Pinterestbot
Last updated 19 hours ago.
What is Pinterestbot?
About
Pinterestbot is a fetcher operated by Pinterest. It's not currently known to be artificially intelligent or AI-related. If you think that's incorrect or can provide more detail about its purpose, please contact us.
Track Pinterestbot Visiting Your Website
You can see when Pinterestbot visits your website using the API or WordPress plugin.
Detail
Operator | |
Documentation | https://pinterest.com/bot.html |
Type
Fetcher
Fetches web content on behalf of an app
Expected Behavior
Fetchers visit websites on-demand. They're normally dispatched by apps to present metadata about a link (e.g. the title and thumbnail image) to a user.
Insights
Pinterestbot's Activity on Your Website
Other Websites
Access Control
Should I Block Pinterestbot?
Probably not. If you block a fetcher, it won't be able to fetch the metadata it needs to display a link preview. Fewer people will click on the link to your website without this.
Using Robots.txt
User Agent Token | Description |
---|---|
Pinterestbot |
Should match instances of Pinterestbot |
You can block Pinterestbot or limit its access by setting user agent token rules in your website's robots.txt.
# robots.txt
# This should block Pinterestbot
User-agent: Pinterestbot
Disallow: /