You can delete a pin in two taps from your profile, or remove it from a board without deleting it entirely
Deleting a pin from Pinterest is straightforward: open the pin, tap the three-dot menu, and select delete. The pin disappears from your profile, your boards, and anyone else's feed. If you want to keep the pin but remove it from a specific board, you can unpin it instead — the pin stays on Pinterest but no longer appears on that board.
Both actions happen when ready and cannot be undone, so make sure you want the pin gone before you confirm. The steps differ slightly between the mobile app and the web version, but the end result is the same.
Key Takeaways
- Deleting a pin removes it completely from Pinterest, including from all your boards and other people's feeds if they saved it from you.
- Unpinning removes a pin from one board only, leaving the pin itself intact on Pinterest.
- You can only delete pins you created; you cannot delete pins other people saved to their boards.
- Deleted pins cannot be recovered, so double-check before you confirm the deletion.
How to delete a pin from your profile on mobile
Open the Pinterest app and go to your profile by tapping the person icon at the bottom right. Find the pin you want to delete and tap it to open the full view. At the top right of the pin, you will see three dots arranged vertically — tap that menu button.
A list of options will appear. Tap Delete pin. Pinterest will ask you to confirm — tap Delete again. The pin is now gone from your profile and from all your boards. If anyone else saved your pin to their own board, it will also disappear from their boards.
How to delete a pin from your profile on a computer
Log into Pinterest on your web browser and click your profile icon in the top right corner. Select Your pins from the dropdown menu. Find the pin you want to delete and hover your mouse over it. A three-dot menu will appear in the top right corner of the pin preview — click it.
Click Delete pin from the menu. Pinterest will ask you to confirm the deletion. Click Delete to finish. The pin is removed when ready and cannot be recovered.
The difference between deleting and unpinning
When you delete a pin, it is removed entirely from Pinterest. The pin no longer exists on your profile, on any of your boards, or in anyone else's feed. If someone else had saved your pin to their board, it disappears from their board too.
When you unpin a pin, you are removing it from one specific board only. The pin still exists on Pinterest and still appears in search results and other people's feeds. You might unpin a pin if you reorganized your boards or changed your mind about a specific collection, but you want to keep the pin saved elsewhere or visible to others. To unpin instead of delete, open the pin, tap or click the three-dot menu, and select Remove from board (mobile) or Unpin (computer).
What happens when you delete a pin other people have saved
If you created a pin and other Pinterest users saved it to their own boards, deleting your original pin will remove it from their boards as well. They will not receive a notification that the pin was deleted, but they will notice it is no longer there when they visit their board.
This is different from unpinning. If you unpin a pin from your own board, it does not affect anyone else's boards — their copies remain intact. Only deleting the pin entirely removes it from other people's collections.
Pins you cannot delete
You can only delete pins that you created yourself. If you saved a pin that someone else created to one of your boards, you can unpin it from your board, but you cannot delete the original pin. Only the person who created the pin has the power to delete it entirely.
If you want to remove a pin someone else created from your board, open the pin, tap or click the three-dot menu, and select Remove from board or Unpin. This removes it from your board only and does not affect the original creator's pin or anyone else's boards.
Why you might want to delete a pin
You might delete a pin because the information is outdated, the link no longer works, or you straightforward changed your mind about saving it. Deleting pins keeps your profile organized and removes content you no longer want associated with your account. If a pin contains a broken link or leads to a page that no longer exists, deleting it prevents others from clicking a dead link.
If you are concerned about privacy, deleting pins that contain personal information or images you no longer want public is a straightforward way to remove them. Remember that once deleted, the pin cannot be recovered, so take a moment to confirm you want it gone before you tap or click delete.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I recover a pin after I delete it?
No. Once you delete a pin, it is permanently removed and cannot be recovered. Pinterest does not have an undo function or a trash folder where deleted pins are stored. Make sure you want the pin gone before you confirm the deletion.
If I delete a pin, will the person who originally created it know?
No. The original creator will not receive a notification that you deleted their pin from your board. However, if you delete a pin you created, people who saved it will see it disappear from their boards without being notified why.
What if I delete a pin by accident?
Unfortunately, there is no way to undo a deletion or recover the pin. Your best option is to search for the pin again on Pinterest and save it to your board if it still exists. If the pin was created by someone else, you can search for it and pin it again.
Does deleting a pin affect my Pinterest account in any other way?
No. Deleting a pin does not affect your account settings, your followers, or your other boards. It only removes that specific pin from Pinterest. Your account remains active and unchanged otherwise.
Can I delete multiple pins at once?
Pinterest does not have a bulk delete feature. You must delete pins one at a time by opening each pin and selecting delete from the menu. If you want to remove many pins, you will need to repeat this process for each one.