How to Invite Someone to a Pinterest Board

Inviting collaborators to a Pinterest board is a simple way to supercharge your planning, brainstorming, and content curation. It’s a feature that turns a personal scrapbook into a dynamic shared workspace for friends, family, or your entire marketing team. This guide will walk you through exactly how to invite someone to a Pinterest board, but we'll also cover the best practices for managing group boards to make your collaborations truly effective and fun.

Why Collaborate on Pinterest Boards?

Before getting into the step-by-step instructions, it helps to understand why collaborative boards are such a powerful tool. They serve different purposes for different people, but the core benefit is always streamlined teamwork and a shared vision. When you bring multiple minds together in one visual space, ideas start to build on each other in exciting ways.

For Businesses and Marketing Teams

In a professional setting, shared Pinterest boards are invaluable for centralizing visual strategy. Instead of messy email threads with image attachments, you can create a single source of truth for your team's creative efforts. Some common use cases include:

• Campaign Mood Boards: Planning a new product launch or a seasonal marketing campaign? A collaborative board lets your art director, copywriter, and social media manager all contribute to the look, feel, and tone of the campaign.
• Content Calendaring: Use a group board to collect and organize ideas for your social media content. You can create different board sections for "Q3 Blog Post Ideas," "Reel Concepts," or "Infographic Inspiration."
• Brand Style Guides: Create a secret board that serves as a living brand guide. Invite new hires so they can quickly understand the company's aesthetic, from approved photography styles to color palettes and font choices.
• User-Generated Content (UGC) Curation: Invite your community manager to a board where they can pin examples of amazing UGC. Your marketing team can then review these pins when looking for content to repurpose or customers to feature.

For Creators and Influencers

Collaborative boards open up new avenues for audience engagement and monetization. For content creators, they are more than just an organizational tool, they are a way to build community and demonstrate value.

• Creator Crossovers: Partner with another creator in your niche on a shared board. If you both focus on sustainable fashion, a joint "Ethical Fall Style Guide" board can cross-promote your content to both of your audiences.
• Building a Community Hub: Create a group board and invite your followers to contribute. A "Weekly Reader Recipes" board, for instance, makes your audience feel involved and gives you a steady stream of community-driven content.
• Brand Partnerships: When working with a brand on a sponsored campaign, a private collaborative board is the perfect place to align on visual direction. The brand can pin examples of what they're looking for, and you can add pins to get their approval before creating content.

For Personal Projects

Of course, you don’t need to be a brand or a creator to get value from shared boards. They’re fantastic for organizing personal projects with friends and family.

• Planning an Event: Whether it's a wedding, a birthday party, or a baby shower, a shared board helps everyone involved consolidate ideas for decor, food, and activities.
• Designing a Space: Redecorating a room with a partner or roommate? A collaborative board avoids misunderstandings. You can both pin furniture, paint colors, and layouts to build a cohesive vision together.
• Sharing Hobbies: Plan your next D&D campaign, gather meal-prep recipes with a friend, or plan a group vacation itinerary, all from a shared visual space.

How to Invite Someone to a Pinterest Board (Step-by-Step)

The process for inviting people is simple and works similarly whether you're using a computer or your phone. The user you want to invite must have a Pinterest account. We'll break down the process for both desktop and mobile.

Inviting Collaborators on a Desktop Browser

Using the Pinterest website on your computer gives you a bigger canvas and makes it easy to type in names or emails. Here’s how to do it:

1. Navigate to the board you want to share.
2. Just below the board title and description, you'll see your profile picture. To the right of it is a circular icon with a plus sign. This is the Invite collaborators button. Click on it.
3. A pop-up window will appear with several options. You can use the search bar at the top to find someone by their Pinterest name, real name, or the email address associated with their account.
4. As you type, Pinterest will suggest profiles. Once you find the correct person, click the red Invite button next to their name.
5. Alternatively, you can click the Copy link button to get a special invitation link. You can then paste this link into an email, a Slack message, or a text to send it to them directly.
6. The person you invited will receive a notification on Pinterest and an email (depending on their settings) letting them know you’ve invited them.

Once they accept, their profile picture will appear next to yours at the top of the board, and they’ll be able to start pinning.

