How to Schedule Pins on Pinterest: 2 Free Ways

To schedule pins on Pinterest, open Create Pin in a Pinterest business account, fill in your image, title, description, and link, select Publish at a later date, and pick a date and time up to 30 days ahead. That is the free native way. If you need to plan further out, schedule more than 10 pins at once, or manage Pinterest alongside other platforms, a third-party scheduling tool is the better fit.

This guide walks through both methods step by step, covers the exact limits of Pinterest's built-in scheduler, and answers the most common questions about scheduling and automating pins.

Can you schedule pins on Pinterest?

Yes. Pinterest has a native scheduler built into both the website and the mobile app. It is free, but it only works with a business account. If you are on a personal account, you can convert it to a business account (or create a linked one) in a couple of minutes at no cost, and you get analytics along with scheduling.

There are two ways to schedule pins:

1. Pinterest's native scheduler - free, simple, but limited (30 days ahead, 10 scheduled pins at a time).
2. A scheduling tool - plan months ahead, queue as many pins as you want, and manage Pinterest next to Instagram, TikTok, and the rest of your channels from one calendar.

Let's start with the native option, because for many casual pinners it is all you need.

How to schedule pins on Pinterest natively (free)

On desktop

1. Log in to your Pinterest business account at pinterest.com.
2. Click Create in the top-left corner, then select Create Pin.
3. Upload your image or video, then add the title, description, destination link, and choose a board.
4. Instead of clicking Publish, select Publish at a later date.
5. Pick the date and time you want the pin to go live (up to 30 days ahead).
6. Click Schedule.

The pin now sits in your scheduled queue and publishes automatically at the time you chose. No need to be online when it goes out.

On the Pinterest app

The flow is nearly identical on iOS and Android: tap the plus icon, choose Pin, fill in the details, then look for the schedule date option before publishing. Multi-image pins created on mobile are stitched into video pins, so check the preview before you schedule.

What you can and cannot edit after scheduling

Once a pin is scheduled, you can still change its publish date, title, description, board, and link. You cannot swap the image or video. If the visual is wrong, delete the scheduled pin and create it again.

Pinterest native scheduler limits

The built-in scheduler is genuinely useful, but it is designed for light use. Here are the current limits from Pinterest's own help documentation:

If you pin once or twice a week, these limits will not bother you. But Pinterest is a volume-and-consistency platform: most active accounts publish daily or near-daily, and seasonal content works best when you start pinning it one to two months before the moment (Pinterest users plan early). At that point, 10 scheduled pins and a 30-day window run out fast.

How to schedule Pinterest pins with a scheduling tool

A social media scheduling tool removes the native limits: schedule as far ahead as you like, keep dozens of pins in the queue, see everything on a visual calendar, and publish to Pinterest and your other channels from one place.

Here is the workflow in Nimply as an example (the steps are similar in most tools):

1. Connect your Pinterest account to your workspace. Your boards sync automatically.
2. Create a pin: upload the image or video, write the title and description, add your destination link, and pick the board.
3. Pick a date and time on the content calendar. You are not capped at 30 days, so you can lay out a whole seasonal campaign in one sitting.
4. Let it auto-publish. The pin goes out at the scheduled time, and you can track everything from the calendar view.

Two honest notes on tooling:

• If Pinterest is your only platform and you want deep Pinterest-specific features, a dedicated tool like Tailwind is a strong choice; it is built around Pinterest workflows. A general scheduler makes more sense when Pinterest is one of several channels you run.
• If you barely post and 10 queued pins is plenty, the native scheduler is free and fine. Do not pay for a tool you do not need.

Where a multi-platform scheduler earns its keep is repurposing: the same product photo or infographic can go to Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook with per-platform captions, scheduled in one pass. Nimply's plans are flat-priced with no per-channel fees (there is a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/month billed annually), so adding Pinterest to your mix does not change what you pay.

For teams and agencies, scheduling also plugs into a draft, approval, and scheduling workflow, so a client or manager signs off on pins before they enter the queue.

Tips for scheduling pins that actually perform

Scheduling solves consistency. These habits make the scheduled pins worth it:

• Batch your creation. Make 10 to 20 pins in one session, then schedule them across two or three weeks. Fresh pins (new images, even for existing URLs) tend to do better than repins of the same visual. An AI image tool can help you spin up several on-brand variations of one design quickly.
• Go early on seasonal content. Pinterest users search for holidays, gift guides, and seasonal projects one to two months ahead. Schedule your Christmas pins in October, not December.
• Write keyword-rich titles and descriptions. Pinterest is closer to a search engine than a social feed. Use the words your audience would type, naturally.
• Spread pins out. A steady drip of one to a few pins per day beats dumping 15 pins in an hour.
• Keep a content calendar. Whether it is a spreadsheet or a tool, a calendar shows gaps before they happen. If you prefer spreadsheets, grab our free content calendar template for Google Sheets.

If you want the bigger picture beyond Pinterest, our guide on how to automate social media posts covers scheduling across every major platform.

FAQ

Is the Pinterest scheduler free?

Yes. Pinterest's native scheduler is free with a business account, and converting to a business account costs nothing. Third-party scheduling tools have their own pricing, though several (including Nimply) offer free plans with basic scheduling.

How many pins can you schedule on Pinterest?

With Pinterest's native scheduler you can have up to 10 pins scheduled at a time, each up to 30 days in advance, and you schedule them one by one. Scheduling tools that publish via Pinterest's API are not bound by the 10-pin queue, so you can schedule weeks or months of pins.

How do you automate your Pinterest pins?

Use a scheduler: you create the pin once, set a time, and it publishes automatically. That is true automation of the posting step. Be careful with anything that promises to mass-generate or mass-repost pins without your review, since spammy repetitive pinning can get an account flagged. A good middle ground is batching your pin creation, then letting a scheduler handle publishing on a steady cadence.

Is Pinterest still worth it in 2026?

For the right niches, yes. Pins keep surfacing in search for months or even years, unlike feed posts that fade in days, and Pinterest users often plan purchases ahead. It rewards visual, searchable content: recipes, home, fashion, beauty, DIY, travel, and product-based businesses. If your audience is not searching visually (say, B2B services), other channels usually deserve priority.

Scheduling is the difference between pinning when you remember and showing up every day. Start with the free native scheduler, and when you outgrow the 10-pin queue, Nimply's scheduling calendar covers Pinterest along with Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube on a flat price.