Pinterest Image Downloader: Extract Full-Resolution Photos from Any Pin or Board

Pinterest image downloader that pulls original-quality images from any pin or board URL and saves them with metadata. Give it a link and it returns the full-resolution image file alongside the pin title, description, board name, pinner username, and pixel dimensions. No manual clicking, no browser extensions, no login required.

Use cases

• Mood board building: collect dozens of Pinterest images into a dataset in minutes instead of saving them one at a time
• Visual research: archive inspiration images from specific boards for design briefs or trend reports
• Content pipelines: feed Pinterest images into image-processing workflows or storage buckets automatically
• Brand monitoring: download images pinned to competitor or industry boards for analysis
• Social media archiving: preserve Pinterest boards before they disappear or go private

What data does this actor extract?

Each image record contains:

{
    "pinUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1234567890/",
    "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/cd/ef/abcdef123456.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ab/cd/ef/abcdef123456.jpg",
    "imageWidth": 1920,
    "imageHeight": 1080,
    "imageFormat": "jpg",
    "pinTitle": "Modern minimalist living room",
    "pinDescription": "Clean lines and neutral tones for a calming interior.",
    "boardName": "Interior Design",
    "boardUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/designstudio/interior-design/",
    "pinnerUsername": "designstudio",
    "savedAt": "2024-06-15T10:23:45+00:00",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-12T08:00:00+00:00",
    "error": ""
}

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
url	string		A single Pinterest pin URL (.../pin/ID/) or board URL (.../username/boardname/)
urls	array of strings		Multiple Pinterest URLs to process in one run
maxImages	integer	100	Max images to download per board URL. No effect on single pins. Max 1000.
timeoutSecs	integer	300	Overall actor timeout in seconds. Max 3600.
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per-request timeout in seconds. Max 120.
proxyConfiguration	object	Datacenter (Anywhere)	Proxy type and location. Supports Datacenter, Residential, Special, and custom proxies. Optional.

Example input: single pin

{
    "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1234567890/",
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Example input: board with limit

{
    "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/designstudio/interior-design/",
    "maxImages": 200,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Example input: multiple URLs

{
    "urls": [
        "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1234567890/",
        "https://www.pinterest.com/username/my-board/",
        "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/9876543210/"
    ],
    "maxImages": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Output

Results are stored in an Apify dataset. The overview table shows pin URL, image URL, dimensions, format, title, board, and pinner. Each record also includes the full-resolution imageUrl you can pass directly to a download step or storage integration.

Field	Type	Description
pinUrl	string	URL of the Pinterest pin page
imageUrl	string	Direct URL to the full-resolution image (use this to download)
thumbnailUrl	string	Lower-resolution thumbnail from the Pinterest CDN
imageWidth	integer	Image width in pixels
imageHeight	integer	Image height in pixels
imageFormat	string	File format: jpg, png, gif, webp, or avif
pinTitle	string	Pin title
pinDescription	string	Pin caption or description
boardName	string	Name of the board the pin belongs to
boardUrl	string	URL of that board
pinnerUsername	string	Username of the person who saved the pin
savedAt	string	When the pin was saved on Pinterest (ISO 8601)
scrapedAt	string	When this actor ran (ISO 8601)
error	string	Error message if the URL failed; empty on success

How it works

1. The actor reads the input URL(s) and detects whether each is a single pin or a board
2. For pin URLs, it calls Pinterest's PinResource API to get full image data and metadata, with a fallback to open-graph meta tag parsing
3. For board URLs, it calls the BoardFeedResource API and paginates through the board until the maxImages limit is reached
4. Image URLs are automatically upgraded from lower-resolution CDN paths (like /736x/) to the original full-resolution path (/originals/)
5. All results are saved to the Apify dataset with structured metadata

Supported URL formats

• Single pin: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1234567890/
• Board: https://www.pinterest.com/username/boardname/
• Both pinterest.com and www.pinterest.com work

Profile URLs (pinterest.com/username/) are not supported. Use a specific board URL instead.

Integrations

Connect Pinterest Image Downloader with other apps using Apify integrations. You can pipe the output into Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Slack, or Airbyte. Use webhooks to trigger a download or storage step as soon as new images are collected.

FAQ

Does this actor require a Pinterest account or login? No. It works with public pin and board URLs without authentication.

Can I download images from private boards? No. Only publicly accessible boards are supported.

How many images can I download per run? Up to 1000 images per board URL per run. For single pins, one image per URL. You can process multiple URLs in one run.

Will Pinterest block the requests? Pinterest rate-limits aggressive scraping. Using Apify's Residential proxies reduces the chance of blocks. The default Datacenter proxies work for most runs at moderate volume.

Can I schedule this actor to run automatically? Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run it on a cron and collect new pins from a board over time.

Pinterest image downloader is the fastest way to collect full-resolution images from Pinterest at scale, without writing any code or clicking through individual pins manually.