Munshi and Pinterest
Munshi Social, the AI content marketing engine for small teams, writes and publishes posts toPinterest from the same weekly plan as every other channel. Pin descriptions are written for search, and each Pin is published to the board you choose.
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A Pin with its image and a description written for how people use Pinterest: as a search engine. The keyword goes in the first line, with a reason to save the Pin.
How the connection works
You sign in to the network in its own window and give Munshi permission to post for you. Munshi never sees your password. You can revoke the connection from the network's own settings at any time.
What comes back
Munshi reads reach, engagement and follower growth for every post it publishes. The numbers are captured daily onto the Results page, next to your other channels.
Pinterest's rules, checked first
- Every Pin needs an image or a video
- Every Pin needs a board, which you choose once per post in the composer
- Descriptions are kept under 500 characters
What to know
- One Pinterest account per workspace
- Comments are not read into Munshi for Pinterest
Munshi schedules Pins to Pinterest. A Pin carries one picture or one video, a description of up to 500 characters and a title of up to 100. Impressions, saves, pin clicks and outbound clicks come back daily.
You connect through Pinterest's own sign-in window. After that, the Pinterest card in Munshi keeps your boards, their pins and your best Pins of the last 30 days in one place.
Pinterest puts every Pin on a board, so Munshi holds a Pinterest post until its board is set. It never guesses one. The board list comes from your own account, sections and all, and you can make a new board without leaving the post.
What you can post to Pinterest
| Format | What goes out |
|---|---|
| Image Pin | One JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF picture with a description of up to 500 characters. A 2:3 portrait picture works best on Pinterest. |
| Video Pin | One MP4, MOV or WebM video of up to 200 MB. It needs a cover image under Thumbnail in the Pinterest tab, or it is refused. |
| Board | Required. Board lists every board on the account with its name and how many pins it holds. At the end of the list, + Create a new board… makes one from here. |
| Section | Optional. Once a board is chosen, Section (optional) lists that board's sections. You can add one with + Create a new section…. |
| Title, link and alt text | Title takes up to 100 characters, Destination link up to 2,000, and Alt text up to 500. All three are optional. |
| Text on its own | Not possible. Pinterest is not offered on a Text post. A Pin with nothing attached is held with Pinterest needs a photo or video. |
How to connect Pinterest
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Open the Pinterest tile in Integrations
Click Settings at the bottom of the sidebar, then Integrations. Click the Pinterest tile under Schedule social posts. The card says Pinterest's own sign-in opens in a separate window. It also lists what a Pin needs. That is an image or a video, a board, a title of up to 100 characters and a description of up to 500.
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Sign in and approve access
Click Connect Pinterest and Pinterest's sign-in opens in a separate window. Sign in if it asks, and approve access for Munshi. The window closes itself and Munshi shows Account connected. Munshi connects through its own Pinterest app, the same way for every workspace.
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Check your boards
Your boards lists every board on the account. Each shows its description, how many pins it holds, whether it is Public or Secret, and its followers. The composer offers these same boards, leaving out any marked ads only. Click a board to see its pins. Save to… under a pin also saves it to another of your boards.
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Read your best Pins
Your best pins (last 30 days) lists the Pins with the most impressions. Each shows its saves, pin clicks and outbound clicks, and View opens it on Pinterest. Close the card and the Pinterest tile shows your handle with a green dot. The count beside Schedule social posts goes up by one.
How do I choose a Pinterest board?
Choose it in the Pinterest tab, under Board. First start an Image post for a picture Pin, or a Video post for a video one, and pick Pinterest. Write the description in the shared caption box, counted against 500 characters. The Pinterest tab says Pinterest needs a board ID. until a board is set. Each board in the list shows its name and how many pins it holds.
No board for this Pin yet? At the end of the list, + Create a new board… takes a name. The new board is then chosen for you. A draft sent from Social without a board is refused for the same reason and marked Failed. So set the board in the composer.
Title, link, alt text and section
Under the board sit the fields that help people find a Pin. Title takes up to 100 characters. Destination link takes the address a click should open, up to 2,000 characters. Alt text takes up to 500. Each is optional, and each is written for this Pin, not shared with the other networks.
Section (optional) appears once a board is chosen and lists that board's sections, so you can file a Pin where it belongs. Leave it on No section, or add one with + Create a new section… at the end of the list.
Boards Munshi cannot use
An ads-only board cannot take an ordinary Pin, so Munshi leaves it out of the list. If every board on the account is ads-only, create a new board. The field says so: “All your boards are ads-only, which can't take an organic pin.”
A post pointing at a board that was deleted on Pinterest shows the board's ID marked (not in your current list). Choose another. If Munshi cannot reach Pinterest to list the boards at all, the field says so and offers Retry.
One picture, or one video with a cover
A Pin carries one photo or one video. So a post with two pictures is held with “A Pinterest post carries one media item. Remove 1.” Remove the extras, or click Replace for Pinterest in the Pinterest tab. That gives Pinterest its own picture while the other networks keep theirs.
A video Pin can be up to 200 MB, and it needs a cover image under Thumbnail. The field reads optional because an image Pin does not use it. But a video Pin without one is refused with “Pinterest needs a cover image for a video pin.”
