How to Schedule Pinterest Posts
The short answer
Yes, Pinterest business accounts can schedule standard Pins for free, on desktop ("Publish at a later date") and in the app ("Schedule date"). The native limits are real, though: up to 30 days ahead, a maximum of 10 scheduled Pins at a time, one Pin per pass, and once scheduled you can change the date, title, board, description, and link but never the image or video. For a fuller queue, bulk planning, or Pinterest alongside your other channels, use a scheduler like Crowbert.
Schedule Pinterest posts with Pinterest "Publish at a later date" (business accounts)
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Use a business account
Native scheduling only appears on Pinterest business accounts. Converting from a personal account is free: Settings, then Account management, then Convert account.
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Click Create, then Create Pin
On pinterest.com desktop, use the Create button in the top-left.
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Upload your image or video
Select the media. On desktop you can select up to 10 images and each becomes its own separate Pin; in the mobile app, multiple selections get stitched into a single video Pin instead.
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Fill in the Pin details
Title, description, destination link, and the board it saves to.
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Select "Publish at a later date"
Pick the day and time, up to 30 days ahead.
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Confirm with the red button (top right)
The Pin joins your scheduled queue, visible on your profile under the Created tab above your published Pins. In the app the flow is: plus icon, Pin, media, Next, Schedule date, Done, Schedule.
Pinterest native scheduling limits
- Business accounts only; personal accounts don't see the option.
- 30 days maximum ahead, 10 scheduled Pins maximum, one Pin per scheduling pass - no bulk.
- The image or video is locked once scheduled; only the date, title, board, description, and link can be edited.
- No calendar view, no queue reordering, no best-time suggestions in the native tool.
- Board sections are unreliable in the scheduler - community reports show Pins reverting to the board default, especially on group boards.
- Standard image and video Pins only.
Schedule Pinterest posts with Crowbert
Skip the per-platform limits. Crowbert schedules Pinterest alongside every other channel from one calendar, picks the best time automatically, and retries failed posts.
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Connect Pinterest
Link your business account in Crowbert; it joins the same calendar as your other channels.
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Create the Pin
Upload creative or generate on-brand visuals and copy, with the title, description, and destination link handled in one pass.
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Queue without the 10-Pin cap
Plan weeks of Pins on one calendar instead of refilling a 10-slot native queue every few days, with AI-suggested times.
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Publish and measure
Pins publish automatically and results feed your reporting, next to the rest of your channels.
Tips for scheduling Pinterest posts
- Treat the native queue as a 10-slot pipeline: refill it on a fixed weekly slot so it never runs dry.
- Schedule on desktop when posting multiple images - each becomes its own Pin, while mobile merges them into one video.
- Get the creative right before scheduling, since fixing an image means deleting the scheduled Pin and starting over.
- Pin descriptions are searchable: treat them like SEO copy with specific keywords, not captions.
FAQ
Is Pinterest's scheduler free?
Yes, for business accounts. Converting a personal account to business is free and unlocks it.
How many Pins can I schedule?
Up to 10 at any one time, each up to 30 days ahead, and only one per scheduling pass.
Can I edit a scheduled Pin?
Partially. Date, title, board, description, and link are editable; the image or video is locked, so a creative change means deleting and re-scheduling.
Can I schedule video Pins natively?
Yes, both image and video Pins schedule natively on business accounts.
Where do scheduled Pins show up?
On your own profile under the Created tab, listed above your published Pins until they go live. Delete via the ellipsis menu on the Pin.
Sources
Steps are accurate as of 2026; platform interfaces change. Confirm against the official help docs below.
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