Pinterest is the world’s largest visual search engine. Unlike traditional search engines like Google that return webpages, Pinterest shows visuals against keywords. This could be design inspirations, decor ideas, workout plans, marketing content and more. When you find a good visual, you can pin it to one of your boards and create a compilation of related-visuals.
With over 600 million active users including creators, businesses and end-users, Pinterest enforces strong account moderation to keep their platform fair and spam-free. However, their account moderation polвicies can sometimes cause problems for your multiple accounts and can get you banned.
Businesses, creators, affiliate marketers and agencies need multiple Pinterest accounts for valid reasons and this blog is a guide to safely manage multiple accounts from the same device without getting banned. This blog explores how to create multiple Pinterest accounts, follow official rules and safely share a Pinterest account without sharing credentials.
Can You Have Multiple Pinterest Accounts?
Yes, you can have multiple Pinterest accounts but with a few conditions. Unlike other sensitive platforms that KYC their customers via Government-IDs, Pinterest only verifies a unique email and phone number. So, if you can verify multiple emails, you can keep multiple Pinterest accounts. You can also add up to four accounts on a device and switch easily from the accounts option.
There is no official account cap. You can create more accounts if needed but you must keep them safe. This four account limit is just for quick account switching per device. Agencies manage more than four accounts for multiple clients and Pinterest does not have a problem.
Pinterest’s account control policies are put in place to prevent spam, fraud, and unfair use of Platform to increase engagement or affiliate revenue. Pinterest’s spam rules explicitly warn against manipulation. They also warn against creating bulk accounts on the same device.
If your account was disabled, Pinterest says that you must not create a new account without permission. If found duplicating banned identity, Pinterest can ban your profile.
Why Do People Create Multiple Pinterest Accounts?
Here are some valid reasons why you might need more than one Pinterest account.
Niche Separation:
Niche-specific accounts perform better on Pinterest. Creators and businesses want an account with focused branding, tightly themed boards, relevant bins and niche-specific content. This not only performs better SEO-wise but also helps build a specific type of audience. You can create a dedicated account for each niche.
Business vs Personal Separation:
Many users want to separate their personal inspirations and boards from their business account. Moreover, keeping accounts separate also helps with better content recommendations. A business account also has analytics, ads manager and other business related features.
Agency & Client Management:
Freelancers and agencies who help clients manage their Pinterest accounts, run ads, and optimize pins for search visibility need to manage multiple client accounts at once. Since all the accounts are being operated from the same device, you put all of them at risk of getting banned if one account violates terms of use. This is why it is important to follow the secure method described in this blog.
A/B Testing & Growth Experiments:
Marketers and businesses sometimes use multiple Pinterest accounts to test pin styles, posting frequency, SEO keyword variations and experiment with other platform features without risking the main brand account.
Geographic Targeting:
International brands that target audiences in multiple countries prefer creating separate accounts per region. Each account has its region specific theme and products. It also helps businesses create culture specific messaging and content.
Pinterest Account Types and Sharing Methods
Pinterest offers two main account types: Personal and Business accounts. Understanding the difference is critical before you create multiple Pinterest accounts. For example, if you’re planning to create a Pinterest for your business that a whole team will be handling, you should go for a business account instead of a personal account which has limited account sharing options.
Personal Pinterest Account
A Pinterest personal account is designed for an everyday user who wants to save ideas, create multiple boards, follow topics of their own choice and discover inspiring designs, or contribute some of their own. A personal account does not include advanced analytics tools.
If you do decide to become a creator, and want business account features, you can convert it into a business account anytime.
Pinterest Business Account
A Pinterest Business account is designed for brands, creators and marketers. A business account does not only provide access to advanced analytics but also helps you run ADs on the platform. You can promote your pins by paying for ads. This helps get more traffic and sales for your pinned products as customers are actively searching for specific products and ideas here.
A Pinterest Business account allows:
- Monetization
- Brand partnerships
- Affiliate marketing links
- Product tagging
- Advance content analytics
How to Share a Pinterest Account?
Personal Pinterest accounts do not have any built-in account sharing feature. You can provide role-based access to your team members only through a Pinterest Business account. If you need to provide access to your account to a freelancer or agency, you can use the role-based access feature.
If you want to share a personal Pinterest account, you have to either share credentials (which we don’t recommend) or use our secure and tested method explained below.
Creating Multiple Pinterest Accounts On The Same Device
You can easily sign-up multiple accounts on the same device. Pinterest offers different ways to create and organize accounts depending on whether you are an individual, brand, or agency.
Create a Business Account or Convert an Existing Account
If you plan to monetize or run ads, you need a Pinterest Business account. Pinterest offers two ways to get a business account. You can either create a brand new account or convert a personal account to business. Pinterest also notes that new business accounts are best created from desktop. Some business signup flows may not appear on mobile.
