ActionPinterestUpdated September 2026

How do I create a Pinterest pin?

Short answer: You can create pinterest pin in Pinterest by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Pinterest Create Pinterest Pin action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Create Pinterest Pin in Pinterest — start free All 4 Pinterest actions

Create Pinterest Pin in Pinterest — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Board ID board_id	string	Required	The Board ID assigned by Pinterest. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label.
Title title	string	Optional	–
Description description	string	Optional	–
Destination Link link	string	Optional	–
Image URL image_url	string	Required	A fully qualified URL (https://...) for the image url.
Alt Text alt_text	string	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "board_id": "{{trigger.board_id}}",
  "title": "{{trigger.title}}",
  "description": "{{trigger.description}}",
  "link": "{{trigger.link}}",
  "image_url": "e.g. https://example.com/path"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "pin_abc",
  "url": "https://pinterest.com/pin/abc",
  "title": "Cool",
  "board_id": "abc"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Create Pinterest Pin.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Pinterest

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Pinterest

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Create Pinterest Pin.

What does the Create Pinterest Pin action do in Pinterest?

Publishes a pin to a board with image/video, title, description, destination URL. For "auto-pin new blog posts" content-distribution or e-commerce product pinning workflows.

What inputs does Create Pinterest Pin require?

Required: Board ID, Image URL. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Pinterest returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Pinterest returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Create Pinterest Pin support batch operations?

Run Create Pinterest Pin inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Pinterest's rate limits.

More actions

Other Pinterest actions.

Action

Get Pinterest Pin Analytics

Returns per-pin impression, save, click, and engagement metrics. For weekly pin-performance digests rolling up across multiple pins.

Action

List Pinterest Boards

Returns every board with name and pin count. Useful for resolving board IDs at workflow setup.

Action

List Pinterest Pins

Paginated pins on a board with engagement counts. For "best-performing pins" reporting workflows or inventory.

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