Flagged Pins was created by Tony Hill (founder of PinClicks) with shared insights from Carly Campbell.
Before this tool, we spot checked pins for Pinterest accounts that were struggling with impressions and clicks to see what may be wrong with their account. However, we realized that being able to see the Pinterest status codes for all pins on an account is way more helpful.
What are these flagged pin status codes?
Pinterest stores data about every pin on the platform. Some of this data is exposed in their code. This tool legally scrapes all the publicly available pins for an account, and the data Pinterest shows for it.
Not all pins will have a flagged status code.
No one outside of Pinterest fully understands what each code means, so we've done our best to interpret each one. But don't know for certain what they mean.
Why was my pin flagged by Pinterest?
Based on early findings we speculate any of the following may contribute to a pin being flagged:
- Trigger words within the pin text, description, image, or on the page it links to.
- People or object on the image that Pinterest has deemed inappropriate.
- Pins that link to a URL with a poor user experience (dead line, redirect, harmful ads, etc..)
- Pins that have been reported by users
What should I do with my pins that have been flagged?
This is a very new tool and insight for Pinterest creators, so we're not 100% sure what you should do with your flagged pins. However, we are testing deleting the majority of flagged pins on an account to see if it will increase the visibility of the entire account, or at least keep it from being shadow banned. You might consider deleting them or at least moving them to a hidden board. Not all flagged pins may be bad. Use your best judgement.
What happens if I delete my flagged pins?
We're not sure and currently testing this ourselves. We'd love to have other people test this and report their results (tony@tonyhill.co). We're not sure how long it will take for your account to see the effects of deleting flagged pins. We have noticed that for many accounts, pins created within the last 90 days have not been flagged, which means there could be a 90 day delay period.
Do you collect any data from the accounts I search for?
No, we do not. See our Privacy Policy.
Am I violating Pinterest's Terms of Service or hurting my account by using this tool?
No, this tool is the one accessing the publicly available pin data, not you. Anyone can scrape data for any Pinterest account if they know the correct places to look and have the resources to build such a tool. This has been done for years and does not harm a Pinterest account. Scraping publicly available data is legal in the USA. Companies like Google, ChatGPT, etc.. scrape publicly available web data every day.