Key takeaways
- Pinterest's real caption limit is 800 characters.
- Pinterest has no native scheduling of its own — SkedCast’s own engine holds and fires the post.
- The manual, native way to post is below, alongside exactly what SkedCast automates on top of it.
How to post on Pinterest manually
The native, no-scheduler way to post on Pinterest, step by step:
- Sign in to Pinterest.com with a Business account (a personal account cannot create Pins through the API, though it can still create them manually in the Pinterest UI itself).
- Click Create → Create Pin.
- Upload an image or video, add a title (up to 100 characters) and description (up to 800 characters), and a destination link if you want one.
- Choose a board — every Pin must be assigned to one.
- Click Publish. It goes live immediately; Pinterest has no built-in option to schedule it for later from this screen.
How to schedule it automatically with SkedCast
What SkedCast adds on top of the manual flow above:
- SkedCast connects a Pinterest Business account and pulls in your boards automatically, so you pick a board per Pin without leaving the composer.
- Pinterest has no native scheduling — SkedCast’s own engine holds each Pin and publishes it at the time you choose, in an editable queue.
- Schedule a video Pin (up to 15 minutes) the same way as an image Pin, from the same composer.
- Bulk-schedule a batch of Pins across multiple boards in one pass instead of creating them one at a time.
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FAQ
- Can I schedule a Pin to publish later directly on Pinterest?
- Not through the standard Create Pin flow — that publishes immediately. Pinterest has no native scheduling for regular Pins; a tool like SkedCast is what adds the ability to queue a Pin for a future time.
- Do I need a Pinterest Business account to post with SkedCast?
- Yes — Pinterest’s publishing API only authorizes Business accounts. You can convert a personal account to Business for free in Pinterest’s own settings without losing existing Pins or followers.