Full-featured Pinterest image scraper with automatic scrolling and multiple output options.

When This Skill Activates

This skill triggers when user wants to download images from Pinterest.

Reasoning Framework

Setup

pip install playwright requests
playwright install chromium

Decision Tree

What are you trying to do?

├── Download images from a board/user
│   └── Use: -u "URL" -s [scrolls]
│
├── Get highest quality possible
│   └── Use: -q originals
│
├── Get smaller/faster downloads
│   └── Use: -q 736x or 236x
│
├── Send images to phone
│   └── Use: --telegram --token X --chat Y
│
├── Resume interrupted scrape
│   └── Use: --resume
│
└── Debug issues
    └── Use: -v (verbose logging)

Quality Selection Decision

Usage

Command Line

python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" [options]

Common Examples

# Basic scrape (50 scrolls, originals, current dir)
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL"
# Verbose mode (logs to console + scrape.log)
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -v
# More scrolls, custom output, medium quality
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -s 100 -o ./output -q 736x -v
# With Telegram delivery
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --telegram --token "TOKEN" --chat "CHAT_ID"
# Resume interrupted scrape
python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" --resume -v
# Show help
python scrape_pinterest.py --help

Python API

This tool is CLI-based. Run it from your Python code:

import subprocess
import os
# Run the scraper
result = subprocess.run(
    ['python3', 'scrape_pinterest.py', '-u', 'URL', '-s', '50', '-q', 'originals'],
    cwd='./scripts',
    capture_output=True,
    text=True
)
print(result.returncode)  # 0 = success
print(result.stdout)

Features

Verbose Logging

Use -v or --verbose for detailed logging:

python scrape_pinterest.py -u "URL" -v

What gets logged:

• Scroll progress (every 10 scrolls)
• Images found per scroll
• Download progress (X/Y)
• Telegram send status
• Errors and warnings

Log files:

• Console: INFO level
• scrape.log: DEBUG level (detailed)

Troubleshooting

Problem: No images downloaded

• Cause: Not enough scrolls, Pinterest didn't load
• Fix: Increase -s value (try 100-200)

Problem: "Browser not found"

• Cause: Playwright not installed
• Fix: playwright install chromium

Problem: SSL certificate errors (Mac)

• Cause: macOS SSL issues
• Fix: Use verify=False in requests calls

Problem: Duplicate images

• Cause: Deduplication disabled or failed
• Fix: Use --dedup flag (default: on)

Problem: Resume not working

• Cause: State file missing or URL changed
• Fix: Use same URL as original, check .scrape_state.json

Problem: Telegram not sending

• Cause: Invalid token/chat ID, rate limiting
• Fix: Verify bot token, check chat ID, Telegram limits 100 images/batch

Problem: Verbose logs not writing

• Cause: File permission issue
• Fix: Check write permissions in output directory

Self-Check

• [ ] Pinterest URL is valid (board/user/search)
• [ ] Playwright installed: playwright install chromium
• [ ] Quality selected appropriately for use case
• [ ] Output directory exists or is writable
• [ ] For Telegram: token and chat ID correct
• [ ] For resume: using same URL as original scrape

Notes

• Pinterest loads dynamically - scrolling required for more images
• Use verify=False for requests (Mac SSL issues)
• State saved to .scrape_state.json for resume
• Telegram limited to 100 images per batch
• Verbose mode writes detailed logs to scrape.log

Quick Reference