Inviting Collaborators in the Pinterest Mobile App (iOS & Android)

Inviting someone from your phone is just as easy and is great for when inspiration strikes on the go.

1. Open the Pinterest app and navigate to your profile by tapping your picture in the bottom right corner.
2. Tap on the board you wish to share.
3. At the top of the screen, just under the board's name, tap on the section that shows the contributors' profile icons. If it's just you, it will show only your picture.
4. On the next screen, you’ll see the member list. Tap the Invite button.
5. You can now search for users, choose from a list of your followers, or pick from Pinterest's suggestions. Just tap Invite next to the name of the person you want to add.
6. The mobile app also gives you quick-share options. You can send the invitation link via Messenger, WhatsApp, text message, or just copy the link to paste it anywhere you like. This is often the quickest way to get an invite to someone.

Managing Your Collaborative Board: Best Practices for Success

Simply inviting someone is only the first step. To ensure a group board is productive and doesn’t descend into chaos, it's helpful to establish a few ground rules and organizational habits.

Set Clear Guidelines and Expectations

Don't assume everyone is on the same page. The board's description is the perfect place to state the board's purpose and any rules for pinning. Be explicit. A good description might read:

"Mood board for the Q4 'Cozy Moments' campaign. Please pin images featuring warm lighting, neutral colors, and authentic-looking lifestyle shots. No graphics or text overlays. Check the 'Photography Style' section for approved examples."

This clarity prevents off-topic pins and keeps everyone aligned, saving you time and frustration later.

Understand Collaborator Roles and Permissions

When you invite someone to a board, they become a collaborator, not an owner. Only the original board creator has full control. A collaborator can:

• Add new Pins from anywhere on Pinterest or by uploading their own.
• Move pins between sections or to other boards.
• Create new sections within the board.
• Leave comments on Pins.

However, only the owner of the board can:

• Change the board's name, description, or cover photo.
• Make the board secret or public.
• Delete the board entirely.
• Invite other collaborators and remove existing ones.

Knowing this distinction is helpful for maintaining control over the board's core identity and its member list.

Use Sections to Stay Organized

For any collaborative project beyond a handful of Pins, sections are your best friend. A board can quickly become cluttered, but sections create order. Instead of one endless scroll of ideas, you can categorize them logically.

Example for a business: A "Blog Post Ideas 2024" board could have sections for:

• "SEO-Driven Topics"
• "Interview Ideas"
• "Cool Infographic Formats"
• "Case Study Examples"

Example for a personal project: A "Modern Kitchen Remodel" board could have sections for:

• "Cabinet Colors"
• "Backsplash Tiles"
• "Lighting Fixtures"
• "Flooring Options"

Communicate Effectively with Your Collaborators

While you can leave comments on individual Pins, Pinterest isn't designed for complex project management or real-time conversations. For business projects, it's best to couple your Pinterest board with a communication tool like Slack, Asana, or simple email. Use the Pinterest board as the visual reference point and your other tool for detailed discussions and assigning tasks.

Troubleshooting Invitation Issues

Sometimes an invitation doesn't seem to go through. Here's what to check if someone says they haven't received it:

• Double-check the details: Make certain you spelled their username or email address correctly. A simple typo is the most common cause of a failed invite.
• Use the invite link: The most reliable method is always to copy the board's invite link and send it to them directly. This bypasses any notification or email delivery issues.
• Check their settings: Some users may have privacy settings that limit who can contact or invite them. If the invite link doesn’t work, ask them to check their privacy settings.
• Have they accepted? Sometimes users receive the notification but forget to click "Accept." A gentle reminder is all it takes. The invitation will stay pending until they respond.

Final Thoughts

Inviting collaborators to a Pinterest board is a straightforward process that unlocks amazing potential. From streamlining professional creative projects to making personal planning with loved ones more fun, shared boards are one of the platform's most powerful features. By setting clear expectations and using organizational tools like sections, you'll keep your shared space focused, productive, and inspiring.

Thinking visually and collaborating on content strategy is what turns good ideas into a great social media presence. At our core, we built Postbase to make that kind of teamwork easier. Our visual calendar helps you turn those initial Pinterest mood boards and brainstorming sessions into a clear, actionable content schedule. It provides your team with a bird's-eye view of your entire strategy across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and more, so you can execute your vision without living in cluttered spreadsheets.