestyle",
  "creator_followers": 12000,
  "saves": 340,
  "comments": 12,
  "pin_url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1125935/"
}
```

#### Run it via the Apify API

```bash
curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR~ACTOR/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searches": ["home decor ideas"], "maxItems": 100}'
```

Works with the **Apify SDK**, **scheduled runs**, **webhooks**, and integrations for **Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets and LangChain**.

### Pricing — pay only for results

You are billed **per pin delivered** to your dataset. Failed inputs and filtered rows cost **nothing**.

| Result type | Price |
|---|---|
| Pin | **$0.0018 per pin** ($1.80 / 1,000) |
| Pin with full details | **$0.004 per pin** ($4 / 1,000) |

The basic rate undercuts other Pinterest scrapers (which charge $0.002–0.004 per pin), and proxies are included.

### What can I use Pinterest data for?

- **Content & trend research** — see what's trending for a keyword, with images and engagement.
- **SEO & affiliate** — every pin's outbound `link` and `domain` reveal which sites win Pinterest traffic in a niche.
- **E-commerce/product discovery** — detail mode surfaces shopping pins with prices and merchants.
- **Creator & board analysis** — pull a profile's or board's pins to study a competitor's strategy.

### Frequently asked questions

#### Do I need a Pinterest account or API key?

No. The scraper reads public Pinterest data anonymously — no login, no API key, no developer app.

#### Can it scrape private boards?

No. Only public pins, boards and profiles are accessible.

#### Does it get saves and comments?

Turn on **Include full pin details**. Those counts (plus SEO and shopping data) come from an extra request per pin, so they're billed at the detailed rate.

#### How fast is it?

Roughly 1,500–3,000 pins per minute for feed scraping; detail mode is slower because of the extra per-pin request.

#### Which image resolutions do I get?

The original plus 736, 474, 236 and 170 px variants, in `image_urls`, with the original in `image_url`.

#### Is this legal?

The scraper collects only **publicly available** data. You are responsible for using it in compliance with the laws that apply to you and Pinterest's terms.

### Support & roadmap

Open an issue on the Actor's **Issues** tab. On the roadmap: **board & user search scopes**, **related-pins discovery**, and **video download URLs**.

# Actor input Schema

## `searches` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search Pinterest for. One per line, e.g. <code>home decor ideas</code>. Each keyword is scraped up to the max-items limit.

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

Pinterest URLs to scrape - pins, boards, profiles or search pages. One per line, e.g. <code>https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/</code>, a <code>/pin/\<id>/</code> link, a board <code>/user/board/</code>, or a <code>/search/pins/?q=…</code> page.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum pins to return per search or per board/profile. You are billed per pin delivered. A pin URL returns a single pin.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch full detail for each pin - saves/repins, comments, SEO title/description and shopping price data. Makes one extra request per pin and is billed at the detailed rate (see pricing).

## `includeUserInfoOnly` (type: `boolean`):

For profile URLs, return just the creator's profile record (followers, pin/board counts, bio) instead of scraping their pins.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searches": [
    "home decor ideas"
  ],
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "includeDetails": false,
  "includeUserInfoOnly": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One dataset item per pin, with images, description, link, board, creator and engagement.

## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`):

The same records as a CSV download, ready for Excel or Sheets.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Counts for the run: requests, pins delivered, errors, and per-source breakdown.

# 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 = {
    "searches": [
        "home decor ideas"
    ],
    "startUrls": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr").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 = {
    "searches": ["home decor ideas"],
    "startUrls": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searches": [
    "home decor ideas"
  ],
  "startUrls": []
}' |
apify call zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zaver.api/pinterest-scraper-ppr"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/Snqcd2bFMvrmQ8gfl/builds/zqBFpGWhDL1BhieAh/openapi.json