curl-x Now Supports Pinterest: Videos, GIFs & Original-Quality Images

curl-x now supports Pinterest. Paste the link to any public pin — a video, an animated GIF, or an image — into curl-x and get the media back as a real file, the same way it already works for Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Reddit, TikTok, Bluesky, and LinkedIn. Short pin.it share links work too. No Pinterest account, no app, no browser extension.

This guide covers what shipped, which Pinterest links work, the download flow, why the image you get is bigger than the one Pinterest shows, where support currently stops short, and an FAQ.

What's new: Pinterest support

curl-x's Pinterest extractor reads a pin the same way a logged-out browser does, then hands back a normal downloadable file instead of a page you have to screenshot. As of this release it handles:

• Video pins — including idea pins, whose video Pinterest serves to browsers as a streaming playlist no player will save; curl-x resolves the pin to the direct MP4 instead.
• GIF pins — downloaded as real .gif files, straight from Pinterest's original upload, still animated.
• Image pins — resolved to the original full-resolution file, not the resized preview the feed loads.
• Share links — pin.it short links from the app's Share button are resolved automatically; you don't have to open them first.

It sits alongside curl-x's existing platforms, so if you already use curl-x for Instagram reels or Reddit galleries, pins now go through the exact same paste-and-download flow.

Which Pinterest links work

curl-x needs a link that points at one specific pin — not a board, not a profile, not a search page. These forms all work:

How to download from Pinterest with curl-x

1. Open the pin, not the board or your home feed. You want the page for one specific pin.
2. Copy the link — tap Share > Copy link in the Pinterest app (you'll get a pin.it link, which is fine), or copy the URL from your browser's address bar on desktop.
3. Paste the URL into curl-x on the homepage and start the extraction.
4. Let curl-x read the pin. It fetches the public pin data and lists what it found: a video, a GIF, or the image.
5. Save the file. Videos come back as MP4, GIF pins as animated .gif, and images in their original uploaded format, ready for your device's Downloads folder or Files app.

You get the original image, not the grid preview

This is the part worth calling out. The common workaround — right-clicking a pin in your browser and "Save image as…" — usually grabs the rendition Pinterest loaded for the feed: a resized copy built for fast scrolling, often 236 or 736 pixels wide.

curl-x instead resolves every image pin to Pinterest's /originals/ file — the full-resolution image in its original format (JPEG, PNG, or GIF) as it was uploaded. On a typical high-resolution pin that's the difference between a 736-pixel preview and the actual multi-megapixel original. GIF pins get the same treatment: the original animated .gif, not a stilled thumbnail.

The curl trick works on Pinterest too

curl-x's whole gimmick is that you don't need the web UI at all if you'd rather stay on the command line. Pins now have dedicated pages at curl-x.com/pin/<id> — the same path Pinterest itself uses, just on our domain. Take the number from the pinterest.com/pin/… URL and swap the domain:

curl -OJ https://www.curl-x.com/pin/1094022934506517731

Hit that URL with curl or wget and you get the media file streamed straight back — no HTML, no browser. Open the same URL in a normal browser and you get the regular pin page with a download button. Same link, two audiences.

What's not supported

We'd rather be specific than vague here:

• Boards and profiles. curl-x downloads one pin per link; there's no bulk "save this whole board" mode.
• Pins on secret boards. If a pin requires login to view, curl-x can't see it — only public pins work.
• Deleted pins. Pinterest keeps the page shell alive but reports the pin as gone; curl-x tells you "pin not found" rather than inventing a file.
• Multi-page idea pins made of several images. curl-x currently returns the pin's cover image for these; multi-page video idea pins download their video pages fully.

If you want the general shape of what curl-x won't do across every platform (not just Pinterest), see 7 Common Download Errors curl-x Helps You Avoid.

FAQ

Does curl-x download Pinterest videos?

Yes. Paste a public video pin's link — including idea pins — and curl-x returns the direct MP4, not a capture of the streaming version the browser plays.

Does curl-x download Pinterest GIFs as real GIF files?

Yes. GIF pins come back as the original animated .gif Pinterest stores, not an MP4 conversion and not a frozen thumbnail.

Do pin.it share links work?

Yes. Paste the pin.it link exactly as the app's Share button gives it to you — curl-x follows it to the pin automatically.

Do I need a Pinterest account to use curl-x?

No. curl-x reads the pin's public page the same way a logged-out visitor would. If a pin requires login to view — for example, one saved to a secret board — curl-x can't see it either.

Why is my downloaded image bigger than the one I saved from the browser?

Because it's the original. Right-clicking in the browser saves the resized rendition Pinterest loaded for the feed; curl-x fetches the full-resolution /originals/ file the pin actually stores.

Why did I get "pin not found" on a link that opens fine in the app?

The most common causes are a deleted pin, a pin on a secret board, or a link that points at a board or profile rather than a single pin. Double-check you copied the specific pin's link.

Can curl-x download a whole Pinterest board?

Not yet. curl-x works one pin at a time — paste each pin's link individually.

Bottom line

Pinterest joins curl-x's lineup today: paste a public pinterest.com/pin/… or pin.it link, get the video, GIF, or original-quality image back as a real file, from the browser or straight from the terminal. Start at curl-x whenever you've got a pin handy.