How to Transfer Pinterest Boards to Google Photos
Published March 13, 2026
Maybe you're moving away from Pinterest, or maybe you want a backup of your boards in Google Photos where they're easier to search and share. Whatever the reason, there's no direct way to transfer Pinterest content to Google Photos — Pinterest and Google don't offer any integration between the two platforms.
The traditional workaround is painful: save each pin individually to your device, then upload them to Google Photos one by one (or in batches). For boards with hundreds of pins, this can take hours of tedious manual work. IMGLoader offers a faster alternative: connect both accounts and transfer pins directly without downloading anything to your device.
Step 1: Connect both accounts
Open IMGLoader and connect both Pinterest and Google Photos in the Accounts section. Each connection uses the platform's official OAuth flow — you log in directly with Pinterest and Google, and IMGLoader never sees your passwords.
You'll need both accounts connected before you can set up a transfer. Pinterest grants read-only access to your boards, and Google Photos grants permission to create albums and upload media on your behalf.
Step 2: Select pins and set up the transfer
Your Pinterest boards appear in the Collections panel on the left. Check the boards you want to transfer, or click View pins to pick individual pins from a board.
Then switch to the Transfer tab on the right side. In the To dropdown, select Google Photos. IMGLoader handles the rest — it fetches each pin from Pinterest and uploads it directly to Google Photos on the server side, so nothing needs to be downloaded to your device.
Step 3: Choose a destination and transfer
You have three destination options for where the pins land in Google Photos:
- Create new: Creates a new Google Photos album, named after the Pinterest board by default.
- Use existing: Adds pins to a Google Photos album that was previously created through IMGLoader.
- No album: Uploads pins directly to your Google Photos library without placing them in an album.
Click Transfer Selected to start. You'll see progress as items transfer. When it finishes, click Open on Google Photos to view the result.
What transfers and what doesn't
- Images: Transferred at the resolution available through Pinterest's API (typically the original uploaded resolution).
- Videos: Video pins are transferred when available. Videos from secret boards cannot be accessed through Pinterest's API — make the board public temporarily if needed.
- Pin descriptions: Pin titles and descriptions are not transferred as Google Photos metadata. The files themselves transfer, but text metadata is platform-specific.
- Board structure: Each board can be transferred to its own Google Photos album using “Create new,” preserving your organizational structure.
Handling failures
If individual items fail to transfer (due to API rate limits, unsupported formats, or temporary network issues), IMGLoader continues with the remaining items and shows a clear failure reason for each one. You don't lose the whole transfer because of one problematic pin. After the transfer completes, you can review the failures and retry if needed.
Other transfer directions
IMGLoader supports transfers in any direction between its supported providers:
- Pinterest → Google Photos (this guide)
- Pinterest → DeviantArt
- Google Photos → Pinterest
- Google Photos → DeviantArt
- DeviantArt → Pinterest
- DeviantArt → Google Photos
The process is the same: connect both providers, select items from the source, choose the destination in the Transfer tab, and click Transfer Selected.
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