Delete a pin in three steps

To delete a pin from your board, open Pinterest and find the pin you want to remove. Hover your mouse over the pin (or tap and hold on mobile), then click the three-dot menu that appears in the corner. Select "Delete pin" from the menu, and the pin is gone — it will no longer appear on your board or in your profile.

The pin disappears when ready. If you change your mind within a few seconds, you may see an "Undo" option at the bottom of your screen, but this window closes quickly. Once it closes, the deletion is permanent and cannot be reversed through Pinterest itself.

This process works the same whether you pinned something yourself or repinned something from another user's board. You can only delete pins from boards you own — you cannot delete pins from someone else's board, even if you contributed to it.

Key Takeaways

  • Deleted pins disappear from your board and profile when ready and cannot be recovered through Pinterest.
  • You can only delete pins from boards you created and own, not from boards owned by other people.
  • The three-dot menu appears when you hover over a pin on desktop or tap and hold on a mobile device.
  • If you want to keep the pin but hide it from view, you can move it to a private board instead of deleting it.

Delete multiple pins at once from a board

If you need to remove several pins from the same board, Pinterest does not have a "select all" feature, but you can delete them one at a time using the same three-dot menu method. Open your board, find each pin you want to remove, and repeat the delete process for each one.

On mobile, this can be slow if you have many pins to remove. On desktop, you may find it faster to open your board in a new browser tab so you can delete pins without the page refreshing and losing your place each time.

The difference between deleting and unpinning

When you delete a pin, it is removed from your board and your profile entirely. When you unpin a pin, you are removing it from one specific board, but the pin may still exist elsewhere — for example, if you saved it to multiple boards, unpinning removes it from only the board you chose.

In practice, "delete" and "unpin" often mean the same thing in Pinterest's interface. The three-dot menu uses the word "Delete pin," and this removes the pin from whichever board you are viewing. If the pin exists on other boards you own, those copies remain untouched.

Move a pin to a private board instead of deleting it

If you are not sure whether you want to keep a pin permanently, you can move it to a private board instead of deleting it. This hides the pin from your public profile and from other users, but you can still see it and move it back later if you change your mind.

To move a pin, hover over it and click the three-dot menu, then select "Move pin." Choose a private board from the list, or create a new private board on the spot. The pin disappears from your current board and moves to the private one. Only you can see private boards, so the pin is hidden from your followers and from search results.

Delete pins from your saved collection

Your "Saved" collection works like a board, and you can delete pins from it the same way — hover, click the three-dot menu, and select "Delete pin." Removing a pin from Saved does not delete it from the original board where it was posted; it only removes your personal copy from your Saved collection.

This is useful if you save pins while browsing but want to clean up your Saved collection later without affecting the original pins on other boards.

What happens when you delete a pin you created

If you created a pin yourself (rather than repinning someone else's content), deleting it removes it from your board and your profile. Other users who repinned your original pin will still see their copies on their own boards — deleting your version does not delete the repins that other people made.

If you want to remove a pin from circulation entirely, you would need to contact each person who repinned it and ask them to delete their copies, which is not practical. For this reason, think carefully before pinning something you may want to remove later.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I recover a pin after I delete it?

No. Once you close the "Undo" notification that appears for a few seconds after deletion, the pin is gone permanently. Pinterest does not have a trash folder or recovery option. If you want to keep the pin, move it to a private board instead of deleting it.

If I delete a pin, do other people's repins of it get deleted too?

No. If someone else repinned your pin to their own board, their copy stays on their board even after you delete yours. You can only delete pins from boards you own.

How do I delete all pins from a board at once?

Pinterest does not have a bulk delete feature. You must delete pins one at a time using the three-dot menu. If you want to clear an entire board quickly, you can delete the board itself, which removes all pins on it at once — but you cannot recover individual pins this way.

What if the three-dot menu does not appear when I hover over a pin?

Make sure you are hovering directly over the pin image, not the space around it. On mobile, tap and hold the pin for a few seconds until the menu appears. If you are on a shared or borrowed device, you may not have permission to delete pins from that account.

Can I delete pins from someone else's board?

No. You can only delete pins from boards you created and own. If you contributed a pin to a collaborative board, only the board owner can delete it. You can remove your own pins from collaborative boards, but the owner can still see and restore them.