# Pinterest Video Downloader (`codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader`) Actor

Download and extract rich video metadata from Pinterest Video, supporting resolutions up to 4K. Scrapes titles, duration, channel information, view counts, likes, user comments, and subtitles. Built with complete proxy rotation and anti-bot bypass support.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [Coding Frontned](https://apify.com/codingfrontend) (community)
- **Categories:** Videos, Social media, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 0 monthly users, 66.7% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Pinterest Video Downloader

Downloads MP4/WebM files that Pinterest explicitly exposes in public Schema.org `VideoObject` markup on pin pages. It uses ordinary HTTP, never signs in, never rewrites Pinterest responses, never reads cookies, and never calls private resource APIs.

### Input

- `mode`: `pinUrls` (default) or `search`.
- `pinUrls`: up to 20 public Pinterest pin URLs; direct mode downloads at most the first `maxItems` URLs.
- `query`: 2–200 characters in search mode.
- `maxItems`: 1–10 verified downloads; default 1.
- `proxyConfiguration`: optional proxy for public Pinterest HTML page requests; media CDN downloads remain direct and independently validated.

```json
{ "mode": "pinUrls", "pinUrls": ["https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1970393584180428/"], "maxItems": 1 }
```

### Output and safeguards

Only successfully downloaded files produce dataset rows. Each row contains canonical pin identity, public source/media URLs, public video metadata, verified content type and byte count, key-value-store key, provenance, and timestamp. Media must remain on an HTTPS `pinimg.com` CDN host, be MP4/WebM, be non-empty, stay within 50 MiB, finish within 30 seconds, and follow at most two revalidated redirects. Work is sequential and never retried.

Search mode reads only public anchor links and visits at most three candidates per requested result (30 total). Pinterest currently may withhold attributable anonymous search links; that case fails with a `DIAGNOSTICS` key and no dataset rows. Login, CAPTCHA, verification, private APIs, HLS reconstruction, destination visits, and access-control circumvention are never attempted. Users are responsible for ensuring they have permission to download and use each video.

### Local validation

```bash
npm ci
npm test
apify run --purge --input-file .actor/input.json
```

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Use explicit public pin URLs or attempt anonymous public search discovery.

## `pinUrls` (type: `array`):

Up to 20 public Pinterest pin URLs.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Used only in search mode. Pinterest may withhold anonymous search pin links.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum successfully verified files and dataset rows.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy for public Pinterest HTML page requests. CDN media remains directly validated.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "pinUrls",
  "maxItems": 1
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStore` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,codingfrontend/pinterest-video-downloader"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/ni5D34KvtWE4SSMlu/builds/h0bqc4ILpmccAaDHR/openapi.json