Pinterest Scraper: Export Pins & Profiles to Excel
InsightSocial's Pinterest scraper is a free Chrome extension that turns a Pinterest search into a spreadsheet: the pins, with their outbound links and boards, or the accounts behind them, with websites, published emails and follower counts. It exports to Excel, CSV, JSON or Google Sheets. Boards, profiles and single pins are not supported yet. Exporting is free for 500 rows a month.
What You Can Do With Pinterest Data
A search engine people use to plan purchases: read it as data
Keyword Research
Read every title and description ranking for a query in one table, and see which destination domains Pinterest keeps rewarding.
Merchant Discovery
Find the shops competing on a shopping query, separated from hobby accounts by the verified merchant flag.
Partner Shortlists
Turn a niche search into a list of active accounts, each already carrying the website it links out to.
Trend Tracking
Re-run the same query over time and diff the results to catch a theme while it is still building.
Choose Your Pinterest Scraper
Same search, two ways to read it: the content, or the accounts behind it
Pinterest Profile Scraper
Search Pinterest for a topic and export the accounts behind it, with their website, followers, monthly views and the email and phone a business publishes.
Data you can extract:
- Username
- Full Name
- About
- Emails
- + 12 more fields
Pinterest Pin Scraper
Export the pins a Pinterest search returns: title, description, the link each one points to, its board, its pinner and its reactions.
Data you can extract:
- Pin ID
- Title
- Description
- Link
- + 10 more fields
How Pinterest Scraping Works
Install Extension
Add InsightSocial from Chrome Web Store
Search Pinterest
Type the topic you want to study
Pick Pins or Profiles
Set a target count and start
Export Data
Download as CSV, Excel, or JSON
Where the Pinterest Scraper Works
Everything starts from a search. Run one on Pinterest and the extension picks it up automatically
Any Pinterest Search
Type a topic into Pinterest and the results become your dataset. Search is the starting point for both scrapers: no handles or URLs to gather beforehand.
Pins From That Search
Title, description, the destination the pin points to, its domain, the board it sits on, reaction count, and the pinner behind it, one row each.
Accounts From That Search
The same query, read as accounts instead of pictures: username, bio, website link, published email and phone, merchant status, and follower, pin and board counts.
Boards, Single Pins & Profile Pages
Not collectable yet. The extension recognises these pages and tells you so rather than failing quietly. Board names still arrive attached to the pins themselves.
Want the businesses behind a niche rather than the imagery? The Pinterest Profile Scraper exports each account with its website link
InsightSocial vs the Pinterest API
Two ways to get Pinterest data, side by side
| Feature | InsightSocial Extension | Pinterest API |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 500 exported rows a month. Pro $9.99 | Free to call; needs a developer app |
| API key or approval | None needed | A registered Pinterest developer app |
| Coding required | None: point and click | Yes |
| Export formats | Excel (.xlsx), CSV, JSON, Google Sheets | JSON |
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Pinterest Scraper FAQ
Is the Pinterest scraper free?
Yes. Scraping is free and unlimited. Exporting is free for 500 rows a month; Pro exports 10,000 rows a month for $9.99 ($7.99 a month billed yearly). A row you already exported is free to export again.
Do I need a Pinterest API key or developer app?
No. The extension reads the search results your signed-in browser is already showing, so there is no developer app to register and nothing to wait for.
What Pinterest data can I extract?
Two scrapers, one extension, both starting from a search. The Pin Scraper exports pins with title, description, outbound link, destination domain, board name and URL, reaction count, created date, pin URL, image URL, and the pinner's handle, name and follower count. The Profile Scraper exports the accounts behind a search with username, full name, bio, website link, verified-domain flag, verified merchant status, follower, following, pin and board counts, last pin save time, profile URL and avatar.
Can I scrape a Pinterest board or a single pin?
Not yet. Search is the only supported starting point today. Open a board, a pin page, or a profile and the extension will tell you it is not supported rather than silently collecting nothing. The board a pin belongs to is still exported alongside the pin, so board names appear in your results either way.
Why are pins and profiles separate runs?
Because Pinterest serves them from different parts of its own search, so one run collects one shape of data. Run Pins for the content, then run Profiles on the same query when you want full account detail. Each pin already carries its pinner's handle and follower count, which is often enough on its own.
Does it find email addresses for Pinterest accounts?
Yes, the ones an account publishes. The Profile Scraper fills Emails and Phones columns from a business account’s contact details and from any email or phone written in its bio, next to the website it links to. It does not visit those websites or guess addresses.
What export formats are supported?
Excel (.xlsx), CSV and JSON, or a direct send to Google Sheets. Results also sync to your InsightSocial dashboard, so you can filter them and re-export them later.
Will this get my Pinterest account banned?
It is unlikely at normal volumes, but no tool can promise it. The extension never pins, follows, comments or messages for you, and reads at a reading pace. Keep runs to a sensible size.
Can I export Pinterest ads?
No. It exports the pins and accounts a Pinterest search shows, not ads or ad reports.
Is scraping Pinterest legal?
Collecting publicly visible information for research and analysis is generally permitted in most jurisdictions, but you are responsible for complying with Pinterest's Terms of Service and the laws that apply to you, especially around personal data. InsightSocial only captures what is publicly shown on the pages you visit, never private boards or hidden content.
Prefer an API?
6 Pinterest endpoints over HTTP with one API key, paid from the same credits as your exports.
Need to scrape other platforms?
The same extension covers five more platforms, plus review sites.