Can I migrate both Pinterest and Airbnb Actors to PinData API?

Yes. One pn_live_ key unlocks /v1/pins/search, /v1/pins/details, /v1/boards/search, /v1/users/profile AND /v1/stays/search, /v1/stays/market, /v1/stays/destinations from a single credit balance.

Do credits expire if my workload is seasonal?

Pay-As-You-Go packs ($9 Indie Starter, $25 Starter, $89 Pro, $249 Business) never expire and carry zero recurring monthly charges.

vs Official Pinterest API v5 vs Apify Scrapers vs Enterprise Web Unlockers vs AirDNA

PinData API vs Apify Actors · Synchronous Sub-45ms JSON vs Async Batch Queues · Updated 2026-11-15

38 ms vs 18–45 s warm response latency for live interactive apps & AI agents.

Containerized scraper Actors are built for offline cron jobs: every lookup boots a headless browser container, burns residential proxy bandwidth, and forces your backend to poll /acts/.../runs until a dataset is ready. PinData API serves normalized Pins, Boards, Profiles, and Boutique Stays over synchronous HTTP GET and Remote MCP in 35 ms (warm cache) to 1.6 s (live fetch) — with $0 monthly platform fees.

Start Free ($1.20 · 12,000 Free Credits) →Test Live in Playground →Compare All Plans & $9 Pack

Instant pn_live_ key in 3s · Zero OAuth app review (+20,000 Sandbox Streak Credits) · Top up anytime via 0%-fee Multi-Chain Crypto (+5% bonus credits)

Cost per 1,000 Pinterest Pins (with HD Image, 5-Swatch Hex Palette & Merchant URL)

PinData API (Business $0.08 · Base $0.20)$0.08 – $0.20

Legacy Visual Scraping & Proxy Suites (Residential Proxy + Compute)$4.50

$1.00 = 10,000 Credits (2 Credits / pin · 5 Credits / boutique stay). Empty search results cost 0 Credits. Crypto top-ups automatically include +5% Bonus Credits.

Side-by-side capability matrix.

PinData API compared with Apify Scrapers, Official OAuth v5, and DIY Playwright
Capability	PinData API	apify.com	Official OAuth v5	DIY Playwright
Execution model	Synchronous single HTTP GET + Remote MCP	Async POST run -> poll status -> fetch dataset	Synchronous (own account only)	Self-hosted headless browser fleet
Warm / Live response latency	25–45 ms warm · 1.1–2.1 s live	18–45 seconds container cold start	250 ms	8–25 seconds + TLS captcha blocks
Monthly platform / seat fee	$0 on PAYG ($9 Indie Starter never expires)	$39/mo Starter + Actor rental + residential GB	$0	$150+/mo proxy + VPS maintenance
Unified Pinterest + Airbnb Boutique Stays	Single API key (pn_live_) & unified credit ledger	Separate community Actors with breaking schemas	No stays support	Two separate anti-bot codebases
Charge on empty or failed runs	0 Credits (strictly billed on HTTP 200 non-empty)	Compute units & proxy GB billed even on 0 items	Quota consumed	Proxy bandwidth burned

Competitor pricing and access scopes verified from public developer documentation as of November 2026. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. PinData API rates: $0.08 / 1K pins (Business), $0.115 / 1K pins (Pro), $0.20 / 1K pins (Base PAYG).

PinData API transparent per-endpoint rate card ($1 = 10,000 Credits).

