Pinterest Following Scraper 👥
by easyapi
Scrape Pinterest following lists for usernames, stats, and activity. Get structured data for influencer research, audience analysis, and marketing insights.
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About Pinterest Following Scraper 👥
Need to see who someone's following on Pinterest? This actor pulls the entire following list from any public Pinterest profile and gives you the structured data you'd otherwise have to collect manually. It grabs usernames, profile images, follower counts, board details, and recent activity—everything you need to map out a user's interests and connections on the platform. I've used it for a few client projects, and it saves hours. It's straightforward: you give it a starting profile URL, and it navigates through the following list, handling the scrolling and loading automatically. The output is clean JSON or CSV, ready to drop into a spreadsheet or your analysis pipeline. It's genuinely useful for a few specific things. If you're doing influencer research, you can analyze who a key person follows to find similar accounts or new trends. For marketing, understanding a target audience's follows reveals what content and brands they engage with. It's also handy for simple lead generation in niche communities. The data helps you move beyond guesswork to make decisions based on actual user behavior.
What does this actor do?
Pinterest Following Scraper 👥 is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
Pinterest Following Scraper
Overview
This Apify actor scrapes the list of users a given Pinterest account follows. For each followed user, it extracts detailed profile data, statistics, and images. The output is structured JSON suitable for analysis or integration.
Key Features
- Scrapes full "following" lists with automatic pagination handling.
- Extracts comprehensive profile data: username, full name, ID, verification status, privacy settings, and last activity.
- Collects profile statistics: pin count, board count, and follower count.
- Gathers image data, including profile pictures and recent pin thumbnails in various sizes.
- Built for performance with parallel processing, configurable rate limiting, and proxy rotation support.
- Outputs clean, structured JSON.
How to Use
- Provide one or more target Pinterest usernames in the input.
- Optionally, set a
maxItemslimit to control the scrape size. - For large or repeated runs, configuring proxy settings is recommended.
- Run the actor. The structured data will be available in the Apify dataset storage.
Input & Output
Input Schema (JSON):
{
"usernames": ["target_username"],
"maxItems": 100
}
Output Sample:
The actor returns an array of user objects. Each object contains the scraped data for one followed user.
[
{
"searchUsername": "candyw8119",
"username": "thaobui75",
"id": "922745548560406973",
"type": "user",
"is_verified_merchant": false,
"image_medium_url": "https://s.pinimg.com/images/user/default_75.png",
"pin_thumbnail_urls": [
"https://i.pinimg.com/75x75/e8/7e/09/e87e096f6058f305512565cd5e823d55.jpg"
],
"recent_pin_images": {
"192x": [
{
"url": "https://i.pinimg.com/192x/e8/7e/09/e87e096f6058f305512565cd5e823d55.jpg",
"width": 192,
"height": 515
}
]
},
"blocked_by_me": false,
"explicitly_followed_by_me": false
}
]
Results are saved to a dataset in your Apify Storage tab, available for download in JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML formats.
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
Try Pinterest Following Scraper 👥 now on Apify. Free tier available with no credit card required.
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- Developer
- easyapi
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 252
- Active Users
- 6
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