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Pinterest Ads MCP server

Connect the dots in your Pinterest campaigns.

Explore reporting, audiences, catalogs and native campaign operations from your MCP client.

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28 read tools · 25 write tools, disabled by default.

Run locally with your own platform credentials and a client that supports stdio MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor. Your requests go directly to the platform. For managed connections, including supported ChatGPT setups, use the hosted option.

What's new

v2.0.0: Native tools and security update · September 20, 2026

• Update native campaign/ad-group validation, budget ownership and exact readback checks.
• Add the native collection-ad tool and preserve private report URL and redirect guards.
• Exclude hosted frozen-file video upload workflows.
• Require Node.js 22.12 or newer and check Node 22/24 in CI.
• Update vulnerable dependencies and regenerate the MCP catalog.

Full changelog · Source synchronization details · All releases

Upgrade notes

Requires Node.js 22.12 or newer. CI covers Node 22 and 24. Version 2.0.0 drops Node 18 and 20 support. Read the current tool schemas before reusing saved arguments. Writes remain optional and require explicit confirmation. Hosted creative integrations and MCP Apps UI are outside this release.

Install this release

This is a GitHub source release. npm and MCP Registry versions are published separately. The commands below select this exact version; unpinned npx examples later in this document select the version currently available on npm.

git clone --branch v2.0.0 --depth 1 https://github.com/getmcpads-com/pinterest-ads-mcp-server.git
cd pinterest-ads-mcp-server
npm ci
npm run build

Configure your MCP client to run node with the absolute path to dist/cli.js and the platform credentials documented below.

Prefer a managed connection? Use Pinterest Ads with hosted getmcpads. Connect your account, select the data your assistant may access and use the hosted MCP connection. See the site for current features and plans.

What you get

28 read tools	Reporting, campaigns and ad groups, audiences, targeting, keywords, conversions, catalogs, business assets, billing, Pins and trends
25 write tools	Off by default. Campaign and ad group status and budgets, campaign creation. Each one previews before it applies
7 resources	Live catalogues the model can read: reporting columns, attribution windows, creative assets, catalog reporting, surface map, recipes
Organic alongside paid	Pin analytics and trends, not just the ad account
Privacy by construction	Lead records are not exposed at all, and member identifiers are redacted by default

Raw column names, on purpose

Pinterest names its reporting columns in its own way, and this server accepts those names directly rather than inventing friendly aliases on top. A column that exists in the API works here; one that does not fails immediately rather than being silently translated into something else.

pinterest://reporting-columns lists what is available, and pinterest_validate_report checks a request before it runs.

Privacy, built into what the tools return

Two protections, and they work differently.

Lead records are never exposed. pinterest_get_lead_assets returns lead form and subscription configuration, but never the lead export itself, because those rows carry personal information submitted by end users. This is an exclusion, not a redaction: the data does not leave Pinterest through this server at all.

Business member identifiers are redacted by default. Member IDs, email addresses and usernames are replaced before they reach the model when you read members, asset members or invites. includePersonalIdentifiers: true returns the raw values and defaults to false. These are your colleagues' addresses, so the default is the safe one.

Getting a token

You need a Pinterest access token with the ads:read scope.

• Create an app in the Pinterest developer portal.
• Note the App ID and App secret.
• Run the OAuth flow while signed in to the account that can access your ad accounts. Request ads:read, and ads:write only if you plan to enable writes.
• Keep the access token, and the refresh token if you want the server to renew it.

📖 Pinterest API authentication

You can run with just PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN, but it expires. Supplying PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN, PINTEREST_APP_ID and PINTEREST_APP_SECRET together lets the server renew the token itself, which is what you want for daily use.

Run pinterest_health_check as your first call. It verifies the token and lists the ad accounts you can reach, without printing the token.

Setup

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pinterest-ads": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getmcpads/pinterest-ads-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Ask it: "list my Pinterest ad accounts".

Claude Code

claude mcp add pinterest-ads --env PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-token -- npx -y @getmcpads/pinterest-ads-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in your project, same shape as the Claude Desktop config above.

From source

git clone https://github.com/getmcpads-com/pinterest-ads-mcp-server.git
cd pinterest-ads-mcp-server
npm install && npm run build
cp .env.example .env   # then fill in your credentials
npm start

Configuration

Variable	Default	Meaning
PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN	none	Access token with ads:read
PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN	none	With the two below, lets the server renew the token
PINTEREST_APP_ID	none	App ID, needed for refresh
PINTEREST_APP_SECRET	none	App secret, needed for refresh
PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_ID	none	Optional default, saves passing it on every call
PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES	unset	Set to 1 to register the 25 write tools
LOG_LEVEL	info	debug, info, warn, error

Either the access token, or the refresh trio. The server refuses to start with neither.

npm run doctor

Writes, and why they preview first

Write tools are disabled by default. Enable them with PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES=1, and grant ads:write on top of ads:read.