PinData API per-endpoint credit and USD rate card
Capability	Endpoint	Credit Rate	Effective USD / 1K
Pinterest Pins Masonry Search (HD Images, 5-Swatch Hex Palette, Aspect Ratio, Saves, Merchant Domain)	GET /v1/pins/search	2 Credits / pin returned (min 4 Credits; 0 if empty)	$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 pins
Single Pin Full Inspector (Image Tiers, Dominant Swatches, Board Context, Outbound Product URL)	GET /v1/pins/details, GET /v1/pins/{pin_id}	5 Credits / pin lookup	$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 pins
Creator Moodboards & Aesthetic Collections Search	GET /v1/boards/search	2 Credits / board returned (min 4 Credits; 0 if empty)	$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 boards
Creator & Verified Merchant Profile Inspector	GET /v1/users/profile, GET /v1/users/{username}	10 Credits / profile	$0.40 – $1.00 / 1,000 profiles
Airbnb Boutique Stays Search (Nightly USD Rate, Superhost, Rating, Coordinates, HD Photos)	GET /v1/stays/search	5 Credits / stay returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty)	$0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 stays
Short-Term Rental Market Benchmark & Supply Feed	GET /v1/stays/market	3 Credits / listing returned (min 6 Credits; 0 if empty)	$0.12 – $0.30 / 1,000 listings
Travel Destination & Neighborhood Autocomplete	GET /v1/stays/destinations	2 Credits / request	$0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 calls

Why visual AI & commerce teams switch from Apify Scrapers.

Built for User-Facing UIs & Real-Time AI Agents

Interactive moodboard builders, Shopify trend research plugins, and Claude/Cursor MCP agents cannot wait 30 seconds for a container spin-up. PinData API responds in a single JSON round-trip.

Stable Schema Contract Across Multi-Rail Upstreams

Community Actors frequently change field names or break overnight. PinData API normalizes every pin, board, profile, and stay behind a strict OpenAPI 3.1 contract backed by automatic multi-rail failover.

Zero Compute Burn on Empty Queries

You never pay for container boot RAM, residential proxy gigabytes, or zero-result searches. 1 Credit = $0.0001, deducted only when valid items are returned.

Delete Your Actor Polling Loop

Replace 30 lines of Actor run creation, sleep-polling, and dataset fetching with one fetch() call.

Before: Async Actor Run + Polling + Dataset Download

const run = await apifyClient.actor("community/pinterest-scraper").call({
  search: "ceramic mug",
  maxItems: 20,
  proxy: { useApifyProxy: true, apifyProxyGroups: ["RESIDENTIAL"] },
});
const { items } = await apifyClient.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

After: Synchronous PinData API Call (<45ms Warm / 1.4s Live)

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.pindataapi.com/v1/pins/search?query=ceramic+mug&limit=20",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.PINDATA_API_KEY } }
);
const { data } = await res.json(); // Instant normalized pins + hex swatches

1-Click Remote MCP Connector · Claude Web & ChatGPT

Connect live Pinterest & boutique stay tools via OAuth 2.1.

Paste https://mcp.pindataapi.com/v1/mcp into Claude.ai Settings → Connectors or ChatGPT Developer Mode for 1-click PKCE S256 login (or use https://api.pindataapi.com/mcp with x-api-key in Cursor, Windsurf, and n8n).

Core Endpoints & Studio Guides

Interactive Studio Workbench · Benchmark vs Apify Scrapers

Verify real-time latency, credit math & JSON schema

Pinterest pins & hex swatches searched per day (2 Credits / pin)10,000 pins/day

Creator boards & moodboards indexed per day (2 Credits / board)2,000 boards/day

Boutique short-term stays queried per day (5 Credits / listing)1,000 stays/day

HTTP Calls / Day

505

Sync JSON, 0 queues

Credit Unit

$1 = 10,000

Unified across 7 routes

Empty Result Fee

0 Credits

$0.00 for 0 matches

Estimated Monthly Pipeline Cost (30 Days)

$34.80/ mo on Business ($49.59 on Pro)

Monthly consumption: 870,000 Credits (29,000 Credits/day)

PinData API (Business $0.08/1K pins):$34.80 / mo

Cloud Scraper Actors ($2.50–$5/1K):$1050.00 / mo

Empty search / 5xx upstream fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)

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Frequently asked questions

Can I migrate both Pinterest and Airbnb Actors to PinData API?: Yes. One pn_live_ key unlocks /v1/pins/search, /v1/pins/details, /v1/boards/search, /v1/users/profile AND /v1/stays/search, /v1/stays/market, /v1/stays/destinations from a single credit balance.
Do credits expire if my workload is seasonal?: Pay-As-You-Go packs ($9 Indie Starter, $25 Starter, $89 Pro, $249 Business) never expire and carry zero recurring monthly charges.

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