How do you schedule Pinterest posts with PlatPost?
By Guy Hamilton, founder of PlatPost. Last updated .
The short answer
Connect your Pinterest account, give PlatPost one idea, and approve the drafts it writes in your voice. Drag a draft onto a day, tick Pinterest, and PlatPost posts it at the time you chose.
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What you need to post to Pinterest
One image or video per pin. The board you chose at connect is the default.
Open Connected Channels and press Connect next to Pinterest. You sign in on Pinterest itself. PlatPost never sees your password.
How to schedule a Pinterest post
The steps are the same for every network.
- Connect your Pinterest account in Connected Channels.
- Open Create, type one idea and pick a tone. PlatPost writes three drafts in your own voice.
- Edit the drafts, fill any gap, and keep the ones you like.
- Drag a kept draft onto a day on the calendar and tick Pinterest.
- Set the time. PlatPost posts it then, and the calendar shows that it went out.
Pinterest limits that PlatPost checks
The text limit PlatPost uses for Pinterest is 800 characters. The composer counts as you type.
Every Pinterest post needs an image or a video. PlatPost stops the post before it is saved if none is attached.
The composer also asks for: pin title (optional), board id (blank = first board) (optional) and destination link (optional).
Post to Pinterest and your other networks together
One idea can go to Pinterest and to any of the other 15 networks in the same step. Each post is written for its network, never one text copied across.
When you tick more than one network, the composer counts against the tightest limit, so the post fits everywhere you send it.
The route PlatPost uses
PlatPost posts to Pinterest through the route the network approves for apps. It never uses scraping or a copied browser session, because that can get an account restricted.
Questions people ask
- Can PlatPost post to Pinterest automatically?
- Yes. After you approve a post and set its time, PlatPost posts it to Pinterest at that time. Nothing goes out without your approval.
- What is the character limit for a Pinterest post in PlatPost?
- 800 characters. The composer counts as you type, and it uses the tightest limit when you tick more than one network.
- Does a Pinterest post need an image or a video?
- Yes. Every post needs an image or a video.