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

Updated: 11/29/2025

You try to connect Pinterest to a tool, refresh analytics, or perform a lot of actions quickly, and suddenly see messages like You have exceeded your rate limit or HTTP 429 Too Many Requests. Sometimes this appears inside automation tools, other times Pinterest itself stops letting you follow people or comment for a while. This means Pinterest is temporarily blocking your requests because your account, app, or IP address has gone over its allowed activity quota, not that your password or browser is broken [web:129][web:132][web:135][web:138][web:141].

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Method 1: Slow Down Manual Actions Inside Pinterest

Plan your pinning, following, and engagement in smaller batches spaced across several hours instead of doing everything in one long burst. Rate limit documentation and community guidance both recommend pacing your actions to stay under per hour and per day thresholds set by Pinterest systems [web:132][web:141].

Warning: Creating multiple accounts just to bypass rate limits is risky, Pinterest can link those profiles by device or IP and extend blocks or impose long term restrictions [web:138][web:141].

Method 2: Fix Automations, APIs, And Third Party Tools

Refactor your integration so it requests only the data it really needs and caches results locally for a short time, rather than re fetching the same boards or pins on every trigger. Fewer, smarter API calls reduce the chance of hitting rate limits while still keeping your data fresh enough for dashboards or automations [web:129][web:132][web:135].

HTTP 429 Too Many Requests, "You have exceeded your rate limit"

Method 3: Protect Your IP Reputation And Account Safety

When you continue to see rate limit messages even after slowing down and fixing automations, reach out to Pinterest support with details about your account, approximate activity patterns, and any third party tools you use. Support articles note that some longer bans or IP blocks require manual review, especially if you believe your traffic was misclassified as abusive [web:129][web:135][web:138][web:141].