Pinterest API to retrieve user information ( GET https://api.pinterest.com/v3/users/jessicamalba/?access_token=APIKEY )

pinterest_api_user.json

{
    "status": "success",
    "code": 0,
    "message": "ok",
    "data": {
        "last_name": "Alba",
        "domain_verified": false,
        "following_count": 71,
        "image_medium_url": "http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/avatars/jessicamalba_1360689715_75.jpg",
        "implicitly_followed_by_me": false,
        "like_count": 86,
        "has_password": true,
        "full_name": "Jessica Alba",
        "image_small_url": "http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/avatars/jessicamalba_1360689715_30.jpg",
        "gplus_url": null,
        "id": "228135674782420098",
        "first_name": "Jessica",
        "domain_url": null,
        "personalize_from_offsite_browsing": true,
        "explicitly_followed_by_me": false,
        "location": "",
        "pins": [],
        "is_partner": false,
        "followed_by_me": false,
        "type": "user",
        "website_url": null,
        "board_count": 25,
        "username": "jessicamalba",
        "repins_from": [],
        "twitter_url": "http://twitter.com/jessicaalba",
        "facebook_url": "https://www.facebook.com/JessicaAlba",
        "pin_thumbnail_urls": [
            "http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/75x75/69/22/d2/6922d232c173bc0365c5dca53e4f9ca2.jpg",
            "http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/75x75/f5/cc/43/f5cc433d7a4a0db9e089a52b45cbe9cf.jpg",
            "http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/75x75/4a/eb/24/4aeb246e66512e6e3fe3ae58bc1d059c.jpg",
            "http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/75x75/cb/ec/f5/cbecf542b307e1ff9179a42b58857bc9.jpg",
            "http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/75x75/88/43/9c/88439ccd06be145bd798569096255449.jpg"
        ],
        "indexed": false,
        "pin_count": 950,
        "about": "",
        "followed_boards": [],
        "gender": "female",
        "created_at": "Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:17:59 +0000",
        "low_engagement_board_count": 100,
        "tag": null,
        "image_large_url": "http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/avatars/jessicamalba_1360689715_140.jpg",
        "email_verified": true,
        "debug": null,
        "follower_count": 101697,
        "blocked_by_me": false
    }
}

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How did you managed to get the access token for Pinterest?

You want one?

@techslides I would like one. May I email you?

even i would like to get pinterest api

Kindly advice how to get an API key. I can't seem to find any tutorial on how to get one even from the pinterest website. Thanks

@techslides.. Please how do I get one (API Key)

Hey how get username as you shown above?

I have access_token & i am trying -

https://api.pinterest.com/v3/users/me/?access_token=**RetrievedAccessToken**

but response is like :

{
code = 2;
data = "";
"generated_at" = "Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:52:45 +0000";
host = "coreapp-ngapi-969";
message = "Authentication failed.";
status = failure;
}

Do you know how to get username? or user profile information?

how i can get api access token for v3 , i need make search pin by python