Pinterest

Members link their Pinterest account and sign in with it afterwards.

Before you start

Console	Pinterest developers
Endpoint group	Social Login
Email	None. Pinterest’s API v5 returns no address
Signs in	In the browser
Needs	A Pinterest business account

Pinterest cannot create an account on its own

Pinterest’s current API returns a username and profile, and no email address. Your site cannot create an account it has no way to reach.

So Pinterest is a linking provider. A member signs in once by another means, links Pinterest from Social Connects, and can sign in with it from then on. Offering it as the only option on a registration screen gives members a button that cannot finish.

Create the app

1. Convert your Pinterest account to a business account if it is personal. The developer console requires one.

2. Open developers.pinterest.com/apps and create an app, describing what it does. Pinterest reviews this description.

3. Add the redirect address under Redirect URIs: the string from Memberside → API Keys → Social Login → Pinterest, which looks like https://yoursite.com/wp-json/memberside/v1/social/callback/pinterest.

4. Copy the App ID and App secret key.

New apps have trial access, which is enough to sign members in. Standard access is requested from the app’s page if you need higher limits.

What to paste into Memberside

Under Memberside → API Keys → Social Login → Pinterest:

Field	Value
Client ID	The App ID
Client secret	The App secret key

When it does not work

Symptom	Cause	Fix
A new member gets stuck after authorising	Pinterest returns no address, so no account can be created	Have them register first, then link Pinterest
The console will not create an app	The Pinterest account is personal	Convert it to a business account
The redirect is refused	Pinterest compares the address exactly	Copy it again from the API Keys screen
Sign-in stops under load	The app is on trial access	Request standard access