GET /v1/pinterest/search
Pinterest Search API
Returns Pinterest pins matching a keyword, each with its text, original image, pinner and pin date; include=engagement adds save, reaction, comment and share counts.
10–260 credits, metered · cursor pagination · failed calls free · 10 free calls to start
curl "https://api.insightsocial.app/v1/pinterest/search?query=home+decor+ideas" \-H "x-api-key: $INSIGHTSOCIAL_API_KEY"
When to use it
Use it to discover pins on a topic; add include=engagement for each pin's saves, or call pin when you already have one pin URL.
Parameters
Query parameters for GET /v1/pinterest/search. Send your key in the x-api-key header.
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Keyword or phrase to search Pinterest pins for. |
| cursor | No | Cursor to get the next page. Take it from pagination.next_cursor on the previous response. |
| trim | No | Set to true for a trimmed down version of the response |
| include | No | Set to engagement (one token only) to fill post.engagement.saves, .likes (reactions), .comments and .shares on every row in this one call. |
| limit | No | Take the top N rows of the page (1 to 25) after the search has run. It is not a page size: next_cursor still advances past the full page, so rows beyond N on this page are not returned by the next page. |
Response fields
The same unified schema every platform returns, so code written for Pinterest works on the other eight. A field the platform did not provide is null and listed in unavailable.
| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | An identifier, always a string. Never parse it as a number: several platforms use ids above 2^53. |
| url | string | null | |
| kind | string | null | The format of the post. Format words only, never a platform name. short = short-form vertical video (a reel, a TikTok, a YouTube Short). |
| content.text | string | null | |
| content.media_urls | array | null | |
| content.thumbnail_url | string | null | |
| content.duration_seconds | number | null | |
| author.id | string | null | |
| author.username | string | null | |
| author.display_name | string | null | |
| author.avatar_url | string | null | |
| author.verified | boolean | null | |
| engagement.views | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.likes | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.comments | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.shares | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| engagement.saves | integer | null | A count. null when the platform does not expose it; 0 only when it is really zero. |
| flags.nsfw | boolean | null | |
| flags.spoiler | boolean | null | |
| flags.pinned | boolean | null | |
| flags.deleted | boolean | |
| flags.likes_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.comments_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.shares_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.views_hidden | boolean | null | |
| flags.saves_hidden | boolean | null | |
| published_at | string | null | ISO-8601 timestamp in UTC, ending in Z. |
| language | string | null | The content's language as the platform states it, e.g. en, pt-BR. Detected languages come later (§7.1). |
| ext | object | null | Platform-specific fields, snake_case. |
Every field, error and example is in the Pinterest Search API reference.
How much does the Pinterest Search API cost?
Metered: 10–260 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read.
Failed calls are free
A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits.
Know the price first
Add dry_run=1 and the response quotes the call without making it. Nothing is charged.
One balance
API calls and Chrome extension exports share the same credits, on the free plan too.
Pinterest Search API: frequently asked questions
Send GET /v1/pinterest/search with the query parameter and your key in the x-api-key header. Returns Pinterest pins matching a keyword, each with its text, original image, pinner and pin date; include=engagement adds save, reaction, comment and share counts.
Metered: 10–260 credits a call. The ceiling is reserved when the call starts and you are charged what it actually read. A call that errors or finds nothing costs 0 credits, and an answer from the shared cache costs 2. Pro's 10,000 monthly credits cover about 1,000 calls at 10 credits each. Add dry_run=1 to see the price of a call without making it.
No. There is no Pinterest app, OAuth flow or app review. One InsightSocial API key works for this endpoint and every other platform, and your first 10 calls priced at 100 credits or less are free.
This endpoint pages. Each response carries pagination.next_cursor and pagination.has_more. Send next_cursor back unchanged as the cursor parameter and stop when has_more is false. Every page is a separate call and is charged as one.
You get an error or an empty result, and it costs 0 credits. The API reads public Pinterest data only, so private accounts and deleted content come back as not found rather than as partial data.
Yes. Add the hosted MCP server at https://api.insightsocial.app/mcp to your AI app and sign in. The assistant finds this endpoint by name, shows its price and calls it with your credits.