How to Add a Pin from a Website on Pinterest

This wikiHow teaches you how to add an image from another website to a Pinterest board using the Pinterest site or app.

Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

On iPhone

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    Open Pinterest. It's a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, opening the app will take you to the home page (or, at times, the last tab you had open).
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password, then tap Log In.
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    Tap the "Profile" icon. This person-shaped button is in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap +. It's in the top-right corner of the screen, just left of the gear icon.
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    Tap Website. This option is at the bottom of the screen.
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    Type in the URL of the website you wish to visit. You'll do so at the top of the screen.
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    Tap Go. It's the blue button in the bottom-right corner of your iPhone's keyboard.
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    Tap Save. This icon is in the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Select an image to save. All images that can be pinned appear on this page.
    • If you don't see any images here, the URL doesn't have any unlicensed images.
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    Tap a board. Doing so will pin the image to your selected board.
    • You can also tap New board to create a new board for your image.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 3:

On Android

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    Open Pinterest. This is a red app with a white, stylized "P" on it. If you're logged into Pinterest, opening the app will take you to the home page (or, at times, the last tab you had open).
    • If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password, then tap Log In.
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    Tap the "Profile" icon. It's the person-shaped button is in the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap +. It's in the top-right corner of the screen, just left of the gear icon.
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    Tap Website. This option is at the bottom of the screen.
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    Type in the URL of the website you wish to visit. You'll do so in the text field at the bottom of the screen.
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    Tap Search. It's to the right of the text field; Pinterest will search your specified URL for images to pin.
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    Tap an image you wish to pin. Doing this will prompt you to select a board.
    • If you don't see any images here, the URL doesn't have any unlicensed images.
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    Tap a board. Doing so will save your selected image to the board in question.
    • You can also tap Create board to create a new board for your image.
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Method 3
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On Desktop

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    Go to the Pinterest website. It's at https://www.pinterest.com/. If you're already logged into Pinterest, this will open your home page.
    • If you aren't logged into Pinterest, click Log in in the top-right corner of the page, enter your username and password, and click Log in.
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    Click the "Profile" icon. It's the person-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the page.
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    Click +. This button is in the bottom-right corner of the page.
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    Click Save from a website. It's the bottom entry in the pop-up menu here.
    • You may first need to click Not Now on a pop-up window.
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    Enter your website's URL. You can do this by typing it in manually, or you can copy and paste the URL into this field.
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    Click Next. It's on the right side of the URL bar.
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    Select a photo and click Save. You'll see the Save button as soon as you hover your mouse over an image.
    • If you don't see any images here, the URL doesn't have any unlicensed images.
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    Click a board. Your boards are listed on the right side of the "Post" window; clicking a board will post your selected image to the board in question.
    • You can also click New board to create a new board for your image.
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Warnings

  • Pinning copyrighted images without assigning photo credit may result in you getting your account suspended.
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 34,657 times.
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