Can Munshi schedule Pins?
Yes. Pick Schedule under When, set the date and time in your workspace's clock, and click Schedule post. Munshi confirms the time and takes you to Social. The Pin waits on the Scheduled tab with its day and time. Edit reopens it, and Unschedule moves it back to Drafts.
Post now sends the Pin straight away instead. Either way, it goes out with the board, section and fields you set.
What comes back, and what does not
Impressions, saves, pin clicks and outbound clicks land on the Results page daily, beside your other channels. Each Pin shows its engagement rate and how it compares with your usual. The Pinterest card in Integrations keeps your best Pins of the last 30 days in the same shape.
Comments are the one thing Pinterest does not send back. Community brings in comments from Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, Bluesky and a LinkedIn Page. Pinterest and TikTok bring none in.
How many Pins can Munshi send a day?
Up to 25 a day on Pinterest, the lowest daily limit of any network Munshi publishes to. Munshi also sends at most 25 posts an hour to any one account, because networks read a burst of posts as spam. Both limits run on the UTC clock.
A Pin that hits the limit is not sent. It waits under Drafts on the Social page, marked Failed, with the reason and Retry now on its card. This limit is separate from your plan's monthly allowance of posts.
Munshi and Pinterest, answered
Does Munshi work with Pinterest?
Yes. A Pin with its image and a description written for how people use Pinterest: as a search engine. The keyword goes in the first line, with a reason to save the Pin.
Can Munshi schedule Pins to Pinterest?
Yes. Pick Schedule under When and set the date and time in your workspace's clock. The Pin waits under Scheduled on the Social page until its slot. Edit reopens it, and Unschedule moves it back to Drafts.
Do I have to pick a board for every Pin?
Yes. Pinterest puts every Pin on a board, so Munshi holds the post until Board is set in the Pinterest tab. You can also create a board from that list without leaving the composer.
Can Munshi create a Pinterest board for me?
Yes. At the end of the Board list, + Create a new board… takes a name. It creates the board on your account and chooses it for the Pin. A section of the chosen board works the same way, with + Create a new section…
Can Munshi post video Pins?
Yes. Start a Video post and add a cover image under Thumbnail in the Pinterest tab, which a video Pin needs. A video Pin can be up to 200 MB.
How long can a Pin description be in Munshi?
Up to 500 characters, which is Pinterest's own limit, counted in the Pinterest tab. The title takes up to 100 characters, the destination link up to 2,000 and the alt text up to 500.
Does Munshi show my Pinterest results?
Yes. Impressions, saves, pin clicks and outbound clicks are captured daily on the Results page, with your other channels. The Pinterest card in Integrations lists your best Pins of the last 30 days.
Can I reply to Pinterest comments from Munshi?
No. Pinterest comments do not come into Community. Comments arrive from Instagram, Facebook, Threads, YouTube, Bluesky and a LinkedIn Page.
Can I connect two Pinterest accounts?
No, not in one workspace. A workspace holds one account per network. The Studio plan covers three brands, each with its own connected accounts and calendar, so a second Pinterest account belongs to a second brand.
When Pinterest says no
These are the messages people see most often, and what each one means.
“Pinterest needs a board ID.”
Every Pin lands on a board, and none is set yet. Open the Pinterest tab and choose one under Board. Or pick + Create a new board…, type a name and click Create, and the new board is chosen for you.
“Pinterest needs a cover image for a video pin.”
The Pin is a video with no cover. Add an image under Thumbnail in the Pinterest tab, then schedule it again. The field says optional because an image Pin does not use it.
“A Pinterest post carries one media item. Remove 1.”
The post holds more than one picture. Remove the extras, or click Replace for Pinterest in the Pinterest tab to give Pinterest its own picture. The other networks keep theirs.
“All your boards are ads-only, which can't take an organic pin.”
Every board on the account is ads-only, and an ads-only board cannot take an ordinary Pin. Create a new board, from the composer with + Create a new board… or on Pinterest itself.
“That board no longer exists on Pinterest.”
The board was deleted on Pinterest, and the account has no usable board left to fall back on. Create a new board, from the composer with + Create a new board… or on Pinterest itself. If other boards remain, the deleted one shows with its ID marked (not in your current list), and you pick another.
“Couldn't load your boards right now.”
Munshi could not reach Pinterest to list your boards. Click Retry, or close the Pinterest card in Integrations and open it again in a moment.
“Pinterest did not accept the sign-in. Try connecting again.”
Pinterest did not finish the connection, so nothing was saved. Click Connect Pinterest again and approve access in Pinterest's window. If the window never opened, allow popups for Munshi in your browser first.
Pinterest, step by step
Each guide walks through one task in the real app, with a screenshot at every step.
- How to connect Pinterest 2 min · 8 steps
- How to post to Pinterest from Munshi 3 min · 10 steps
- “Pinterest needs a board” and other Pinterest refusals 2 min read
- Caption and media limits, network by network 3 min read
- Files Munshi takes, and how big 2 min read
- Which networks bring comments in, and which do not 2 min read
- “You have sent” too many posts to this account 2 min read
- How to reconnect a network that signed you out 2 min · 7 steps
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