Pinterest API keys
Pinterest API credentials belong in configuration, not in a commit. This page covers where to create one, what it looks like, and how APIKeyConnect stores it without ever being able to read it.
The facts
- Category
- Social Media
- API host
api.pinterest.com- Key format
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx- Env variable
PINTEREST- Sensitivity
- Medium
- Create a key
- https://developers.pinterest.com/apps/ — Open your app and click Manage to see the App ID and secret.
- Documentation
- https://developers.pinterest.com/docs/api/v5/
A leaked key here is mostly a billing and quota problem rather than a data one — still worth rotating, rarely an emergency.
Kinds of Pinterest key
App ID
App Secret
How APIKeyConnect stores it
The key is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM, under a key derived from your master password with PBKDF2-SHA-256 at 600,000 iterations. The password never leaves your device, and the server holds ciphertext it has no way to open.
What the server can see — and what this design does not protect against — is written out in full on the security page. That section exists because a page with no limits section is marketing.
Questions
Where do I get a Pinterest API key?
Pinterest issues keys from https://developers.pinterest.com/apps/. Open your app and click Manage to see the App ID and secret. Once you have it, store it in APIKeyConnect rather than in a .env file you might commit — the key is encrypted on your device with a master password we never receive.
What does a Pinterest API key look like?
Pinterest keys follow the pattern xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Knowing the shape is useful for spotting one that has been pasted into a commit, a log line, or a support ticket — the places keys leak from most often.
What environment variable should I use for Pinterest?
Most projects use PINTEREST. APIKeyConnect recognises these names, so importing an existing .env maps the value onto Pinterest automatically instead of leaving it as an unlabelled string, and generating a .env writes it back under the same name.
How dangerous is a leaked Pinterest key?
Medium sensitivity. A leaked key here is mostly a billing and quota problem rather than a data one — still worth rotating, rarely an emergency.
Does Pinterest have more than one kind of key?
Yes — App ID, App Secret. They differ in scope, so keeping them as separate entries rather than one "the Pinterest key" is what lets you rotate the risky one without touching the others.
Can APIKeyConnect see my Pinterest key?
No. The key is encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM under a key derived from your master password (PBKDF2-SHA-256, 600,000 iterations). The password never leaves your device and the server stores ciphertext it cannot open. What the server can see is documented in full on the security page, including what this design does not protect against.