{"id":2930,"date":"2026-11-04T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getindevice.com\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T15:17:02","slug":"pinterest-secret-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getindevice.com\/blog\/pinterest-secret-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinterest Boards Explained: Public, Secret and Group Boards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Pinterest secret board is a board that only you and the people you invite can see. Public boards can be seen by anyone who can see your profile. A group board is any board you share with collaborators, and it can be public or secret. You can switch an existing board between public and secret from its Edit board settings. We checked Pinterest’s help pages on November 4, 2004. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Public, Secret and Group Boards at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/th>Public board<\/th>Secret board<\/th>Group board<\/th><\/tr>
Who can see it<\/td>Anyone who can see your profile<\/td>Only you and people you invite<\/td>Depends on its setting, public or secret<\/td><\/tr>
Who can add Pins<\/td>You<\/td>You, plus collaborators you invite<\/td>You as owner, plus invited collaborators<\/td><\/tr>
Shown on your profile to others<\/td>Yes<\/td>No<\/td>Yes if public, no if secret<\/td><\/tr>
Can you switch it later<\/td>Yes, with Edit board<\/td>Yes, toggle the secret setting off<\/td>The owner manages settings and collaborators<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sources: Pinterest Help, Secret boards<\/a>, Create and manage group boards<\/a> and Create a board<\/a>. All checked November 4, 2026. Pinterest’s pages treat secret as the exception, so a board without the secret setting is public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a Secret Pinterest Board Is<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pinterest’s help page says only you, and anyone you invite, can see your secret boards. Pinterest may also use them to suggest Pins on your home feed. Those suggestions are visible only to you, and you need at least one secret board for them to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two small details are worth knowing. When you save a Pin to a secret board, the person you saved it from isn’t notified, and the Pin’s count doesn’t go up. When you save a Pin from a secret board, Pinterest doesn’t show the name of the person you saved it from on your new Pin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secret boards and their Pins also can’t be promoted through Pinterest ads, per the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One more point catches people out. Secret doesn’t mean hidden from the people you invite. Anyone you add as a collaborator can see everything on the board.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Can Anyone Else Open a Secret Board Pin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Only you and the people you invite can open a secret board, so a Pin that lives only there is out of reach for everyone else, including tools. Our pinterest video downloader<\/a> page works with public Pins only, one link at a time. It can’t open a secret board or a private profile. If you need a video from a secret board, ask the owner to invite you or to make the board public. Use it for your own videos or content you have permission to keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make a Board Secret, or Public Again<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These steps come from Pinterest’s Secret boards page<\/a>, checked November 4, 2026. Menu names can change a little between versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Open the board<\/strong> – Log in, open your profile and click into the board you want to change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Open its settings<\/strong> – Click the three dots next to the board name, then click Edit board. In the app, tap the ellipsis icon, then Edit board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Switch the setting<\/strong> – Toggle Keep this board secret on to hide the board, or off to make it public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Finish<\/strong> – Click Done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For a brand new board, you toggle the same setting while you name it. Pinterest’s Create a board page<\/a> shows that screen, and it lets you add collaborators at the same step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note that older articles still claim you can't make an existing board secret. Pinterest's own page now shows the steps above, so ignore those claims.<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n
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    Group Boards: How They Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Pinterest’s help page says that as the owner of a group board, you manage its settings. You create one by inviting friends to a board you already have, and they get an email or a notification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n