How to Copy a Pinterest Link
The link is the only thing you need to save a pin. Here is where it lives on desktop, iPhone and Android — and the one part of the URL that actually matters.
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Not every Pinterest link has a file behind it
Pinterest URLs come in several shapes and only one of them points at a single file. A pin link looks like pinterest.com/pin/1234567890/ — the /pin/ segment plus a numeric ID. A board link, a profile link or a search link points at a list, not a file, so no downloader can pull media from it. When you copy a link, you want the one with /pin/ in it.
Short pin.it links work too — they are a redirect to the full /pin/<id> URL, and the downloader follows that redirect for you.
Where the copy-link option lives
Three platforms, three quick taps.
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On desktop
Open the pin so it fills the screen. The address bar already holds the link — copy it from there. Or click the three-dot menu next to the pin, choose Copy link, and it goes straight to your clipboard. Both give you the /pin/<id> URL you need.
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On iPhone or iPad
Open the pin in the Pinterest app, tap the share icon (the square with the arrow), then tap Copy Link. In Safari you can also long-press the address bar and tap Copy. Either way the pin link is now on your clipboard.
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On Android
Open the pin, tap the share icon, then Copy link. In Chrome, tap the address bar once and choose the copy icon. The clipboard now holds the pin link.
Frequently asked questions
Everything people usually ask before saving their first pin.
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