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Amazon affiliate links on Pinterest: Pinterest says yes, Amazon’s list says something else.
Pinterest allows affiliate links. Amazon’s list of accepted social networks does not include Pinterest. Here is what each side actually says, and the route that keeps both happy.
Both policies quoted
The safe route
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The short version
- Pinterest allows affiliate links, with a clear disclosure and no spammy volume.
- Amazon’s accepted social networks do not include Pinterest. Its review page lists Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch only.
- The safe route: pin your own article, and put the Amazon links in the article. Pinterest becomes traffic to your website, which needs no Amazon approval.
- Use your own images, never Amazon’s product photos, and never a shortener.
Pinterest is one of the best traffic sources a product site can have: people use it to plan purchases, and pins keep sending visitors for months. So “can I put my Amazon link on a pin?” is one of the most-asked affiliate questions. Most answers online say yes. They are reading Pinterest’s rules. Amazon’s own pages tell a less comfortable story.
What each side says
Pinterest: allowed, with conditions
Its Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines say affiliate links help creators get paid. It asks for a clear disclosure, such as #ad or its paid partnership label. It treats fake accounts, quid-pro-quo saves and creating affiliate pins repetitively or in large volumes as spam.
Amazon: not on the list
Amazon’s Application Review Process page says it “currently” accepts only Facebook (pages and open groups), Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch as social Sites. Its policies say links with your tag may only appear on your Site.
Put together: Pinterest will not stop you posting an Amazon link, but Amazon has not listed Pinterest as a Site it accepts, and we could not find any Amazon page that approves it. A direct Amazon link on a pin is therefore a risk to your Associates account, not to your Pinterest account. Amazon could change the list, and if it does, this page will be updated. Until then, there is a route with no risk at all.
The safe route: pin → your article → Amazon
The safe route works because sending visitors to your own website needs no permission from Amazon. Your website is the Site you declared, the Amazon links live on it with the right disclosure, and Pinterest is simply one of its traffic sources. It also tends to earn more. A reader who lands on a comparison page sees several products and your verdict, rather than one product with no context.
What a good affiliate pin looks like
- Your own image. A photo you took, or a designed graphic with the article’s headline. Do not use Amazon’s product photos: Amazon’s policies forbid putting its content on platforms that require you to give them rights in it, and Pinterest’s terms of service give Pinterest a sublicensable licence to everything you post.
- A full, direct URL to your article. No shorteners. Pinterest says some shorteners are not supported and links that redirect deceptively can be blocked; Amazon bans shorteners that hide the destination.
- A description that says what the page gives. “7 quiet blenders under $100, tested for noise” beats “Shop now”.
- A disclosure where it applies. If a pin promotes affiliate content directly, add #ad or Pinterest’s paid partnership label. The article needs Amazon’s sentence and link-level labels anyway; see the disclosure guide.
- Variety, not volume. Several different pins per article over weeks, not the same pin to twenty boards in an hour. Pinterest lists repetitive, high-volume affiliate pins as spam.
- No unapproved automation. Pinterest’s guidelines forbid automation it has not explicitly approved, and changing an existing pin’s link to a new destination.
Which pages to pin first
| Page type | Pin it? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Best X for Y roundups | First | Visual, comparison-led, and the reader arrives ready to choose. |
| Gift guides | First, from September | Pinterest is used to plan gifts weeks ahead, and Amazon’s 89-day cart rule rewards early clicks. |
| How-to with products in it | Yes | Long-lived pins; link the products inside the steps. |
| Single product reviews | Sometimes | Works for products people search by name; weaker for unknown brands. |
| News and policy pages | No | Pinterest users are planning, not following news. |
The 89-day cart rule mentioned above is explained in how long the Amazon affiliate cookie lasts. For the platforms Amazon does accept, see Amazon affiliate links on social media. And if you want readers from several countries to earn you money from the same pin, localising links by country covers that.
Part of The Amazon Affiliate Site Playbook — the whole job in six stages, from choosing a niche to keeping a mature site earning.
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Ama Affiliate Pro writes comparison and gift-guide articles with compliant product boxes, so every pin lands on a page that can actually earn.
Common questions
Can you post Amazon affiliate links on Pinterest?
Pinterest allows affiliate links. Amazon is the problem: its Application Review page lists the social networks it accepts as Sites, and Pinterest is not on the list. The low-risk route is to pin your own article and put the Amazon links there.
Is Pinterest an approved traffic source for Amazon Associates?
Amazon’s accepted social networks are Facebook pages and open groups, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch. Pinterest is not among them, and we found no Amazon page that approves it.
Can I use Amazon product images on my pins?
We would not. Amazon’s policies forbid putting its Program Content, which includes product images, on a platform that requires you to give that platform rights in the content. Make your own pin images instead.
Do I need to disclose affiliate links on Pinterest?
Yes. Pinterest’s commercial content guidelines ask for a clear disclosure, such as #ad, or its paid partnership label. If the pin links to your article, the article itself must also carry the disclosure Amazon requires.
Can I use a link shortener for Amazon links on Pinterest?
No. Pinterest says some shorteners are not supported and can block links that redirect deceptively, and Amazon forbids any shortener that makes it unclear the link goes to Amazon.
How many affiliate pins can I post a day?
Pinterest gives no number, but its guidelines list creating affiliate pins repetitively or in large volumes as spam. A few fresh, original pins a day for different articles is safer than many pins to the same link.