Deleting a board removes it and all the pins you saved to it
To delete a board on Pinterest, open the board, tap or click the three dots in the top right corner, select "Delete board," and confirm. The board and every pin in it disappear permanently. You cannot undo this action, so make sure you want to remove the entire board before you confirm.
The process is the same whether you use the Pinterest app on your phone or the website on a computer. If you only want to remove some pins from a board rather than delete the whole thing, you can delete individual pins instead — the board itself stays.
Key Takeaways
- Deleting a board removes the board and all pins in it at once, and you cannot recover them afterward.
- You can only delete boards you created yourself, not boards other people invited you to join.
- If you want to keep the pins but remove the board, you can move them to another board before deleting.
- Deleted boards do not appear in your profile or in search results, and followers cannot see them anymore.
How to delete a board on your phone
Open the Pinterest app and go to your profile by tapping the person icon at the bottom right. Find the board you want to delete and tap it to open it. At the top of the board, you will see three horizontal dots — tap those dots and a menu will appear.
From the menu, select "Delete board." Pinterest will ask you to confirm by tapping "Delete" again. Once you confirm, the board and all the pins in it are gone. This works the same way on both iPhone and Android.
How to delete a board on the Pinterest website
Log into Pinterest on your computer and click your profile icon in the top right corner. Click "Boards" to see all your boards, then click the board you want to delete. Once the board opens, look for the three dots in the top right area of the page and click them.
A dropdown menu will appear. Click "Delete board" and then click "Delete" when Pinterest asks you to confirm. The board disappears from your profile when ready.
What happens to pins when you delete a board
All the pins in the board are deleted along with it. If you saved pins from other websites or from other people's boards, those pins are removed from Pinterest entirely — they do not go to another board or to a trash folder. The original websites those pins came from are not affected, but your saved copy is gone.
If you want to keep some of the pins, move them to a different board before you delete. Open the board, tap or click a pin, select "Move," and choose the board where you want it to go. Repeat this for each pin you want to save, then delete the empty board.
Boards you cannot delete
You can only delete boards that you created. If someone else invited you to join their board as a collaborator, you cannot delete that board — you can only leave it. To leave a board someone else owns, open the board, tap or click the three dots, and select "Leave board."
Your "Saved" board, which Pinterest creates automatically for every account, cannot be deleted. This is where pins go by default when you save them without choosing a specific board. You can remove individual pins from it, but the board itself will always exist.
How deleted boards affect your followers
When you delete a board, your followers cannot see it anymore. If they were following that specific board, they will stop receiving updates from it. The board will not appear in your profile, in search results, or anywhere else on Pinterest.
If you delete a board and then create a new one with the same name, Pinterest treats it as a completely different board. Followers of the old board do not automatically follow the new one, and any pins that were in the old board do not transfer over.
Deleting a board versus making it private
If you want to hide a board without deleting it, you can make it private instead. Open the board, tap or click the three dots, and select "Make secret" on the app or "Make private" on the website. A private board is hidden from your public profile and from search results, but the board and all its pins still exist in your account.
Only you can see a private board unless you invite someone to collaborate on it. You can change it back to public at any time. This is useful if you want to keep the pins but do not want them visible to other people right now.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I recover a board after I delete it?
No. Deleted boards cannot be recovered. Pinterest does not have a trash or recovery option for boards. If you delete a board by mistake, you will need to recreate it and re-save the pins you want.
What if I delete a board that other people are following?
When you delete a board, all followers of that board lose access to it when ready. They will not receive a notification that the board was deleted, but they will notice it is gone from their list of followed boards.
Can I delete someone else's board?
No. You can only delete boards you created yourself. If you are a collaborator on someone else's board and want to stop seeing it, you can leave the board, but you cannot delete it.
Do deleted pins from a board show up anywhere else?
When you delete a board, the pins in it are deleted from your account. They do not appear in your profile, your activity, or anywhere else on Pinterest. The original websites those pins came from are not affected.
How do I delete multiple boards at once?
Pinterest does not have a feature to delete multiple boards in one action. You must delete each board individually by opening it, tapping or clicking the three dots, and selecting delete. If you have many boards to remove, this takes time but follows the same process for each one.