When enabled, every write tool returns a preview and changes nothing:

// pinterest_update_adgroup_budget { adAccountId: "549…", adGroupId: "268…", dailyBudget: 50 }
{
  "applied": false,
  "action": "pinterest_update_adgroup_budget",
  "change": { "adAccount": "549…", "adGroup": "268…",
              "field": "budget_in_micro_currency", "amount": 50,
              "inMicroCurrency": 50000000 },
  "message": "Preview only, nothing was changed. Repeat the same call with confirm: true to apply this change to the live account."
}

Only a second call carrying confirm: true touches the live account.

This is deliberate. An assistant composes these calls, and it can pick the wrong ad account, the wrong campaign, or the wrong order of magnitude on a budget. A mandatory preview makes the mistake visible before it costs money, and gives a human the stopping point the protocol does not guarantee on its own.

Two further guardrails:

• pinterest_create_campaign always creates the campaign PAUSED. There is no option to create it active.
• Amounts are converted to micro units for you. Pinterest holds money in millionths, so 12.50 in the account currency is 12500000. The preview shows both, so a factor-of-a-million mistake is visible before it applies. A daily and a lifetime budget sent together are refused rather than silently resolved.

Tool	What it changes
pinterest_update_campaign_status / pinterest_update_adgroup_status	Pause, reactivate or archive
pinterest_update_campaign_budget / pinterest_update_adgroup_budget	Daily or lifetime budget
pinterest_create_campaign	Creates a campaign, always PAUSED

Tools

Every tool is listed below. See server-card.json for complete parameter and output schemas.

28 read tools

Tool	Purpose
pinterest_health_check	Read-only Pinterest Ads health check.
pinterest_list_ad_accounts	List Pinterest ad accounts accessible to the configured credentials.
pinterest_get_delivery_metrics	Read Pinterest resources/delivery_metrics.
pinterest_validate_report	Validate and preview how a Pinterest report will execute.
pinterest_run_report	Run a read-only Pinterest Ads report.
pinterest_get_creative_assets	Fetch Pinterest creative assets and period performance when available.
pinterest_run_catalog_report	Run Pinterest catalog reporting by PRODUCT_GROUP or PRODUCT_ITEM.
pinterest_get_catalog_inventory	List Pinterest catalog inventory surfaces: catalogs, product groups, product group promotions, and optional product samples.
pinterest_run_conversion_product_report	Run Pinterest async conversion product reporting by brand, category, brand+category, SKU, or SKU group via reports/brand_category_sku.
pinterest_list_ad_creatives	List the ad account's ad creatives across every status (the API silently omits ARCHIVED ads unless asked) with their pin media resolved: public i.pinimg.com image URLs up to 1200px, video cover, and video_url when the app is allowed to read it.
pinterest_get_write_schema	Read the official Pinterest v5 native request schema and Sandbox limitations before composing a write.
pinterest_get_account_entities	Read Pinterest ad-account entities and configuration.
pinterest_run_targeting_report	Run live targeting analytics for an ad account, campaigns, ad groups, or ads, broken down by age, gender, location, interest, keyword, audience, placement, device, or other Pinterest targeting types.
pinterest_get_targeting_options	Read Pinterest's official targeting option catalog for app type, gender, locale, age, location/geo, interest, keyword, or audience.
pinterest_get_keyword_intelligence	Read assigned targeting keywords, Pinterest country-level keyword metrics, suggested terms, or related terms.
pinterest_get_audiences	Read audience, customer-list, sharing, and Business-received audience inventory without uploading or changing audience membership.
pinterest_get_audience_insights	Read aggregated Pinterest Audience Insights for the advertiser's total or engaged audience, Pinterest's total audience, or the scope/type endpoint.
pinterest_estimate_delivery	Run non-mutating Pinterest planning computations: ad-group audience size, bid floors, or campaign delivery estimates.
pinterest_get_conversion_setup	Inspect Pinterest conversion measurement configuration: conversion tags, oCPM-eligible/page-visit tags, Event Quality Score, advertiser-defined events, and conversion-deletion request status.
pinterest_get_catalog_diagnostics	Read deep catalog inventory and diagnostics: catalogs, feeds, feed processing results, item issues, product groups, product counts/products, available filter values, and catalog item lookups.
pinterest_run_specialized_export	Start or inspect non-mutating Pinterest data jobs for Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), bulk advertiser entity downloads, or catalog diagnostics.
pinterest_get_lead_assets	Read lead-form definitions and lead subscription configuration.
pinterest_get_business_assets	Read Pinterest Business Access inventory: employers/linked businesses, assets, members, partners, assigned assets, received audiences, and invites.
pinterest_get_billing_and_orders	Read billing profiles/invoices, invoice download URLs, order lines, ads-credit discounts, and SSIO account/order status.
pinterest_get_pin_analytics	Read paid Pin analytics, organic multi/single-Pin analytics, user-account analytics, top Pins, or top video Pins.
pinterest_get_organic_inventory	Read organic Pinterest content used alongside ads: Pins, boards, Pins on a board, Pin product tags, or search results.
pinterest_get_trends	Read Pinterest Trends: top growing/monthly/yearly/seasonal keywords by supported region, growing product categories, product-category details, featured topics, or editorial articles.
pinterest_get_platform_resources	Read Pinterest platform metadata and readiness resources: supported ad-account countries, delivery metric definitions, metrics readiness, lead-form questions, media upload metadata, commerce integration metadata, or the authenticated user account.

