Fix Pinterest Error 429 You Have Exceeded Your Rate Limit (2025)

Updated: 11/29/2025

You are on a pinning streak, saving ideas or bulk uploading designs, and suddenly Pinterest stops you with Error 429 or a message that you have exceeded your rate limit. The feed may still scroll, but actions like saving, following, or searching start failing. This code means Pinterest is seeing too many actions from your account, browser, or IP in a short time and is temporarily slowing you down to protect the platform from spam.

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Method 1: Pause Activity And Spread Out Your Pinning

Alternate between scrolling, reading content, and saving occasionally, instead of firing rapid save requests with almost no dwell time. Pinterest’s systems are more tolerant of steady organic behavior than of high speed mechanical clicking.

Method 2: Clean Up Browser Sessions, Apps, And Automation Tools

In your main browser, clear cookies and cache for pinterest.com, then log back in and test moderate use. You can also create a new browser profile without extensions to see whether some add on is sending extra background requests that raise your effective rate.

Warning: Avoid using unofficial bots or automation scripts that violate Pinterest’s terms, they are far more likely to trigger sustained rate limiting or even permanent account action.

Method 3: Manage IP Reputation And Network Behaviors

If several people in your home or office manage Pinterest accounts from the same connection, coordinate your busiest times. Multiple heavy pinning sessions from one IP at once can look like abuse even when each person is behaving reasonably.