If you manage multiple brands, client profiles, or ad accounts, Pinterest Business Manager is the scalable solution.
Steps to Create a New Pinterest Account
- Head over to Pinterest → Sign Up
- Enter your email/password or sign-up with Google
- Enter your age and gender
- Select your content preferences to personalize your feed
Repeat the same process for multiple Pinterest accounts but with unique emails.
How to Securely Manage Multiple Pinterest Accounts on Same Device
Ideally, you should use Pinterest’s Business Manager to provide role-based access to your team. If you’re delegating your Pinterest Business to an agency or freelancer, you can use Business Manager’s built-in employee feature to provide them the access. This is a safe and platform compliant method.
However, if you want to share a personal Pinterest account or want to manage multiple Business accounts on the same device, Business Manager is not enough. Apart from Business Manager, there is no safe way to share access to your Pinterest account except using an antidetect browser like Gologin.
When you sign-up or log-in to your Pinterest account, the platform tracks the IP address and device fingerprint of each session. If your account is being accessed from different locations frequently, Pinterest sees that as a policy violation. As we discussed above, if you create or login multiple Pinterest accounts on the same device, they get linked together as related. If one account violates terms of use, others are at risk of being banned as well. This is the biggest drawback for agencies, freelancers and businesses who manage multiple accounts. The only way to avoid it is to isolate your activity using Gologin.
Gologin antidetect browser isolates each account’s data, activity and traffic. Pinterest tracks accounts through IP address and device fingerprint.
In short, if you manage accounts for multiple people, not using an antidetect browser puts all of them at risk of getting banned. Gologin avoids that by:
- Creating isolated browser profiles (one profile per account)
- Assign unique IP addresses to each profile to avoid cross contamination
- Change browser fingerprint for each profile by assigning it a new OS, font, timezone, WebGL etc.
Each browser profile gets its own IP address and randomized fingerprint. Pinterest stores the random fingerprint that Gologin provides. If you login each Pinterest account in a separate Gologin browser profile, you achieve the maximum security and isolation because each profile acts like a unique device. This way, Pinterest cannot figure out that the traffic is coming from the same device, and hence can’t link them together.
Step-by-Step Guide: Manage Multiple Pinterest Accounts With Gologin
Here is a step-by-step guide to setting up multiple Pinterest accounts on Gologin.
1. Download the Gologin App: Download the Gologin browser from their website and sign up.
2. Create a New Browser Profile: Open the Gologin browser and log in. You can manage your browser profiles from the dashboard. Create a new profile from here. Give it a useful name and select your IP location.
3. Launch the Profile and Log in to Pinterest: Run the profile you created. It will act as a unique device with its own IP, MAC address, and location. Head over to Pinterest and log in or sign-up with your personal or business account.
4. Create More Gologin Browser Profiles: Repeat step #3. Create a new profile, assign it a different proxy this time to change the IP address. Go to Pinterest and login with a different account. Repeat this step for as many Pinterest accounts as you want. Now, you’ve got multiple isolated browser profiles, each with a specific Pinterest account and unique fingerprint.
5. Sharing Gologin Profiles With Team: You can now share your browser sessions with your team. When you share your Gologin profile, the cookies, and storage is also synced for them. So, Pinterest thinks it’s the same device IP and fingerprint even when it’s being accessed from another device. You can now collaborate using this Gologin profile or even invite more people to use and manage accounts.
Conclusion
Pinterest does not have an extremely strict policy on multiple accounts. As long as you’re not using multiple accounts for spamming affiliate links, uploading duplicate posts or content against their guideline, you’re safe. However, if you violate Pinterest’s terms of use on one account, you put other linked accounts at risk of getting banned as well. Hence, it is important to use secure ways of managing a Pinterest account like using Gologin antidetect browser.
Download Gologin for free and manage multiple accounts without bans!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make two accounts on Pinterest?
Yes. As long as you’re creating multiple accounts for genuine reasons, and with unique email address, you can create multiple Pinterest accounts.
How many accounts can I have on Pinterest?
Pinterest lets you link up to four accounts for switching in one session. For larger setups, use Pinterest Business Manager.
Why is Pinterest not letting me switch accounts?
Switching Pinterest accounts quickly only works only in the same browser session. Clearing cookies, browser cache or storage means you now have your log in each account again.
What is Pinterest Jail?
Pinterest jail is an unofficial term for account restriction due to suspicious or spam-like activity. This can include reduced reach, posting limits, disabled features, or temporary suspension. It usually happens after sudden activity spikes, repetitive content, aggressive affiliate linking, or unusual login behavior. Most cases resolve after review.
How to avoid Pinterest jail?
Follow spam rules and avoid unapproved automation. If you hit suspicious activity limits, wait 30 minutes and retry. For more queries, reach out to Pinterest support so they can review and un-restrict your account if it was a mistake.
