To post on Pinterest from a computer, sign in at pinterest.com, click Create, then Create Pin, upload an image or video, add a title, description and link, choose a board and publish. Business accounts can schedule a Pin up to 30 days ahead; SkedCast schedules any number across boards.
Key takeaways
- Pinterest's real caption limit is 800 characters.
- Pinterest’s publishing API has no scheduled-publish field, so SkedCast’s own engine holds the post and publishes it on time.
- 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, or, on a Business account, choose to publish at a later date (up to 30 days ahead; up to 10 scheduled Pins at once).
How to schedule it automatically with SkedCast
The Pinterest scheduler puts Pinterest on the same content calendar as your other channels, and bulk scheduling fills it from one spreadsheet. 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.
- SkedCast’s own engine holds each Pin and publishes it at the time you choose, with no 10-Pin or 30-day cap, 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?
- Yes, on a Business account: Pinterest schedules a Pin up to 30 days ahead, with up to 10 scheduled at once. For more Pins, longer horizons or several accounts, schedule them in SkedCast.
- 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.
- What is the character limit for a Pinterest post?
- 800 characters. SkedCast’s composer counts the way Pinterest does and warns before you schedule a post that is too long.
- Can you schedule Pinterest posts in advance with SkedCast?
- Yes. SkedCast holds the post and publishes it at the time you set, because Pinterest’s publishing API has no scheduled-publish field. You plan from one calendar with your other channels.
- Can you post to several Pinterest accounts at once?
- Yes. Write the post once in SkedCast, pick every Pinterest account it should go to, and SkedCast publishes to each, spacing the posts out per account so they do not all land in the same minute.