Pinterest Pinterest Activation Connector

Create activation targets and activate your Data 360 segments to Pinterest Business Manager for targeted advertising.

  • Available with add-on license: Ad Audiences

Data Type(s) 

  • Structured

Data Direction 

The direction of available connection methods.

Data Out 

Create a connection for activating data to external platforms.

Supported connection method(s):

  • Incremental

  • Direct API

Data is updated incrementally via a direct API. This connection also supports a full refresh to reload all information.

Connector Setup 

Instructions for adding and configuring your connector.

  1. Set Up a Connection to Pinterest Business Manager

Restrictions and Requirements 

  • Minimum Audience Size: Custom audience segments require a minimum match of 100 Pinterest accounts. For more details on data preparation and setup, see Set up audience targeting.
  • Audience Time to Live (TTL): Not applicable TTL is a requirement implemented by certain platforms to update or refresh all records in a segment within a specific time. If the records aren’t refreshed within the designated window, the system flags them as inactive and automatically deletes them. Pinterest doesn’t currently have a TTL requirement.

Attribute Keys and Encryption 

Here are the attributes that you can activate to Pinterest Business Manager, along with related details.

Attribute Display NameDescriptionSuggested DMO MappingData TypeData Ingestion FormatEncryption State for ActivationOptional or Required
emailEmail address of the userContactPointEmail > EmailAddressStringStandard Email, formatted internally for hashing and activatingEncrypted with SHA256Optional
MAIDTargetable Mobile Advertising ID (IDFA and AAID)Device > AdvertiserIdStringEncrypted with SHA256Optional
  • The Data Ingestion Format specifies the required format for ingesting the attribute into Data 360.
  • The Encryption State for Activation shows the state and type of encryption applied to each attribute in Data 360.

You can activate your segments using Email ID or Mobile Ad ID. Each type of ID is activated as a separate list.

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