How do I install Pinterest Ads?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Pinterest Ads need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN, PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN, PINTEREST_APP_ID, PINTEREST_APP_SECRET, PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_IDS, PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_ID, PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES, PINTEREST_ENVIRONMENT, LOG_LEVEL.

What transport does Pinterest Ads use?

Pinterest Ads runs locally over stdio.

When was Pinterest Ads last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-11. Pinterest Ads MCP server: 29 read tools, 30 opt-in preview-first writes.

Pinterest Ads MCP server

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Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @getmcpads/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN — Pinterest access token with the ads:read scope.
PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN — Refresh token, so the server can renew the access token.
PINTEREST_APP_ID — App ID, needed for refresh.
PINTEREST_APP_SECRET — App secret, needed for refresh.
PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_IDS — Recommended. Comma-separated ad account IDs this server may use; other accounts are refused. Required from 3.0.0.
PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_ID — Default ad account ID. It must be one of PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_IDS when both are set.
PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES — Set to true to expose 30 write tools. Default calls preview; confirm:true applies changes.
PINTEREST_ENVIRONMENT — API environment: production (default) or sandbox. Use credentials issued for that environment.
LOG_LEVEL — Log level written to stderr: debug, info (default), warn or error.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN=<secret> PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN=<secret> PINTEREST_APP_ID=<value> PINTEREST_APP_SECRET=<secret> PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_IDS=<value> PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_ID=<value> PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES=<value> PINTEREST_ENVIRONMENT=<value> LOG_LEVEL=<value> claude mcp add com.getmcpads-pinterest-ads -- npx -y @getmcpads/pinterest-ads-mcp-server@2.1.2

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "com.getmcpads-pinterest-ads": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@getmcpads/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "PINTEREST_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<secret>",11        "PINTEREST_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<secret>",12        "PINTEREST_APP_ID": "<value>",13        "PINTEREST_APP_SECRET": "<secret>",14        "PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_IDS": "<value>",15        "PINTEREST_AD_ACCOUNT_ID": "<value>",16        "PINTEREST_ENABLE_WRITES": "<value>",17        "PINTEREST_ENVIRONMENT": "<value>",18        "LOG_LEVEL": "<value>"19      }20    }21  }22}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

Pinterest Ads MCP server

Connect the dots in your Pinterest campaigns.

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

Watch the film · What's new · Install · Tool reference · Try hosted getmcpads

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The film shows hosted getmcpads with sample data. Its MCP Apps, from creative galleries and alerts to Google Sheets exports and bulk launches, belong to the hosted product. This repository provides the standalone native API tools.

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

v2.0.1: 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 2.0.1 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 v2.0.1 --depth 1 https://github.com/get-mcp-ads/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/get-mcp-ads/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.

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`

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`

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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Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Pinterest Ads?

Does Pinterest Ads need an API key?

What transport does Pinterest Ads use?

When was Pinterest Ads last checked?

Documentation

Pinterest Ads MCP server

Connect the dots in your Pinterest campaigns.

What's new

Upgrade notes

Install this release

What you get

Raw column names, on purpose

Privacy, built into what the tools return

Getting a token

Setup

Claude Desktop

Claude Code

Cursor

From source

Configuration

Writes, and why they preview first

Tools

Security

Looking for a managed, multi-platform version?

Contributing

Licence

MCP contracts and desktop bundle

More from getmcpads