pindown-cli v0.2.0

Pindown-cli

cli tool for downloading entire boards from Pinterest

Why I build this tool?

I use Pinterest a lot for saving images I found in the web that I want to keep for later. I wanted a way to save all that images to my Laptop for backup purposes and better organization.

Install

This tool is built with NodeJS, so you can easily install with NPM:

npm -g install pindown-cli

Usage

For using this tool, you must have:

• A Pinterest account.
• A valid Pinterest API access token with "read_public" and "read_relationships" permissions. You can generate one here.
• Due to limitations of Pinterest API, your boards must be public to be able to download any pins.

With that, you can execute the tool like this:

pindown -b=<board> -o <mytargetfolder> -t=<access_token>

Where:

• -b : The board id to Download (Note: see the FAQ for instructions how to find your board id)
• -t : The access token you got from Pinterest.
• -o : The folder where to Download the pins.

FAQ

How can I know my board id?

• Pinterest interface doesnt provide a simple way to see the id of any board. You can use this site, to get your board id, from the board url.

Contributing

I made this tool for a very particular personal use case. If you find it usefull, feel free to fork or to improve this tool.

For more detailed instructions how to contribute, please readcontributing.md.

License

MIT