How to Download Pinterest Pins from pin.it Short Links

When you share a Pinterest pin from the mobile app, the link is often shortened to a pin.it URL like https://pin.it/3l2XaZI7t. These short links work exactly the same as full Pinterest URLs in SocialSave Hub — here's everything you need to know.

What Is a pin.it Short Link?

pin.it is Pinterest's official URL shortening service. When you share a pin from the Pinterest mobile app using the share button, Pinterest generates a pin.it short URL instead of the full pinterest.com/pin/ID URL. Both point to the same pin content.

How SocialSave Hub Handles pin.it Links

SocialSave Hub automatically resolves pin.it short links before extraction:

1. The pin.it URL is followed through Pinterest's redirect chain
2. The full pinterest.com/pin/ID URL is extracted
3. The pin ID is identified and the media is fetched from Pinterest's CDN

You don't need to expand the link manually — just paste the pin.it URL directly.

How to Download from a pin.it Link

1. When someone shares a Pinterest pin, tap to open it and copy the pin.it URL from the share menu.
2. Go to socialsavehub.com/pinterest-downloader.
3. Paste the pin.it URL (e.g. https://pin.it/XXXXXXX).
4. Click Download.
5. Save the media to your device.

Supported URL Formats

SocialSave Hub supports all Pinterest URL formats:

• https://pin.it/SHORTCODE
• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/123456789/
• https://pinterest.co.uk/pin/123456789/
• https://pinterest.in/pin/123456789/
• https://pinterest.com/pin/123456789/?mt=login (URLs with extra parameters)

What If the pin.it Link Doesn't Work?

If a pin.it link fails, open it in your browser first — this expands it to the full pinterest.com URL. Copy that full URL from your browser's address bar and paste it into SocialSave Hub instead.