Pinterest MCP

io.github.sunkimkPublished by GitHub account sunkimkv1.2.0Updated Oct 29, 2026

Search Pinterest, see pins, find similar, read boards, download images and videos. No login.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Searches Pinterest without login, lets the assistant view pin thumbnails, explore related pins and boards, and download images or MP4 videos to disk.

What you can do
  • Search pins by keyword in any language, with pagination, optional thumbnails and a video-only filter
  • Read full details of a single pin from a link or numeric id, and find visually or topically similar pins
  • List the pins saved on a public board
  • Fetch small thumbnails of pin images so the model can actually see them, up to 16 at a time
  • Download pin images at full resolution and MP4 videos to a local folder and return the saved paths
When to use it
Useful for design and front-end work that starts from visual references: collecting moodboards, comparing layouts and palettes, or gathering motion references. It saves switching to a browser to search, save and paste images by hand.
Requirements
Runs locally over stdio via npx, requiring Node.js 20.18 or newer. No Pinterest login or API key. Optional environment variables set the download folder (MCP_PINTEREST_DOWNLOAD_DIR) and an HTTP proxy (MCP_PINTEREST_PROXY) for networks where pinterest.com is blocked; SOCKS proxies are not supported. Network access to pinterest.com is needed.
Before you install
It relies on Pinterest's web endpoints rather than the official API, so a site redesign may break it. Downloads write files to disk in the configured folder. Downloaded images are for reference only; respect creators' copyright and Pinterest's terms, and keep request rates reasonable. It is not affiliated with Pinterest.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Pinterest MCP in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

Pinterest MCP is an open-source MCP Server that gives Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and any other MCP client direct access to Pinterest — search pins, actually look at the images, follow "more like this", read boards, and download originals. It's built for designers and front-end developers who start every task by collecting references.

No Pinterest login. No API key. No headless browser.

❌ Without Pinterest MCP

  • You switch to the browser, search, scroll, save images by hand, and drag them back into the chat.
  • The AI only gets the images you remembered to paste, without their source, colours or context.

✅ With Pinterest MCP

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> Find 20 dark dashboard UIs on Pinterest, look at the first 8,  pick the 3 with the most restrained palette and download them.

The agent searches, looks at the thumbnails, explains its picks, saves full-resolution files to disk — and can go straight on to build the screen from them.

Features

  • ⚡ Fast — talks to the same JSON endpoints pinterest.com uses; ~2–3 s for 20 pins, no Chrome to launch.
  • 👀 The model can see — optional thumbnails are returned as images, so the agent judges style, layout and colour, not just titles.
  • 🧾 Rich metadata — title, description, full-size URL and dimensions (thumbnail-only pins flagged low_res), dominant colour, source site, board, creator, date. Ads are filtered out.
  • 🔁 Go deeper — related pins, whole boards, pagination with bookmarks.
  • 🛡️ Robust — keeps an anonymous session and retries Pinterest's occasional "fake end of feed".
  • 🪶 Token-friendly — hashtag walls collapsed, unusable fields dropped.
  • 🎬 Videos too — video pins come with an MP4 video_url; filter to videos only for motion references.
  • 📥 Downloads — image originals with automatic 736px fallback and MP4 videos, only from *.pinimg.com.

Quick start

Requires Node.js ≥ 20.18.

Claude Code
bash
claude mcp add pinterest --scope user -- npx -y @sunkimkk/pinterest-mcp
Codex — ~/.codex/config.toml
toml
[mcp_servers.pinterest]command = "npx"args = ["-y", "@sunkimkk/pinterest-mcp"]
Claude Desktop — one-click install

Download pinterest-mcp.mcpb from the latest release and double-click it. Claude Desktop shows an install dialog where you can pick a download folder and an optional proxy.

Cursor / Claude Desktop / Windsurf / others — JSON config
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "pinterest": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "@sunkimkk/pinterest-mcp"]    }  }}

Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json · Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json

From source
bash
git clone https://github.com/sunkimk/pinterest-mcp.gitcd pinterest-mcp && npm installclaude mcp add pinterest --scope user -- node "$PWD/src/server.js"

Tools

ToolWhat it does
pinterest_searchKeyword search in any language, with pagination and optional thumbnails
pinterest_get_pinFull details of one pin (pin URL, pin.it short link or numeric id)
pinterest_related_pins"More like this" for a pin
pinterest_board_pinsPins saved on a public board
pinterest_preview_imagesTurn image URLs into thumbnails the model can see
pinterest_downloadSave full-resolution images and MP4 videos to disk

search, related_pins and board_pins accept previews: N to attach thumbnails of the first N results, and media: "video" to return only video pins (each with an MP4 video_url) — handy for motion and interaction references.

Example prompts

Tip: English keywords return far more results. Add words like ui, app, dribbble, poster or moodboard to steer the style.

Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
MCP_PINTEREST_DOWNLOAD_DIR~/Downloads/pinterest-mcpDownload root
MCP_PINTEREST_PROXYsystem HTTPS_PROXYHTTP proxy, e.g. http://127.0.0.1:7890 (SOCKS not supported)
MCP_PINTEREST_LOCALEen-USRequest language
MCP_PINTEREST_TIMEOUT_MS20000Per-request timeout

Example with Claude Code:

bash
claude mcp add pinterest --scope user -e MCP_PINTEREST_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:7890 -- npx -y @sunkimkk/pinterest-mcp

FAQ

Why can't I get details for a search result? Logged-out search results carry anonymous ids that Pinterest won't resolve. Everything they have is already in the search result; get_pin and related_pins need a real pin link (pinterest.com/pin/<number>/).

Network errors? If pinterest.com is blocked where you are, set MCP_PINTEREST_PROXY.

Will it break? It uses Pinterest's web endpoints rather than the official API, so a Pinterest redesign may require an update. Watch the repo or check the changelog.

Development

bash
npm installnpm test        # spins up the server and calls every tool against live pinterest.com

See CHANGELOG.md for release history. Issues and PRs are welcome.

Disclaimer

Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pinterest. Use it for personal inspiration at a reasonable request rate, follow Pinterest's Terms of Service, and respect creators' copyright — downloaded images are for reference only.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to terryso/mcp-pinterest for first exploring Pinterest over MCP.

Star History

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License

MIT © sunkimk

Source: README.md at commit 1ec387b

Tools

6

pinterest_get_pin

Get Pinterest pin

Get full details for one pin from its link or numeric id: full description, image, source website, board, creator, saves, comments. Anonymous search ids (e1_…) cannot be looked up — their data is already in the search result.

Parameterspinrequiredpreview

pinterest_board_pins

Pins on a Pinterest board

List the pins saved on a public board, e.g. one found in a search result's board.url. Accepts a board URL (pinterest.com/<user>/<board>/) or "<user>/<board>".

Parametersboardrequiredlimitmediabookmarkpreviews

pinterest_preview_images

Look at Pinterest images

Fetch small thumbnails of pin images (image_url values from other tools) so you can see them. Up to 16 at a time.

Parameterssizeimage_urlsrequired

pinterest_download

Download Pinterest images and videos

Save pin images (image_url) and videos (video_url MP4s) to disk; images at full resolution, falling back to 736px when the original is unavailable. Default location: /home/sandbox/Downloads/pinterest-mcp/<folder>. Returns the saved file paths.

Parameterssizefolderdirectoryimage_urlsrequired

Version history

2
  1. v1.2.0LatestOct 21, 2026
  2. v1.1.0Oct 19, 2026

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