Pinterest and Sprout overview
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Sprout Social's Pinterest integration lets you publish Pins, measure performance, and manage your Pinterest presence alongside your other social networks — all from one platform.
Availability: Pinterest is available on all Sprout plans (Standard, Professional, and Advanced).
What can I do with Pinterest in Sprout?
Capability |
Available? |
Details |
|---|---|---|
Publish image Pins |
✅ |
Single-image Pins from Compose, including scheduling and ViralPost optimal timing |
Publish video Pins |
✅ |
See video requirements below! |
Publish Idea Pins |
❌ |
Not supported — Idea Pins require a different API endpoint |
Publish Carousel Pins |
❌ |
Not supported — only single-image or single-video Pins can be published |
Schedule Pins |
✅ |
Schedule for specific times, use the Queue, or let ViralPost pick optimal timing |
Pinterest Profiles Report |
✅ |
Dedicated report with profile-level and post-level metrics |
Cross-network reports |
✅ |
Pinterest data appears in Profile Performance, Post Performance, and Tag Performance reports |
Paid reporting |
❌ |
Not supported |
SproutLink |
✅ |
Add a Pinterest social icon to your SproutLink landing page |
Asset Library |
✅ |
Store and organize Pin images/videos for your team |
Tagging |
✅ |
Tag Pinterest posts for campaign-level reporting |
Approval workflows |
✅ |
Route Pins through your team's approval process before publishing |
Smart Inbox (DMs/comments) |
❌ |
Pinterest does not have a messaging or comment API available to third parties |
Social Listening |
❌ |
Pinterest is not available as a Listening data source |
Competitor reports |
❌ |
Pinterest competitor data is not available |
Getting started
To start using Pinterest in Sprout, you'll need:
A Pinterest Business Account (required for API access — personal accounts cannot be connected)
Manage Profiles permission in Sprout (or Account Owner role)
→ How do I connect my Pinterest profile to Sprout?
Publishing Pins
From Compose, you can create and schedule image or video Pins to any connected Pinterest board.
Image Pins:
- Max 1 image per Pin
- Max file size: 20 MB
- Supported types: JPG, PNG, GIF
- Recommended resolution: 735×1102 pixels
- Recommended aspect ratio: 2:3
Video Pins:
- Max 1 video per post
- Max file size: 2GB
- Length: 4 seconds to 5 minutes
- Supported formats: MP4, MP4v, and MOV
- Aspect ratio: Shorter than 1:2 (width:height), taller than 1.91:1. Recommended: square (1:1) or vertical (2:3, 4:5, or 9:16)
Reporting and analytics
Sprout offers several ways to measure your Pinterest performance:
Pinterest Profiles Report
A dedicated report showing profile-level and post-level metrics over time. Use it to:
Track follower growth, impressions, and engagement
Identify top-performing Pins
Compare performance across multiple Pinterest profiles
Cross-network reports
Pinterest data also appears in:
Profile Performance Report — Compare Pinterest alongside your other networks
Post Performance Report — See individual Pin performance across all networks
Tag Performance Report — Measure campaigns that include Pinterest content
Note: Profile metrics don't include backfill data and are updated daily. Post metrics include backfill for all posts and are updated daily.
→ Pinterest reporting overview
What's not supported
These Pinterest features are not currently available in Sprout:
Idea Pins — Cannot be published or reported on via Sprout
Carousel Pins (multi-image) — Only single-image Pins are supported
Pinterest Shopping / Product Pins — Not supported through Sprout's publishing tools
Pinterest DMs or comments — Pinterest does not provide API access for messaging
Social Listening for Pinterest — Pinterest is not a Listening source
Pinterest Ads management — You cannot create or manage ad campaigns from Sprout
If you need to publish Idea Pins or Carousels, create them directly in Pinterest's native tools.
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