Use Pinterest Pins, Profiles and Boards Collector with Filters with Python

Collect public Pinterest Pins, profiles, boards, search results and comments by keyword or URL, with filters for saves, creator followers, verification, ads and shoppable Pins.

1. Choose the data you need

Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.

2. Prepare a source-based input

This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.

{
  "boardUrls": [],
  "boards": [],
  "commerceOnly": false,
  "enrichDetails": false,
  "excludeAds": false,
  "imageOnly": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "keywords": [],
  "maxComments": 10,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "mode": "auto",
  "pinUrls": [],
  "pinterestUrls": [],
  "profiles": [],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "requireOutboundLink": false,
  "search": "cats",
  "searchTerms": [],
  "startUrls": [],
  "usernames": [],
  "verifiedOnly": false
}

Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`mode`	string	optional	Choose a collection type. Auto-detect accepts mixed public Pinterest links.
`keywords`	array	optional	One or more words or phrases for search modes.
`searchTerms`	array	optional	Compatibility alias for Search words.
`pinUrls`	array	optional	Public Pin links or numeric Pin IDs. This is also accepted as `pinterestUrls` for compatibility.
`pinterestUrls`	array	optional	Compatibility alias for Pin URLs or IDs.
`usernames`	array	optional	Usernames, @usernames, or public profile links.
`profiles`	array	optional	Compatibility alias for Pinterest usernames.
`boardUrls`	array	optional	Public board links or username/board-name paths.
`boards`	array	optional	Compatibility alias for Board URLs.
`search`	string	optional	Keyword to search on Pinterest. Results will be pins matching this query.
`startUrls`	array	optional	List of Pinterest URLs to scrape. Supports pin URLs, user profile URLs, board URLs, and search URLs.
`maxItems`	integer	optional	Maximum number of items to scrape. Set to 0 for unlimited.
`maxPages`	integer	optional	Maximum pagination pages per search, profile, or board. 0 means continue until Pinterest has no next page.
`minSaves`	integer	optional	0 means no minimum. For a positive value, keep only Pins where Pinterest supplies a numeric save count at or above it.
`minCreatorFollowers`	integer	optional	Keep Pins only when Pinterest supplies a creator follower count at or above this value.
`verifiedOnly`	boolean	optional	Keep only rows explicitly marked verified by Pinterest.
`requireOutboundLink`	boolean	optional	Keep only Pins with a public destination link supplied by Pinterest.
`imageOnly`	boolean	optional	Exclude Pins that Pinterest identifies as video.
`excludeAds`	boolean	optional	Exclude Pins Pinterest marks as promoted or sponsored.
`commerceOnly`	boolean	optional	Keep only Pins with source-backed product or shopping metadata.
`includeComments`	boolean	optional	When enabled, add one real comment/activity row for each collected Pin. Pinterest's public cookieless comment path is used automatically.
`maxComments`	integer	optional	Maximum public comment/activity rows to add per Pin when comments are enabled.
`cookies`	array	optional	Optional Cookie Editor JSON export. The actor works without cookies; never share this secret publicly.
`cookiesJson`	string	optional	Compatibility alias for pasting a Cookie Editor JSON export.
`endPage`	integer	optional	Maximum number of pages to paginate through. Set to 0 for unlimited.
`enrichDetails`	boolean	optional	When enabled, collection Pins are checked on their public detail pages for creator names, follower counts, links, engagement, and media fields. Slower but more complete.
`proxy`	object	optional	Proxy settings for the scraper. Uses Apify Proxy by default.
`proxyConfiguration`	object	optional	Compatibility alias for proxy. Direct public Pin/profile pages also work without a proxy.

3. Start an Actor run

Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.

Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.

import json
import os
import urllib.request

# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
    actor_input = json.load(stream)

token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/HhVE3zC5rfGcXFgpl/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
    data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
    run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.

4. Inspect the actual results

Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.

Pinterest Pin, profile, board and comment records with engagement counts, creator and board metadata.

Questions before you run

Which inputs are required?

No top-level fields are marked required in the published schema. Conditional requirements can still apply; check the README.

What does this guide verify?

The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.

What if the run request times out?

Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.

Open on Apify Full Actor reference

Generated from source build dGqaTPhOkWadL9UYJ and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.