Pinterest Scraper

Scrapes Pinterest boards, profiles, or search results with infinite scroll, image quality options, deduplication, resume support, and Telegram album sending.

Full-featured Pinterest image scraper with automatic scrolling and multiple output options.

When This Skill Activates

This skill triggers when user wants to download images from Pinterest.

Reasoning Framework

Step	Action	Why
1	EXTRACT	Parse Pinterest URL to determine board/user/search
2	LAUNCH	Start Playwright browser with stealth options
3	SCROLL	Incrementally load images (Pinterest uses infinite scroll)
4	COLLECT	Extract image URLs with quality selection
5	DEDUP	Hash-based duplicate detection
6	DOWNLOAD	Save images to output folder
7	NOTIFY	Optional: send to Telegram

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Setup

pip install playwright requests
playwright install chromium

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Decision Tree

What are you trying to do?

├── Download images from a board/user
│   └── Use: -u "URL" -s [scrolls]
│
├── Get highest quality possible
│   └── Use: -q originals
│
├── Get smaller/faster downloads
│   └── Use: -q 736x or 236x
│
├── Send images to phone
│   └── Use: --telegram --token X --chat Y
│
├── Resume interrupted scrape
│   └── Use: --resume
│
└── Debug issues
    └── Use: -v (verbose logging)

Quality Selection Decision

Quality	Use Case	File Size
originals	Best quality, archiving	Largest
736x	Good balance	Medium
474x	Thumbnail quality	Small
236x	Preview only	Smallest
all	Save every version	Largest total

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Usage

Command Line

python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" [options]

Option	Description	Default
-u, --url	Pinterest URL (required)	-
-s, --scrolls	Number of scrolls	50
-o, --output	Output folder	./pinterest_output
-q, --quality	Quality: originals/736x/474x/236x/all	originals
-v, --verbose	Enable verbose logging	false
--telegram	Send images to Telegram	false
--token	Telegram bot token	-
--chat	Telegram chat ID	-
--resume	Resume from previous scrape	false
--dedup	Skip duplicates	true
--no-dedup	Disable deduplication	-
--telegram-only	Only send existing files	false

Common Examples

# Basic scrape (50 scrolls, originals, current dir)
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL"

# Verbose mode (logs to console + scrape.log)
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -v

# More scrolls, custom output, medium quality
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -s 100 -o ./output -q 736x -v

# With Telegram delivery
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --telegram --token "TOKEN" --chat "CHAT_ID"

# Resume interrupted scrape
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --resume -v

# Show help
python scrape_pinterest.py --help

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Python API

This tool is CLI-based. Run it from your Python code:

import subprocess
import os

# Run the scraper
result = subprocess.run(
    ['python3', 'scrape_pinterest.py', '-u', 'URL', '-s', '50', '-q', 'originals'],
    cwd='./scripts',
    capture_output=True,
    text=True
)

print(result.returncode)  # 0 = success
print(result.stdout)

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Features

Feature	Description
Infinite Scroll	Automatic scrolling loads more images
Quality Options	originals/736x/474x/236x/all
Telegram	Send directly to Telegram
Deduplication	Hash-based duplicate detection
Resume	Continue from previous scrape
URL Types	Boards, user profiles, search results
Verbose Logging	-v flag, logs to console + scrape.log

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Verbose Logging

Use -v or --verbose for detailed logging:

python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -v

What gets logged:

• Scroll progress (every 10 scrolls)
• Images found per scroll
• Download progress (X/Y)
• Telegram send status
• Errors and warnings

Log files:

• Console: INFO level
• scrape.log: DEBUG level (detailed)

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Troubleshooting

Problem: No images downloaded

• Cause: Not enough scrolls, Pinterest didn't load
• Fix: Increase -s value (try 100-200)

Problem: "Browser not found"

• Cause: Playwright not installed
• Fix: playwright install chromium

Problem: SSL certificate errors (Mac)

• Cause: macOS SSL issues
• Fix: Use verify=False in requests calls

Problem: Duplicate images

• Cause: Deduplication disabled or failed
• Fix: Use --dedup flag (default: on)

Problem: Resume not working

• Cause: State file missing or URL changed
• Fix: Use same URL as original, check .scrape_state.json

Problem: Telegram not sending

• Cause: Invalid token/chat ID, rate limiting
• Fix: Verify bot token, check chat ID, Telegram limits 100 images/batch

Problem: Verbose logs not writing

• Cause: File permission issue
• Fix: Check write permissions in output directory

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Self-Check

• Pinterest URL is valid (board/user/search)
• Playwright installed: playwright install chromium
• Quality selected appropriately for use case
• Output directory exists or is writable
• For Telegram: token and chat ID correct
• For resume: using same URL as original scrape

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Notes

• Pinterest loads dynamically - scrolling required for more images
• Use verify=False for requests (Mac SSL issues)
• State saved to .scrape_state.json for resume
• Telegram limited to 100 images per batch
• Verbose mode writes detailed logs to scrape.log

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Quick Reference

Task	Command
Basic scrape	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL"
Verbose debug	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -v
High quality	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -q originals
Fast/small	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -q 236x
Send to Telegram	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --telegram --token X --chat Y
Resume	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --resume
Custom output	python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -o ./myfolder

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