Scrape Pinterest with AI

# Scrape Pinterest — SoloStack Skill File
> Drop this file into your SoloStack repo and Claude Code will use it as
> context to run this workflow automatically.
---
## Overview
Extract Pinterest pins, boards, user profiles, and trending content using Apify scrapers and Claude Code.
**Apify Actor:** `apify/pinterest-crawler`
**Pricing:** ~$0.30 per 1,000 pins
## Capabilities
1. **Pin Data Extraction** — Pull pin images, titles, descriptions, save counts, comment counts, and source URLs from any public pin.
2. **Board Scraping** — Extract all pins from a specific board with board metadata — title, description, follower count, and pin count.
3. **User Profile Data** — Get profile info including follower count, following count, board list, and monthly viewers.
4. **Keyword Search** — Search Pinterest by keyword and extract the top results with engagement data — like having programmatic access to Pinterest search.
5. **Image URL Extraction** — Get high-resolution image URLs for every pin — useful for visual trend analysis and design research.
6. **Source Link Tracking** — Extract the destination URL each pin links to — map which pins drive traffic to which websites.
## Pipeline
1. **Define search** — Specify keywords, board URLs, or user profiles to target
2. **Scrape pins** — Apify's Pinterest crawler extracts pin images, descriptions, save counts, and source URLs
3. **Analyze trends** — Categorize visual styles, identify top-performing formats, and extract destination URLs
4. **Load into CRM** — Push trend intelligence and competitor data into Neon database for content planning
## Use Cases
- **Visual content research:** Analyze which visual styles, color palettes, and formats get the most saves on Pinterest. Use findings to inform your own graphic design and carousel creation.
- **Competitor board monitoring:** Track competitor Pinterest boards to see what products they promote, which blog posts they pin, and how their visual strategy evolves over time.
- **Product trend discovery:** Search Pinterest for your product category to find trending items, popular price points, and emerging styles before they hit mainstream channels.
- **SEO keyword research:** Pinterest pin titles and descriptions reveal how real people describe products and ideas — mine this data for long-tail keyword opportunities.
## Warnings
- Pinterest image URLs from the CDN are generally stable but can change if the pinner re-uploads. Download images promptly for archival purposes.
- Pinterest search results are personalized — the same query returns different results for different users. Use Apify's scraper for consistent, non-personalized results.
- Save counts are approximate for very popular pins (Pinterest rounds to nearest thousand above 10K). Comment counts are always exact.
## Sample Output
```json
{
  "pinId": "892345671234567890",
  "title": "Minimalist Home Office Setup Ideas",
  "description": "Transform your workspace with these clean, productive home office designs. Perfect for remote workers and freelancers.",
  "imageUrl": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ab/cd/ef/abcdef1234567890.jpg",
  "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/blog/home-office-ideas",
  "sourceDomain": "example.com",
  "saves": 12450,
  "comments": 89,
  "boardName": "Home Office Inspiration",
  "boardUrl": "https://pinterest.com/user/home-office",
  "pinnerName": "DesignStudio",
  "pinnerFollowers": 45600,
  "createdAt": "2026-02-18T09:15:00Z"
}
```
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agent prompts, and ready-to-run scripts.