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

## Response `200`

response

- object
  - `items` object[], required — Boards
    - `id` string
    - `created_at` string, date-time — Date and time of board creation.
    - `board_pins_modified_at` string, date-time — Date and time of last board pins modified.
    - `name` string, required — Name of the board. <strong>Note: </strong>If you create an ad-only board by setting `is_ads_only` to `true`, the board name automatically becomes "Ad-only Pins".
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `collaborator_count` integer — Count of collaborators on the board.
    - `pin_count` integer — Count of pins on the board.
    - `follower_count` integer — Board follower count.
    - `media` object — Board media.
      - `image_cover_url` string, nullable — Board cover image.
      - `pin_thumbnail_urls` string[] — Board pin thumbnail urls.
    - `owner` BoardOwner
      - `username` string
    - `privacy` 'PUBLIC' | 'PROTECTED' | 'SECRET' — Privacy setting for a board. Learn more about <a href="https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/secret-boards">secret boards</a> and <a href="https://help.pinterest.com/en/business/article/protected-boards">protected boards</a> <strong>Note: </strong>If you create an ad-only board by setting `is_ads_only` to `true`, the `privacy` settng automatically becomes `PROTECTED`.
    - `is_ads_only` boolean — If set to `true`, the board will be ad-only and can store ad-only Pins. You can only create one ad-only board for any client ID. If you attempt to create another, the system reuses the existing board rather than creating a new one.
  - `bookmark` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `default` — Unexpected error

## Changes

- **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 changed from no type 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`
- **2023-05-12** (v5) `689b4b267639` — 7 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `ad_account_id`
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/board_pins_modified_at` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/collaborator_count` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `allOf[subschema #2]/items/items/created_at` to the response with the `200` status
  - …3 more

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

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