How to Follow Someone on Pinterest

Co-authored by A.J. Aldana

Last Updated: April 5, 2021

Following someone on Pinterest is as easy as doing a quick search for the person on the site and then clicking the follow button. And if you see something you like and want to follow the pinner to see more of their pins, it's also easy to follow people directly from your pinboard.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Search for a User (Desktop)

1
Open https://pinterest.com. Log in if you are not logged in automatically.
2
Click on the Search bar. It's a long rectangular grey box and can be found at the top of the page.

Advertisement
3
Enter a name into the search bar.
4
Hit enter.
5
Click People. You'll find the people button just below the search bar and above the images.
6
Find the person you want to follow.
7
Click Follow. The follow button is just below the person's profile image. Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard. ^{[1]
X
Expert Source

A.J. Aldana
Social Media Specialist
Expert Interview. 9 March 2021.}

Method 2

Method 2 of 4:

Searching for a User (Mobile)

1
Open the Pinterest app.
2
Tap the magnifying glass icon. It's on the bottom of the screen and will launch the search bar.
3
Enter a name into the search bar.
4
Hit search.
5
Tap on People. You'll find the grey People icon on the top left of the screen.
6
Find the person you want to follow.
7
Tap Follow. Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.

Method 3

Method 3 of 4:

Following From Your Pin Board (Desktop)

1
Open pinterest.com. Log in if you are not logged in automatically.
2
Find a pin made by someone you want to follow.
3
Click on the pinner's name. It's just below the pin. This will bring you to the pinner's board. Be sure you do not click on the pin itself as this will take you to the original pin.^{[2]
X
Expert Source

A.J. Aldana
Social Media Specialist
Expert Interview. 9 March 2021.}
4
Click on the pinner's profile image. It will be in a circle and be found on the top of the board just to the right of the center. You can also choose to simply follow this board by clicking the follow button.
5
Click on Follow. Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.

Method 4

Method 4 of 4:

Following From Your Pin Board (Mobile)

1
Open the Pinterest app.
2
Tap the pinner's name. Be sure you do not click on the pin itself as this will take you to the original pin.
3
Tap the pinner's profile image. It can be found on the top of the screen just to the right of centre. You can choose to follow a single board created by this pinner by tapping Follow on the specific board you want to follow.
4
Tap on Follow. Now that you have followed this person you will see their new pins on your pinboard.

Expert Q&A

Question

How do you find accounts to follow on Pinterest?

A.J. Aldana
Social Media Specialist
A.J. Aldana is a social media specialist who has been using platforms such as Tik Tok, Instagram, and YouTube for over 5 years. A.J. has worked with brands to curate content that has garnered thousands of interactions for various social media campaigns and is passionate about contributing to innovative and trending articles on wikiHow. He holds a BS in Product Design from Stanford University.

A.J. Aldana

Social Media Specialist

Expert Answer

Pinterest has a great search bar. For example, if you're into candle making, you could type in your query "candle making," then click on a pin that you like and see who posted or re-pinned hat post. From there, you can go to their profile and look at their board, and if their profile interests you, you can press "Follow" and you'll be following them. You can also click through their feed to find other content creators to follow.