25 write tools

Disabled by default. Calls preview unless explicitly confirmed. Check the configuration and exact schema before use.

Tool	Purpose
pinterest_create_campaign	Create a PAUSED campaign.
pinterest_update_campaign_status	Update the status of an existing campaign.
pinterest_update_adgroup_status	Update the status of an existing adgroup.
pinterest_update_ad_status	Update the status of an existing ad.
pinterest_update_campaign_budget	Set exactly one daily or lifetime campaign budget in major account currency units.
pinterest_update_adgroup_budget	Set exactly one daily or lifetime ad group budget in major account currency units.
pinterest_update_campaign_configuration	Update native campaign settings.
pinterest_update_adgroup_configuration	Update native ad group settings.
pinterest_update_ad	Update native ad settings.
pinterest_create_adgroup	Create a PAUSED ad group with explicit native bidding, targeting, budget and schedule.
pinterest_create_ad	Create a PAUSED ad from an accessible Pin.
pinterest_create_product_group_promotion	Create a PAUSED shopping or collections promotion from a catalog product group.
pinterest_update_product_group_promotion	Update a catalog product group promotion.
pinterest_create_collection_ad	Create a PAUSED collection with an explicitly selected image/video hero Pin and an accessible catalog product group.
pinterest_create_board	Create /boards in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_update_board	Update /boards in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_create_pin	Create /pins in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_update_pin	Update a Pin.
pinterest_register_media	Register media upload; returned upload_url/parameters are not confirmation that a video is uploaded or ready.
pinterest_create_catalog	Create /catalogs in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_create_catalog_feed	Create /catalogs/feeds in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_update_catalog_feed	Update /catalogs/feeds in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_create_product_group	Create /catalogs/product_groups in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_update_product_group	Update /catalogs/product_groups in the selected advertiser context.
pinterest_batch_catalog_items	Submit native CREATE/UPDATE/UPSERT/DELETE catalog item operations.

7 resources

URI	Contents
pinterest://manifest	What this server exposes, and its current mode
pinterest://reporting-columns	Every reporting column the API accepts
pinterest://attribution	Attribution windows and their defaults
pinterest://creative-assets	How creative assets are shaped
pinterest://catalog-reporting	Catalog-specific reporting columns
pinterest://surface-map	Which tool covers which part of the API
pinterest://recipes	Step-by-step workflows

Security

• The token is never logged, at any log level, or written to disk.
• One host is contacted, and only one: api.pinterest.com. A test fails the build if a second host appears in the source.
• No fetch follows a redirect. Every outbound call sets redirect: "error", so a redirect cannot forward your token to another host. A test fails the build if any fetch omits this.
• Async report URLs are validated before being fetched. Pinterest returns a download URL on a host it chooses; that value is data from the API, not something to trust. HTTPS only, no private or loopback address, no redirect, and no credential attached.
• No telemetry. The server makes no network call other than to Pinterest.

Full policy, including how personal data is handled: SECURITY.md.

Looking for a managed, multi-platform version?

Try hosted Pinterest Ads if you want to use this source without operating a local server. getmcpads also connects advertising, Search Console and GA4 through one MCP URL. Source availability and plan limits are listed on the site; connecting an account is still required.

• Follow the Pinterest Ads connection guide.
• Select the account or property your assistant may read.
• Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Codex.
• Try a read-only review: “Review campaign performance using your selected ad account. State missing data and do not change anything.”

See the current hosted tool catalogue and pricing before choosing a paid plan. This Apache 2.0 adapter remains independently useful with your own credentials.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md. Please read SECURITY.md before reporting anything security-related.

Licence

Apache License 2.0. See also NOTICE.

Pinterest is a trademark of Pinterest, Inc. This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pinterest, Inc. It is an independent client of a public API.

MCP contracts and desktop bundle

Every tool declares read/write annotations, parameter descriptions and a structured output schema. Successful calls expose the payload as structuredContent.result; errors retain isError: true. The generated server card contains definitions only.

Run npm run bundle -- /path/to/output to build a .mcpb desktop bundle from the current catalog. Credentials are entered locally during installation. Write tools remain disabled unless explicitly enabled.

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