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You can use Idea Pins to record multiple videos, add images, lists and custom text in a single Pin. Like other Pins, Idea Pins will stay on your boards once you’ve published them. Once you’ve published at least one Idea Pin, the Pin will be displayed on your profile at the top of your Created tab along with all of your Idea Pins.
You can use Idea Pins to:
Here's what to do before you create an Idea Pin:
You’ll need to adhere to the
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You can create an Idea Pin and save it as a draft to come back and publish at a later time. You’ll need 100MB of storage space available on your mobile device to create a new Idea Pin draft, but you can save unlimited drafts on your desktop. If you’re low on storage space to save Idea Pin drafts, you’ll need to free up space on your mobile device by deleting files, pictures or apps. Without enough storage space, you will not be able to create Idea Pins.
Additionally, you cannot edit your drafts across different devices.
You can choose to allow people who view your Idea Pins to download the Pin to their mobile device or share it to their social networks. The downloaded Idea Pin will feature a watermark with your username. If you want people to be able to download your Idea Pins, you will have to turn this option on. This option will be turned off by default.
From your profile, tap the ellipsis icon then tap Settings. Tap Social permissions then toggle the switch next to Idea Pin downloads to turn the option on or off. This will apply to all of your published Idea Pins.
- If you have a business account, select the hamburger icon . Under Create, select the option to create an Idea Pin.
- Use the Pinterest app to select more than one image or video (this feature isn't available on desktop). Multiple images and videos will be stitched together into a single video Pin.
- Title: Enter a title for your Pin.
- Cover: If you uploaded a video, tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail.
- Description and details: Write a description of your Pin and share more details by adding ingredients, supplies, or notes.
- Link: If you have one, add a link to give people on Pinterest a place to learn more.
- Board: If you’d like to add your Pin to a board, choose one from the drop-down menu or click Create board to create a new one.
- Tag related topics: You can add up to 10 related topics to help people searching for similar ideas find your Pin.
- Publish later: If you have a business account, you’ll see the option to Publish at a later date (you can schedule up to 30 days in advance).
- Advanced settings: Select More options to turn comments and shopping recommendations on or off.
- If you select multiple images and videos, they'll be stitched together into a single video Pin.
- If you want to work on a previously saved draft, tap the folder icon in the bottom-right corner to select an Idea Pin draft.
- Title: Enter a title for your Pin.
- Cover: If you uploaded multiple images or videos, tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail for your Pin.
- Details: Write a description of your Pin (this field is especially helpful for specifying ingredients, listing supplies, or adding notes).
- Link: If you have one, add a link to give people on Pinterest a place to learn more.
- Board: If you’d like to add your Pin to a board, choose one from the drop-down menu or click Create board to create a new one.
- Tag related topics: You can tag up to 10 related topics to help people searching for similar ideas find your Pin.
- Tag products: You can tag products already on Pinterest or you can link directly to a product page or retail site. Learn more about
how to tag products in Pins . - Schedule publish date: If you have a business account, select when you’d like to publish your Pin (you can schedule it up to 30 days in advance).
- Settings: Tap Advanced Settings, then toggle the switch to allow comments, shopping recommendations, or add a paid partnership label.
- If you select multiple images and videos, they'll be stitched together into a single video Pin.
- If you want to work on a previously saved draft, tap the folder icon in the bottom-right corner to select an Idea Pin draft.
- Title: Enter a title for your Pin.
- Cover: If you uploaded multiple images or videos, tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail for your Pin.
- Details: Write a description of your Pin (this field is especially helpful for specifying ingredients, listing supplies, or adding notes).
- Link: If you have one, add a link to give people on Pinterest a place to learn more.
- Board: If you’d like to add your Pin to a board, choose one from the drop-down menu or click Create board to create a new one.
- Tag related topics: You can tag up to 10 related topics to help people searching for similar ideas find your Pin.
Tag products: You can tag products already on Pinterest or you can link directly to a product page or retail site. Learn more abouthow to tag products in Pins . - Schedule date: If you have a business account, select when you’d like to publish your Pin (you can schedule it up to 30 days in advance).
