Pinterest video downloader: save a video pin as MP4
Pinterest lets you download images but not video pins, not even your own. Paste the link of a public video pin and you get the MP4 Pinterest's player loads, with its sound, plus an MP3 of the audio. pin.it short links from the app work too.
- MP4 the player loads
- MP3 row included
- pin.it short links
Saving a video pin as MP4, step by step
Copy the pin link
Open the video pin, tap the share icon and Copy link. The app gives you a pin.it short link; the website shows pinterest.com/pin/ followed by a number. Both work.
Paste a single pin
Paste it in Safari, Chrome or any browser you opened yourself. We need a single pin: a board, a profile or a search page has no video behind it.
Download MP4 or MP3
Download MP4 saves the video as pinterest_ plus the pin id. Download MP3, on the second row, keeps only the sound. If the pin turns out to be an image, you get the image instead.
One video pin, two files
pinterest.comdomain/pin/type<pin id>idVideo pin- pinterest_<pin id>.mp4 · with sound · 720p label
- pinterest_<pin id>.mp3 · 128 kbps
Inside a Pinterest video pin
A video pin's page carries two versions of the clip: a streaming playlist the player uses to adapt to your connection, and one plain MP4 file, usually stored under a path marked 720p. Our engine reads the pin page and takes that MP4, so what you download is a single file that plays anywhere, with its sound, named pinterest_ plus the pin id.
The 720p label is Pinterest's: on vertical clips the frame is narrower, and on clips pinned from elsewhere the picture is only as sharp as the original upload.
One pin per link: boards, idea pins and secret boards
This tool takes one pin at a time. Board, profile and search links hold no single video, so they return nothing. Idea pins, the multi-page stories, give you their main video; the other pages aren't listed.
Pins on secret boards are served only to the accounts they were shared with, and deleted pins no longer exist. If a pin opens in a private browser window without asking you to log in, it works here.
What comes out of a Pinterest video pin
| Video | The MP4 Pinterest's player loads for the pin, usually under Pinterest's 720p label, with sound |
|---|---|
| Audio | MP3 at 128 kbps on the second row |
| Links | pinterest.com/pin/..., pin.it/... and country domains such as pinterest.es or fr.pinterest.com |
| Pins | Public video pins; the main video of an idea pin |
| Not covered | Boards, profiles, secret boards, deleted pins |
Video pin questions
Why can't I download a video from the Pinterest app?
Pinterest doesn't offer it. Its help center says video pins can't be downloaded, including your own; the Download image option only works on image pins. Pasting the pin link here is the way to get the file.
What quality is the video?
You get the MP4 Pinterest's own player uses, which Pinterest usually stores under a 720p label. A pin re-uploaded from another app is only as sharp as that upload was.
Does the video have a watermark?
Pinterest adds none and neither do we. Many video pins are clips saved from other apps, though, and if the creator's watermark was already in the picture when it was pinned, it is part of the video.
Do pin.it links work?
Yes. Paste the pin.it link as the app copied it; we follow it to the pin before reading anything.
Can I download a whole board?
No. One pin per link. A board link returns nothing, because a board is a list of pins, not a video. Open the board, tap the pin you want and copy that pin's own link.
Can I keep only the sound of a Pinterest video?
Yes. Every video pin also gives an MP3 row at 128 kbps, under the MP4. The Pinterest to MP3 page puts that row first and explains what to expect from pins that have no sound.
Do regional Pinterest links work?
Yes. Country domains such as pinterest.ca, pinterest.co.uk or fr.pinterest.com are read as www.pinterest.com, and the number after /pin/ points to the same pin.