---
title: "List boards"
method: GET
path: "/boards"
tags: ["boards"]
---

# List boards

`GET /boards`

Get a list of the boards owned by the "operation user_account" + group boards where this account is a collaborator
Optional: Business Access: Specify an ad_account_id to use the owner of that ad_account as the "operation user_account".
Optional: Specify a privacy type (public, protected, or secret) to indicate which boards to return.
* If no privacy is specified, all boards that can be returned (based on the scopes of the token and ad_account role if applicable) will be returned.

## Query parameters

- `ad_account_id` string
- `privacy` 'ALL' | 'PUBLIC' | 'PROTECTED' | 'SECRET' | 'PUBLIC_AND_SECRET'
- `bookmark` string
- `page_size` integer

## Response `200`

The request has succeeded.

- object
  - `bookmark` string, nullable
  - `items` Board[], required
    - `board_pins_modified_at` string, date-time — Date and time of last board pins modified.
    - `collaborator_count` integer — Count of collaborators on the board.
    - `created_at` string, date-time — Date and time of board creation.
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `follower_count` integer — Board follower count.
    - `id` string, required
    - `is_ads_only` boolean — If set to `true`, the board will be ad-only and can store ad-only Pins.
    - `media` BoardMedia
      - `image_cover_url` string, nullable — Board cover image
      - `pin_thumbnail_urls` string[] — Board pin thumbnail urls.
    - `name` string, required — Name of the board. **Note:** If you create an ad-only board by setting `is_ads_only` to `true`, the board name automatically becomes "Ad-only Pins".
    - `owner` BoardOwner
      - `username` string
    - `pin_count` integer — Count of Pins on the board.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request could not be understood by the server due to unexpected data.
- `401` — Authentication is required and has either failed or not been provided.
- `403` — The request was valid, but the server is refusing action. The user might not have the necessary permissions for a resource.
- `404` — The requested resource could not be found on this server.
- `429` — The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time and is being rate limited.
- `default` — An unexpected error response.

## Changes

- **2025-10-16** (v5) `14c297539b64` — 1 breaking, 8 info
  - the response's body type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/Paginated, subschema #2` from the response body `allOf` list for the response status `200`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `401`
  - …5 more
- **2025-07-16** (v5) `43134ca41f18` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/is_ads_only` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-08-14** (v5) `89c27ed39cfd` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `client_credentials` was added to the API
- **2024-04-23** (v5) `f9321315766f` — 1 breaking
  - the `allOf[subschema #2]/` response's property type/format changed from ``/`` to `object`/`` for status `200`
- **2024-02-08** (v5) `7529b464d5cb` — 2 info
  - added the new enum value `ALL` to the `query` request parameter `privacy`
  - added the new enum value `PUBLIC_AND_SECRET` to the `query` request parameter `privacy`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pinterest/apis/pinterest-rest-api/changes/boards/get.md)

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