Pinterest Phone Number Scraper

This Apify actor extracts phone numbers from Pinterest profiles, pins, and business pages. It's designed for lead generation and market research, outputting verified numbers in E.164 format.

Overview

The actor searches Pinterest based on your input keyword, scrapes relevant profiles and content, and extracts phone numbers. It formats them to an international standard, removes duplicates, and returns a clean dataset. It integrates directly into Apify workflows.

Key Features

• Accurate Phone Extraction: Identifies and formats phone numbers into E.164 format (e.g., +14155551234).
• Country-Specific Parsing: Maps country names to dial codes and ISO codes for precise number detection and validation.
• Deduplication: Filters out duplicate phone numbers to ensure a clean output dataset.
• Apify Integration: Runs as a native Apify actor, making it easy to schedule, chain with other actors, or call via API.
• Scalable: Handles both small and large scraping jobs.

Input/Output

Input Parameters

Configure the actor with a JSON input containing these parameters:

{
  "keyword": "home decor",
  "platform": "Pinterest",
  "country": "United States (+1)"
}

• keyword (string): The search term to find relevant Pinterest profiles or content (e.g., "fashion blogger", "local bakery").
• platform (string): The target platform. Currently supports "Pinterest".
• country (string): The target country for phone number parsing, formatted as "Country Name (+DialCode)" (e.g., "United Kingdom (+44)").

Output Format

The actor returns a JSON array of objects. Each object contains:

[
  {
    "title": "Modern Home Designs",
    "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/modernhomedesigns",
    "description": "Creative home decor ideas and inspirations.",
    "phone_number": "+14151234******"
  }
]

• title: Name of the Pinterest user, business, or pin.
• url: URL to the Pinterest profile or pin.
• description: A short bio or text snippet from the source.
• phone_number: The extracted phone number in E.164 format.

How to Use

1. Configure Input: Set the keyword, platform, and country parameters in the Apify console or via an API call.
2. Run the Actor: Start the actor. It will automatically search Pinterest, scrape the data, extract and format phone numbers, and deduplicate the results.
3. Retrieve Data: Once the run finishes, download the dataset from the actor's output section in JSON format.

Common Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Collect phone numbers of businesses, entrepreneurs, or influencers on Pinterest.
• Influencer Outreach: Find contact details for content creators and potential brand ambassadors.
• Market Research: Gather contact data to analyze competitors or industry trends.
• E-commerce: Connect with potential suppliers or sellers featured on Pinterest.