- Settings: Tap Advanced Settings, then toggle the switch to allow comments, shopping recommendations, or add a paid partnership label.
You can use a variety of design tools when you’re creating your Pin. Some tools are only available when you create an Idea Pin in the Pinterest app.
Add text: Select Add text layer at the bottom left corner to add overlay text. Choose a font style, font size, text alignment, color and highlight (see below for a font list).
Orientation: Choose a landscape or portrait orientation.
Aspect ratio: Resize your image or video by adjusting the aspect ratio from 1:2, 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 or 1:1.
Background color: Click the drop-down menu to select or change the background color.
To access more design tools, please use the Pinterest app on Android or iOS.
Camera: You can take new photos and videos with the Pinterest camera tool.
- Speed: Tap to increase or decrease your speed from .3x, .5x, 1x, 2x and 3x.
- Timer: Tap to set a 10 second or three second timer.
- Limit: Tap and choose how long you want to record for hands free recording anywhere from 60 to 5 seconds.
- Flash: Tap to turn on flash and tap again to turn off (only available on back-facing camera).
- Flip: Tap to flip between the front and back camera and show multiple views.
- Timer: Tap to set a 10 second or three second timer.
- Flash: Tap to turn on flash and tap again to turn off (only available on back-facing camera).
- Flip: Tap to flip between the front and and back camera.
Size: Choose from five different aspect ratios: 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 1:1. To reposition, tap and move the highlighted area to your desired position.
Clips: Rearrange, cut and move the slider to adjust the length of your clips. You can also:
Text: Add multiple text boxes, change your font style (see below for a font list), size, color combination and text position. Once you add overlay text to your Pin, you can edit and adjust the timing by tapping on it.
Music: You can find a variety of songs in the Pinterest music library. Explore music by song title, genre, mood, and more. Learn more about
Stickers: There are a variety of stickers you can add to your Pin. Use the search bar at the top to search for stickers with keywords or scroll down to explore stickers by category.
Types of stickers:
Draw: Choose from different brushes and tools at the bottom of the screen to draw on your Pin. Use the slider on the right side of the screen to adjust the line thickness. Tap the circle at the bottom-right corner to change the color of your brush.
Color: If your image or video is smaller than the screen size, you’ll see the option to change the background color. Select a color from the menu or use the eyedropper tool to select a color from your image or video.
Camera: You can take new photos and videos with the Pinterest camera tool.
- Speed: Tap to increase or decrease your speed from .3x, .5x, 1x, 2x and 3x.
- Timer: Tap to set a 10 second or three second timer.
- Limit: Tap and choose how long you want to record for hands free recording anywhere from 60 to 5 seconds.
- Flash: Tap to turn on flash and tap again to turn off (only available on back-facing camera).
- Flip: Tap to flip between the front and back camera and show multiple views.
- Timer: Tap to set a 10 second or three second timer.
- Flash: Tap to turn on flash and tap again to turn off (only available on back-facing camera).
- Flip: Tap to flip between the front and and back camera.
Size: Choose from five different aspect ratios: 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 1:1. To reposition, tap and move the highlighted area to your desired position.
Clips: Rearrange, cut and move the slider to adjust the length of your clips. You can also:
Text: Add multiple text boxes, change your font style (see below for a font list), size, color combination and text position. Once you add overlay text to your Pin, you can edit and adjust the timing by tapping on it.
Music: You can find a variety of songs in the Pinterest music library. Explore music by song title, genre, mood, and more. Learn more about
Audio: Tap the record button to add a voiceover or tap the filter icon to control your music, original audio and recorded audio volumes.
Stickers: There are a variety of stickers you can add to your Pin. Use the search bar at the top to search for stickers with keywords or scroll down to explore stickers by category.
Types of stickers:
Draw: Choose from different brushes and tools at the bottom of the screen to draw on your Pin. Use the slider on the right side of the screen to adjust the line thickness. Tap the circle at the bottom-right corner to change the color of your brush.
