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pinterest-node-api

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Unofficial Node.js wrapper for the Pinterest v5 REST API (0.0.10, last updated 2021). Supports ES5/6/8, TypeScript, async-await, promises, and callbacks. Provides coverage for Ads, Pins, Boards, Catalogs, User Account endpoints. No official Pinterest SDK for Node exists; this is a community-maintained alternative. Release cadence is low; relies on access token authentication.

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npm install pinterest-node-api

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SIG · PINTEREST-NODE-API

pinterest-node-api

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

default export (factory)

✓ import pinterestFactory from 'pinterest-node-api'; const pinterest = pinterestFactory('ACCESS_TOKEN');

✗ const pinterest = require('pinterest-node-api'); // missing factory call

Version 0.0.9+ uses a factory function; you must call it with your token.

PinterestAPI class

✓ import PinterestAPI from 'pinterest-node-api'; const pinterest = new PinterestAPI(); pinterest.setUserToken('ACCESS_TOKEN');

✗ const PinterestAPI = require('pinterest-node-api').PinterestAPI; // no named export

TypeScript usage via class instantiation, as shown in README.

access token setter

✓ pinterest.setUserToken('TOKEN');

✗ pinterest.accessToken = 'TOKEN'; // not a property

Must call setUserToken, not assign directly.

Demonstrates how to import the factory, instantiate with an access token from env, and call user_account.get().

import pinterestFactory from 'pinterest-node-api'; const pinterest = pinterestFactory(process.env.PINTEREST_USER_TOKEN ?? ''); async function getUser() { try { const user = await pinterest.user_account.get(); console.log('User:', user); } catch (error) { console.error('Error:', error.message); } } getUser();

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe factory function returns a Pinterest instance with methods bound incorrectly in older versions. Ensure you are using version 0.0.10.

fix

Update to version 0.0.10 via npm install pinterest-node-api@0.0.10

affects: <0.0.10

gotchaMethods return Axios response objects, not raw data. You must access .data to get the API response body.

fix

After calling a method, use response.data to get the JSON body.

affects: >=0.0.1

breakingThe import style changed from require factory call to default import in v0.0.9. require('pinterest-node-api') no longer works as a constructor.

fix

Use import or const pinterest = require('pinterest-node-api')('TOKEN');

affects: >=0.0.9

deprecatedSupport for callback-based usage is deprecated; promises and async-await are preferred.

fix

Use async/await instead of callbacks.

affects: >=0.0.10

Errors

Common errors & fixes

TypeError: pinterest.user_account.get is not a function

Using require without calling the factory, e.g., const pinterest = require('pinterest-node-api');

fix

const pinterest = require('pinterest-node-api')('YOUR_TOKEN');

Error: Request failed with status code 401

Missing, expired, or invalid access token.

fix

Set a valid PINTEREST_USER_TOKEN environment variable or pass token to factory.

Cannot read property 'data' of undefined

Assuming method returns raw data, but it returns an Axios response object.

fix

Access .data on the result, e.g., const data = (await pinterest.user_account.get()).data;

Module not found: 'pinterest-node-api'

Package is not installed or is installed globally but not locally.

fix

Run npm install pinterest-node-api --save in your project directory.

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Version history

0.0.10latest on npm

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Dependencies

axiosrequiredHTTP client used internally for API requests

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/vijaypatoliya/pinterest-node-api ↗

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homepagehttps://github.com/vijaypatoliya/pinterest-node-api ↗