Pinterest Media Downloader: MCP config, n8n workflow and API

{
  "mode": "pinDetail",
  "pinUrls": [
    "112027111109155913"
  ],
  "mediaType": "all",
  "imageSize": "736x",
  "videoQuality": "best",
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "requireOutboundLink": false,
  "excludeAds": false,
  "commerceOnly": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxComments": 10
}

---
name: pinterest-media-downloader-2
description: "A dataset row per downloaded Pinterest image, GIF or video file with Pin, creator, board and engagement metadata, plus optional public comment rows. Runs the Apify Actor vexaloom-labs/pinterest-media-downloader-2. Use when the user needs Pinterest data with fields such as record_type, pin_id, pinterest_url, media_url, media_type, media_format and an Apify token is available."
compatibility: "Needs network access, curl, and an APIFY_TOKEN environment variable. Runs are billed to the token owner's Apify account."
metadata:
  actor: "vexaloom-labs/pinterest-media-downloader-2"
  store-url: "https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/pinterest-media-downloader-2"
---

# Pinterest Media Downloader

Use this skill to fetch Pinterest data with the Apify Actor `vexaloom-labs/pinterest-media-downloader-2` and work with the returned rows.

## Before running

1. Check that `APIFY_TOKEN` is set in the environment. Never print it or write it to a file.
2. Build `input.json` from the user's request using the fields below. Keep limits small for a first run.
3. Confirm the search terms or URLs with the user if the request is ambiguous.

## Input fields

| Field | Type | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mode` | one of `auto`, `pinDetail`, `searchPins`, `searchVideos`, required | Auto handles both Pin links and search phrases. Choose a specific mode to restrict the run to links or search. |
| `pinUrls` | array | Public Pin links (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123...) or numeric Pin IDs. Used by auto and pinDetail. |
| `searchTerms` | array | Pinterest search phrases. Used by auto, searchPins and searchVideos. |
| `mediaType` | one of `all`, `images`, `videos`, `gifs` | Download all media, only images (GIFs count as images), only videos, or only animated GIFs. |
| `imageSize` | one of `original`, `736x`, `564x`, `474x`, `236x` | Preferred image size. The actor falls back to the original or the nearest available size. Animated GIFs are always saved at their original size. |
| `videoQuality` | one of `best`, `720p`, `540p`, `360p`, `240p` | Preferred MP4 quality. The actor falls back to the nearest available quality and prefers H.264 MP4 files. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum files to download per Pin URL or search phrase. Set to 0 to follow the available results. |
| `maxPages` | integer | Maximum result pages per search phrase. Set to 0 to follow Pinterest's pagination until it ends. |
| `verifiedOnly` | boolean | Keep only media whose creator Pinterest marks as verified. |
| `requireOutboundLink` | boolean | Keep only Pins that publish a destination URL. |
| `excludeAds` | boolean | Exclude Pins that Pinterest marks as promoted. |
| `commerceOnly` | boolean | Keep only Pins with Pinterest product or shopping metadata. |
| `includeComments` | boolean | Also emit public comment and activity rows for every processed Pin. |
| `maxComments` | integer | Maximum public comment/activity rows per Pin when comments are enabled. |

Example `input.json` (the Actor's published prefill):

```json
{
  "mode": "pinDetail",
  "pinUrls": [
    "112027111109155913"
  ],
  "mediaType": "all",
  "imageSize": "736x",
  "videoQuality": "best",
  "maxItems": 1,
  "maxPages": 0,
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "requireOutboundLink": false,
  "excludeAds": false,
  "commerceOnly": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxComments": 10
}
```

## Run

```bash
curl -sS -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/vexaloom-labs~pinterest-media-downloader-2/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @input.json > results.json
```

The call waits for the run to finish and returns the dataset items as a JSON array. If the run needs more than 300 seconds the API answers with HTTP 408; then start the run with `POST /v2/acts/vexaloom-labs~pinterest-media-downloader-2/runs`, poll `GET /v2/actor-runs/{runId}` until `SUCCEEDED`, and read `GET /v2/datasets/{defaultDatasetId}/items`.

## Output

Each item is one record. Published fields include: `record_type`, `pin_id`, `pinterest_url`, `media_url`, `media_type`, `media_format`, `media_width`, `media_height`, `duration_ms`, `file_size_bytes`, `file_sha256`, `saved_as`, `download_url`, `source_url`, `scraped_at`, `pin`.

Summarise what was found, cite the record URLs when present, and say how many items came back. Do not invent values for empty fields.