Pinterest pinterest.com How to make a Pinterest board private
Open the board, open its edit settings and switch on Make this board private, then tap Done. Only you and anyone you invite can see it. To hide your whole profile, use Profile visibility in your Pinterest settings instead.
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Serus is a privacy company with paid tools to find and remove your personal data. This guide shows the free way to do it yourself.
Step by step
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Open the board
Go to your profile and open the board you want to hide.
- 2
Open the board's edit settings
On the web, click the ellipsis icon and choose Edit info and settings. In the app, tap the ellipsis at the top right and choose Edit board or Edit info and settings.
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Switch on Make this board private
Toggle Make this board private. Older Pinterest articles call these boards secret, but it's the same setting.
- 4
Save with Done
Select Done. Only you and any collaborators you invite can see the board now.
Watch out for
- Collaborators you invite can see a secret board. Remove them if you want it to be only yours.
- Turning the setting off makes the board public again.
- A private board and a private profile are different settings. Hiding one board doesn't hide the rest of your profile.
- Business accounts can't make their profile private until they switch to a personal account.
Sources checked: help.pinterest.com, pinterest.com
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Other ways to do it
- 1
Make a new board private from the start
Create a board and toggle Keep this board private when you name it, before you create it.
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Make your whole profile private
Open Settings, then Profile visibility, and switch on Private profile. A private profile doesn't appear in search results on Pinterest or in search engines. Business accounts have to switch to a personal account first.
What stays out there
Making a board or profile private limits who can see it on Pinterest from now on. Anything that was public before can still sit in search engine caches, and people-search sites or data brokers that already matched your profile to your name keep what they collected.
If your profile showed your real name, city or photos, check where else those details appear. Serus finds where your details are listed and removes them. See how it works at serus.ai.
Frequently asked
How do I make my Pinterest account private?
Make your profile private in your Pinterest settings. It then won't show up in search results on Pinterest or in search engines. Business accounts must switch to a personal account first.
Can people see my secret boards?
Only you and anyone you invite as a collaborator can see them.
Is a secret board the same as a private board?
Yes. Pinterest's older help pages say secret and newer ones say private, but it's the same setting.
Can I make a private board public again?
Yes. Switch the setting off in the board's edit settings, or invite people to collaborate if you only want to share it with a few.
Sources
- Private boards | Pinterest help · help.pinterest.com
- Make your profile private or public · help.pinterest.com
Related guide How to delete yourself and your information from the internet 
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What changed
- Pinterest now words this toggle 'Make this board private' (not 'secret'); steps and profile path updated.
