---
title: "Search user's boards"
method: GET
path: "/search/boards"
tags: ["search"]
---

# Search user's boards

`GET /search/boards`

Search for boards for the "operation user_account". This includes boards of all board types.
- By default, the "operation user_account" is the token user_account.

If using Business Access: Specify an ad_account_id to use the owner of that ad_account as the "operation user_account". See [Understanding Business Access](/docs/getting-started/using-business-access/) for more information.

## Query parameters

- `ad_account_id` string
- `query` string
- `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

- **2026-06-04** (v5) `b698c180678a` — 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
- **2025-10-16** (v5) `14c297539b64` — 2 breaking, 10 warning, 5 info
  - the `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/privacy` response's property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/`` for status `200`
  - removed the required property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/name` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/board_pins_modified_at` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/collaborator_count` from the response with the `200` status
  - …13 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`

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

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