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
If you repeat the same action too many times a
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.
- Cover: Tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail for your Idea Pin cover if it's a video.
- Title: Add a title for your Idea Pin.
- Board: Optionally choose a public board to save your Idea Pin to from the drop-down menu or click Create board to create a new one. If you do not select a board, you can find your Idea Pin on your profile in the Created tab after publishing.
- Tags: Search and add up to 10 tag topics to add to your Idea Pin to reach people searching for similar ideas.
- Comments: Toggle the switch to allow comments.
- List: Click Add the details, then select Ingredients, Supplies or Notes to add details.
- Advanced options: Toggle the switch on or off to show shopping recommendations on your Idea Pin. Shopping recommendations are currently available to selected people at this time.
- Adjust: Click Image or Video to adjust and resize your image or to focus on an interesting part of your video.
- Text: Click Text to add a text box and select your font, font size, alignment, color or highlight.
- Background: Click Background to select or change the background color.
- To change your font, layout or background on multiple pages, hold down shift on your keyboard and select the pages you want to edit.
Design tools for Idea Pins are available on the Pinterest app.
- If you have a personal account, you may see trending Idea Pins to get inspired and
add your take .
- If you select photos or videos from your device, you can choose to add them to one page or create a new page for each photo or video.
- 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.
- If you record a video in the app, you can tap Speed to speed up or slow down your video clip.
- If you record a video in the app, you can tap Timer to set a 3-second or 10-second timer to record videos without tapping down the record button. If you recorded a video in the app, tap Flash to turn on the flash on your mobile device.
- If you recorded a video in the app, you can tap the ghost icon to line up objects from the previous clip you recorded in the app before recording the next one.
- Once you've added your images or videos, you can tap Preview to see how your Idea Pin will look before publishing and that your important information is within the safe zones.
- Title: Add a title for your Idea Pin.
- Cover: Tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail for your Idea Pin cover if it's a video.
- List: Add Ingredients, Supplies or Notes for your Pin.
- Board: Optionally choose a public board to save your Idea Pin to or tap Create board to create a new one. If you do not select a board, you can find your Idea Pin on your profile in the Created tab after publishing.
- Tags: Search and add up to 10 related tag topics to add to your Idea Pin to reach people searching for similar ideas.
- Settings: Tap Advanced Settings, then toggle the switch to allow comments, allow takes or to show shopping recommendations. Shopping recommendations are currently available to selected people at this time.
- Draft: Tap the folder icon to save your Idea Pin as a draft.
You can add different effects when you create your Idea Pin:
- @mention: Tag up to five people per page (with a limit of 20 people per Pin).
- Product: Tag up to five shoppable products per page (with a limit of 20 products per Pin). Learn more about
tagging products . - Board: Tag up to five of your own public boards per page (with a limit of 20 public boards per Pin).
- Try on: Add products to your Pin for people to try on virtually (with a limit of three per page and 20 per Pin). Learn more about using
Try On . - Photo: Add a photo from your device to use as a sticker.
- If you have a personal account, you may see trending Idea Pins to get inspired and
add your take .
- If you select multiple photos or videos from your device, you can choose to add them to one page or create a new page for each photo or video.
- 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.
- If you record a video in the app, you can tap Speed to speed up or slow down your video clip.
- If you record a video in the app, you can tap Timer to set a 3-second or 10-second timer to record videos without tapping down the record button.
- If you record a video in the app, tap Flash to turn on the flash on your mobile device. If you recorded a video in the app, you can tap the ghost icon to line up objects from the previous clip you recorded in the app before recording the next one.
- Once you've added your images or videos, you can tap Preview to see how your Idea Pin will look before publishing and that your important information is within the safe zones.
- Title: Add a title for your Pin.
- Cover: Tap Edit cover to choose a thumbnail for your Idea Pin cover.
- Details: Add Ingredients, Supplies or Notes for your Pin.
- Board: Optionally choose a public board to save your Idea Pin to or tap Create board to create a new one. If you do not select a board, you can find your Idea Pins on your profile in the Created tab after publishing.
- Tags: Search and add up to 10 related tag topics to add to your Idea Pin to reach people searching for similar ideas.
- Settings: Tap Advanced settings, then toggle the switch to allow comments, allow takes or to show shopping recommendations. Shopping recommendations are currently available to selected people at this time.
- Draft: Tap the folder icon to save your Idea Pin as a draft.
- Export: Tap the download icon in the bottom-left corner to download your entire Idea Pin to your device.
You can add different effects when you create your Idea Pin:
- @mention: Tag up to five people per page (with a limit of 20 people per Pin).
- Product: Tag up to five shoppable products per page (with a limit of 20 products per Pin). Learn more about
tagging products . - Location: Tag restaurants, attractions, and public places in your Pin (with a limit of one per Pin).
- Board: Tag up to five of your own public boards per page (with a limit of 20 public boards per Pin).
- Ask a question: Add a question sticker to your Pin to spark conversation in the comments (up to 70 characters with a limit of one question per Pin). Replies from your audience will appear as public comments on your Pin.
- Try on: Add products to your Pin for people to try on virtually (with a limit of three per page and 20 per Pin). Learn more about using
Try On . - Photo: Add a photo from your device to use as a sticker.
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.
- Click on an Idea Pin to open it
- Click
the ellipsis icon to the right of the Pin - Click Edit Pin
- You can:
- 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
- Tap an Idea Pin to open it
- Tap
the ellipsis icon on the right side of the screen - Under Manage, toggle the switch next to Allow comments or Allow takes to turn it on or off
- Tap Edit and you can:
- 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
- Tap an Idea Pin to open it
- Tap
the ellipsis icon on the right side of the screen - Under Manage, toggle the switch next to Allow comments or Allow new takes to turn it on or off
- Tap Edit Idea Pin
- You can:
- 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 |