Filters: Tap the menu on the bottom to scroll over to the Filters tool. Add a filter to your images and videos and use the slider to adjust the level of intensity. Tap Custom to make your own adjustments to exposure, contrast, vibrance and more.
Color: If your image or video is smaller than the screen size, you’ll see the option to change the background color. Select a color from the menu or use the eyedropper tool to select a color from your image or video.
After you’ve published an Idea Pin, you can edit the board or section you published it to. Comments are disabled by default on some published Idea Pins. You can turn them on or off at anytime. If you've turned off comments on your most recent Idea Pin, comments will be turned off on future Idea Pins.
- Edit the board: If you saved your Idea Pin to a board, select a public board from the drop-down menu then click Save
- Edit the section: If the board has sections, select or create a board section then click Save
- Add a note to yourself: Add a private note for yourself about the Pin then tap Done
- Edit comment permissions: Toggle the switch next to Allow people to comment then click Save
- Edit shopping recommendations: Toggle the switch next to Show similar products then click Save
- Delete your Idea Pin: Click Delete in the bottom-left corner then click Delete to confirm
- Edit the board: If you saved your Idea Pin to a board, select a public board you want to save your Idea Pin to and then tap Done
- Edit the section: If the board has sections, select or remove a board section then tap Done
- Edit engagement settings: Under Engagement settings, toggle the switch next to Allow comments or Show similar products, then tap Done
- Delete your Idea Pin: Tap Delete this Pin, then tap Delete to confirm
- Edit the board: If you saved your Idea Pin to a board, tap the board, select a public board you want to save your Idea Pin to and then tap Done
- Edit the section: If the board has sections, select or create a board section then tap Done
- Edit advanced settings: Tap Advanced settings, then toggle the switch next to Show similar products then tap Done
- Delete this Pin: Tap Delete this Pin then tap Delete to confirm
You can save your Idea Pins as drafts if you're not quite ready to publish.
To publish a draft, follow the steps to
Here are a few key things to know about drafts:
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Aspect ratio | Idea Pins’ aspect ratio are 9:16, but there are no restrictions for image or video |
Character length |
Title: 100 characters max On page: 250 characters max per text box |
File size |
20 MB maximum for images and 100 MB for videos |
File type |
Image: .BMP, .JPEG, .PNG, .TIFF, .WEBP Video: .MP4, M4V |
Resolution | For full-bleed images and videos, or images and videos that extend to take up the entire screen, we recommend using 1080x1920 pixel size (9:16 ratio) |
Video encoding | H.264 or H.265 |
Aspect ratio | Idea Pins’ aspect ratio are 9:16, but there are no restrictions for image or video |
Character length |
Title: 100 characters max On page: 250 characters max per text box |
File size |
1 GB recommended |
File type |
Image: .BMP, .JPEG, .PNG, .TIFF, .WEBP Video: .MP4, .MOV, .M4V |
Resolution | For full-bleed images and videos, or images and videos that extend to take up the entire screen, we recommend using 1080x1920 pixel size (9:16 ratio) |
Safe zones |
Put text and other elements within the light blue lines or the dimensions below so users can easily see on any device when viewing your Idea Pin: Top: 270 px |
Video encoding | H.264 or H.265 |
Aspect ratio | Idea Pins’ aspect ratio are 9:16, but there are no restrictions for image or video |
Character length |
Title: 100 characters max On page: 250 characters max per text box |
File size |
1 GB recommended |
File type |
Image: .BMP, .JPEG, .PNG, .TIFF, .WEBP Video: .MP4, .MOV, .M4V |
Resolution | For full-bleed images and videos, or images and videos that extend to take up the entire screen, we recommend using 1080x1920 pixel size (9:16 ratio) |
Safe zones |
Put text and other elements within the light blue lines or the dimensions below so users can easily see on any device when viewing your Idea Pin: Top: 270 px |
Video encoding | H.264 or H.265 |