A free Pinterest keyword tool: enter your niche or the topic of a pin and get the search phrases people type into Pinterest to find it, each tagged with Google search volume, for your pin titles, descriptions, board names, and alt text.
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How it works
Pinterest is a search engine first. It matches the words in your pin titles, descriptions, board names, board descriptions, alt text, and profile name against what people search. So the phrases you use decide whether a pin gets found months after you save it. Describe your topic, and add the audience or angle if you like. The generator returns plain search phrases: head terms, specific long-tail phrases, and the descriptive or seasonal phrases people type. Each keyword is then tagged with Google's monthly search volume for the United States, from Google Keyword Planner via the Keywords Everywhere API. It is the same demand signal most SEO tools use. Pinterest does not publish its own search counts, so no tool can show a true Pinterest search volume. Google volume is the best public proxy for how often a phrase is searched, and the keywords sort with the highest volume first.
Use the results in the places Pinterest indexes. Lead your pin title with the main keyword, since the first 40 characters show in the feed. Repeat it naturally in the first sentence of the description. Name boards after the phrases people search rather than clever titles. Put a keyword in the alt text of every pin, and add your main topic to your profile name. The note on each keyword suggests where it fits. For Pinterest's own trend data and pin metrics while you browse pinterest.com, the Keywords Everywhere browser extension adds them to the search page itself.
Free, no signup. Each generation draws a small amount from your shared daily AI allowance, shown by the quota chip. Paid plans get a larger daily allowance for heavier sessions.
What you will see
- Keyword chips
- One search phrase per chip with its monthly Google search volume. Click to copy. "No data" means Google reports no volume for that exact phrase, which is common for very specific long-tail phrases that still work in a description.
- Search volume
- Google's average monthly searches in the United States over the trailing 12 months, from Google Keyword Planner via the Keywords Everywhere API. Google rounds low-volume terms into coarse buckets.
- Note
- Where the keyword fits best: pin title, pin description, board name, board description, alt text, or profile name.
- Generate more
- Adds another batch of phrases, different from those already shown, tagged the same way.
- Copy all
- Copies every keyword, one per line, ready for a spreadsheet or your notes.
Frequently asked questions
What are Pinterest keywords?
The words and phrases people type into Pinterest search to find pins, boards, and profiles. Pinterest reads pin titles, descriptions, board names, board descriptions, alt text, and your profile name when matching a search. It keeps surfacing a pin for months, so the phrases you use decide whether it gets found. This generator writes those phrases for your topic and tags each one with how often it is searched on Google.
Is this a Pinterest keyword tool with search volume?
Yes, with one caveat. Pinterest does not publish how often a phrase is searched, so no tool can show a true Pinterest search volume. What you see here is Google's monthly search volume for the same phrase, the best public measure of demand for a topic. Topics people search on Google are the topics they search on Pinterest too. The figures come directly from Google Keyword Planner via the Keywords Everywhere API, the same source professional SEO tools use. They are United States volumes averaged over the trailing 12 months.
Where should I put keywords on Pinterest?
In the pin title, leading with the main keyword, since about 40 characters show in the feed. In the first sentence of the pin description. In the board name and board description. In the alt text of every pin. And in your profile name. Write them as natural sentences. A description stuffed with phrases reads badly, and Pinterest's own guidance is to write for people. The note on each keyword suggests the best spot.
Keywords or hashtags: which matters on Pinterest?
Keywords. Pinterest treats hashtags as extra keywords, nothing more. A title and description built on the phrases people search do the ranking work. A few specific hashtags at the end of the description are optional. The Pinterest Hashtag Generator builds that small set from the same topic.
Why does a keyword say "no data"?
Google reports no measurable volume for that exact phrase, which happens with very specific long-tail wording. It can still be a good description phrase, because Pinterest searches are often long and descriptive. It is simply not a term people search often in that exact form on Google. Prefer the higher-volume phrases for titles and board names, and use the long-tail ones in descriptions and alt text.
Can I get keywords for a country other than the United States?
The volumes shown are United States figures. For another country's numbers, copy the keywords with Copy all and paste them into the Search Volume Checker, which supports every country Google Keyword Planner covers.
Does this tool connect to my Pinterest account?
No. Nothing connects to Pinterest. The generator works from the topic you type, and the volume lookup goes to Google's data through the Keywords Everywhere API. You copy the keywords into Pinterest yourself. If you want Pinterest's own trend data and pin metrics while you browse pinterest.com, the Keywords Everywhere browser extension adds them to the search page.
Is the Pinterest keyword generator free?
Yes, free with no signup. Each generation uses part of a shared daily AI allowance and a daily keyword-lookup allowance, both shown by the quota chip. Signing in on a paid Keywords Everywhere plan raises the daily allowances and looks volumes up with your own credits. Every plan has a cap, and higher tiers get a higher one.