Pinterest Profile Scraper: Extract public data from any Pinterest account

Pinterest Profile Scraper collects publicly available data from Pinterest accounts without an API key or login. Point it at a username and it returns follower counts, following totals, pin and board numbers, bio, website, location, country, domain verification status, cover image, join date, and more. Works on a single profile or a list of hundreds.

Use cases

• Research Pinterest creators before approaching them for brand deals, including follower counts and recent activity
• Track competitor brand accounts to watch how their audience and pin numbers change over time
• Benchmark your own account metrics against top creators in your niche
• Build enriched contact lists by combining Pinterest profile data with usernames you already have
• Schedule weekly runs to monitor follower growth across a fixed list of accounts
• Pull Pinterest audience data into a wider social media audit alongside metrics from other platforms

What data does this actor extract?

Each scraped profile produces one dataset row with these fields:

Identity

Field	Type	Description
userId	string	Pinterest's internal user ID (stable across username changes)
username	string	Username (slug in the profile URL)
profileUrl	string	Full URL of the Pinterest profile
fullName	string	Display name on the profile
firstName	string	First name, if provided separately by Pinterest
about	string	Bio or description text

Engagement stats

Field	Type	Description
followerCount	integer	Number of accounts following this profile
followingCount	integer	Number of accounts this profile follows
monthlyViews	integer	Monthly views (Pinterest's reach metric)
pinCount	integer	Total pins saved (includes repins)
nativePinCount	integer	Original pins created by this account (excludes repins)
boardCount	integer	Number of boards
groupBoardCount	integer	Group/collaborative boards this account participates in

Website / domain

Field	Type	Description
websiteUrl	string	Website link from the profile
domainVerified	boolean	Whether the website domain has been verified by Pinterest
domainUrl	string	The verified domain URL, if active

Images

Field	Type	Description
profileImageUrl	string	Medium-size profile avatar URL
profileImageLargeUrl	string	Large profile avatar URL (higher resolution)
profileCoverImageUrl	string	Cover/banner image shown at the top of the profile
isDefaultImage	boolean	True if still using Pinterest's default avatar

Account metadata

Field	Type	Description
accountType	string	personal or business
isVerified	boolean	Verified identity badge
isVerifiedMerchant	boolean	Pinterest-verified merchant/shop status
showCreatorProfile	boolean	Creator profile features enabled
isIndexed	boolean	Whether the profile is publicly indexed in search
joinedAt	string	Account creation date (RFC 2822, e.g. Mon, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000)
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when this row was scraped
error	string	Error message if the profile failed (null on success)

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
username	string		Single Pinterest username or profile URL to scrape
usernames	array		List of usernames or profile URLs for bulk scraping
maxItems	integer	100	Max number of profiles to process per run
timeoutSecs	integer	300	Actor timeout in seconds
requestTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per-request HTTP timeout in seconds
proxyConfiguration	object	Datacenter (Anywhere)	Proxy type and location for requests. Supports Datacenter, Residential, Special, and custom proxies. Optional.

Example input

{
    "username": "nasa",
    "usernames": ["natgeo", "apple"],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Example output

{
    "userId": "340639538913975836",
    "username": "nasa",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.pinterest.com/nasa/",
    "fullName": "NASA",
    "firstName": "NASA",
    "about": "From Earth to the stars.",
    "followerCount": 1200000,
    "followingCount": 15,
    "monthlyViews": 5000000,
    "pinCount": 3400,
    "nativePinCount": 1100,
    "boardCount": 42,
    "groupBoardCount": 3,
    "websiteUrl": "https://www.nasa.gov",
    "domainVerified": true,
    "domainUrl": "nasa.gov",
    "profileImageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/75x75_RS/ab/cd/ef/abcdef123456.jpg",
    "profileImageLargeUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/280x280_RS/ab/cd/ef/abcdef123456.jpg",
    "profileCoverImageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/ab/cd/ef/abcdef123456.jpg",
    "isDefaultImage": false,
    "accountType": "personal",
    "isVerified": true,
    "isVerifiedMerchant": false,
    "showCreatorProfile": true,
    "isIndexed": true,
    "joinedAt": "Mon, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-11T10:30:00+00:00",
    "error": null
}

How it works

1. The actor accepts one or more Pinterest usernames or profile URLs.
2. For each username, it calls Pinterest's internal profile API to retrieve structured JSON data.
3. The parsed data is saved to an Apify dataset as one row per profile.
4. If a profile fails (private account, rate limit, network error), the actor logs the error and moves on to the next one.

FAQ

Can this actor scrape private Pinterest profiles? No. It only accesses publicly visible data. Private profiles are not reachable without authentication.

Does this actor scrape boards or individual pins? No, it focuses on profile-level data: follower counts, bio, totals, and account metadata. For pins or boards, check the Apify marketplace for a Pinterest pins or boards scraper.

How many profiles can I scrape in one run? The default cap is 100 profiles. You can raise it up to 1,000 with the maxItems input. For very large batches, split them across multiple runs or increase the actor timeout.

Will Pinterest block the actor? Pinterest does rate-limit requests. Switching to Residential proxies in the proxyConfiguration input reduces the chance of blocks when scraping large numbers of profiles.

Do I need a Pinterest account or API key? No. The actor works entirely with public data and requires no credentials.

Integrations

Connect Pinterest Profile Scraper with other apps and services using Apify integrations. You can integrate with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and many more. You can also use webhooks to trigger actions whenever results are ready.