Pinterest’s own scheduler lets a business account schedule one Pin at a time, up to 30 days ahead, with at most 10 waiting. A scheduler connected through Pinterest’s official API goes further: SkedCast holds Pins up to 12 months ahead, publishes them on time, and lets you pick the board and section for each. Check board targeting, video and carousel Pins, and multi-account support.
Key takeaways
- Pinterest schedules standard Pins for business accounts, up to 30 days ahead and up to 10 at a time.
- A scheduled Pin’s date, title, board, description and link can change; its image or video cannot.
- A legitimate scheduler connects through Pinterest’s official API, never by automating a browser.
- Check board and section targeting, video and carousel Pins, and support for several accounts.
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What does Pinterest’s own scheduler allow?
Enough for a few Pins. A business account can schedule a standard Pin up to 30 days in advance, one at a time, with up to 10 Pins scheduled at once. After scheduling you can change the publish date, title, board, description and link, but not the image or video. A month of daily Pins, or Pins for several accounts, needs a scheduler.
How does a Pinterest scheduler compare with Pinterest’s own scheduling?
SkedCast holds each Pin and publishes it through Pinterest’s API at your time, so the 30-day and 10-Pin limits of the built-in scheduler do not apply.
| Pinterest’s own scheduling | SkedCast | |
|---|---|---|
| How far ahead | Up to 30 days | Up to 12 months |
| Pins waiting | Up to 10 | No cap on paid plans |
| Creating | One Pin at a time | A batch from a spreadsheet or folder |
| Board | Chosen per Pin | Board and section chosen per Pin |
| Accounts | The account you are signed in to | Every Pinterest account you connect, plus other networks |
| Editing media after scheduling | Not possible | Change the image or video until it publishes |
How do Pinterest scheduling integrations connect?
Through Pinterest’s official API. You sign in with Pinterest and approve the access the scheduler asks for; Pinterest then lets it create Pins on your boards. A tool that automates a browser session instead risks the account being restricted. SkedCast uses Pinterest’s API v5; the Pinterest API v5 publishing guide shows the same route for developers.
What should you check in a Pinterest scheduler?
Size images with the Pinterest pin size guide, and see the Pinterest scheduler for every option, including creating boards and sections from SkedCast.
Board and section
Pinterest content lives on boards, so the tool should let you pick the board, and a section within it, for each Pin.
Pin formats
Image Pins, carousels of up to 5 images and video Pins with a cover.
Titles and descriptions
A title and a description of up to 800 characters, with the link for each Pin.
Several accounts
Every Pinterest account in one calendar, so a batch can go to several accounts at once.
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FAQ
- How far ahead can you schedule a Pin on Pinterest?
- Up to 30 days with Pinterest’s own scheduler, and up to 10 Pins at a time. SkedCast schedules up to 12 months ahead.
- Do all social schedulers support Pinterest equally well?
- No. Check board and section targeting, video and carousel Pins, and titles, since Pinterest is organised around boards in a way other networks are not.
- Is there a risk to using an unofficial Pinterest scheduling tool?
- Yes. A tool that does not connect through Pinterest’s official API, for example by automating a browser session, risks the account being restricted.
- Can I change a scheduled Pin?
- In Pinterest, you can change its date, title, board, description and link, but not the image or video. In SkedCast you can change any of it until it publishes.
- Is there a free Pinterest bulk pin scheduler?
- Yes. SkedCast’s free plan schedules Pins with bulk import included, with no card and no time limit.
- Does SkedCast have a free plan?
- Yes. SkedCast has a permanent Free plan as well — 2 connected accounts and up to 3 posts a day, no card and no time limit — and each workspace can additionally take one 7-day Studio trial. Bulk import and the inbox are included on it.