🔑Pinterest Facebook Login Removed — How to Get Back In
Pinterest removed Facebook login. How to recover your account, set an email password, and get back in if you can no longer sign in with Facebook.
If you always signed into Pinterest with Facebook and that option has disappeared, you're not locked out — but you do need to act. The fix is switching your account to email and password login. Here's how, including what to do if you no longer have access to the linked email.
🎉 Trusted by 40,000+ Pinterest users worldwide — login problems are one of the most stressful issues we hear about.
🤔 What Happened
Pinterest has moved away from Facebook as a sign-in method. For anyone who created their account by tapping "Continue with Facebook", that raises an obvious problem:
You may never have set a Pinterest password at all.
Your account still exists. Your boards and pins are intact. You just need a different way to prove it's yours.
⚡ Act Now if You Can Still Log In
If you're currently signed in on any device, do this immediately — it takes two minutes and prevents the whole problem.
Step 1 — Check the email on your account
Open Pinterest → Settings → Account management
Look at the email address listed
Confirm you can still access that inbox
⚠️ This is the step people skip. If your account is tied to an old work or school email you can't open, fix that before you're logged out.
Step 2 — Set or update the email address
If the listed email is one you no longer control, change it to a current one while you're still signed in. Pinterest will send a confirmation to the new address.
Step 3 — Set a password
In Settings → Account management, set a password (or use the password reset flow to create one).
Once you have a working email plus password, Facebook's removal doesn't affect you at all.
🔓 If You're Already Locked Out
What the login screen offers now
📧 Email + password
The main route — use Forgot your password? if you never set one
🔵 Continue with Google
Your Pinterest email is a Gmail address ⭐ try this first
📱 Continue with the QR code
You're still logged in on your phone — scan to sign in on desktop
No longer exists
📱 The QR code option rescues people who assume they're locked out. If the Pinterest app on your phone is still signed in, open this on desktop, scan the code from the app, and you're straight back in — no password needed. Then set one immediately.
Route 1 — Password reset via your email
This works even if you never set a password, provided you can access the email Pinterest has on file.
Go to Pinterest's login page → Forgot your password?
Enter the email address associated with the account — usually the one on your Facebook account
Check that inbox for the reset link
Set a new password
Log in with email + password from now on
💡 Which email? If you signed up through Facebook, Pinterest almost certainly holds the email your Facebook account used. Try that one first — and if it's a Gmail address, Continue with Google may log you in without any reset at all.
Route 2 — Try every email you might have used
Before assuming the account is unrecoverable, work through the possibilities:
Your main personal email
Most common
The email on your Facebook account
What Pinterest received at signup
An old work or school address
Common for accounts made years ago
Alternate addresses you own
Gmail aliases, forwarding addresses
Search each inbox for messages from Pinterest — old notification emails reveal which address the account uses.
Route 3 — Recover Facebook access first
If you can regain access to the Facebook account, you may be able to recover the associated email, then use the password reset route.
Route 4 — Contact Pinterest support
If none of the above works, you'll need Pinterest's help. Be ready to provide:
The username or profile URL
The approximate signup date
Names of boards you created
Any email address you think may be linked
Confirmation you originally used Facebook login
🛡️ Preventing This in Future
✅ Set an email + password
Removes dependency on any third party
✅ Use an email you'll keep for years
Not a work or school account
✅ Verify the email address
Unverified addresses can't always receive resets
✅ Enable two-factor authentication
Protects the account once recovered
✅ Note your profile URL
Support will ask for it
🔐 General lesson: any account that depends on a third-party login inherits that third party's decisions. Email plus password is the durable option.
🛠️ Troubleshooting
"I get no password reset email"
Check spam and promotions folders
Wait 15 minutes — delivery isn't always instant
Confirm you typed the address exactly
Try a different email you may have used
"It says no account exists with this email"
That address isn't the one on the account. Work through Route 2 — search old inboxes for Pinterest notification emails.
"I reset the password but still can't log in"
Clear pinterest.com cookies and try again in a fresh browser window. See Pinterest not working.
"My account looks empty after logging back in"
You may have signed into a different account — many people unknowingly have two. Check the username against your original profile URL.
"The Facebook login button is still showing but doesn't work"
Set up email and password login regardless. Relying on it isn't safe.
❓ FAQs
Q: Did Pinterest remove Facebook login? A: Pinterest has moved away from Facebook as a sign-in method. If you always used it, switch your account to email and password login as soon as you can.
Q: How do I log into Pinterest if I used Facebook? A: Use the Forgot your password? flow with the email address linked to your account — usually the one on your Facebook account. That sets a password you can use directly.
Q: I never set a Pinterest password — can I still get in? A: Yes. The password reset flow works even if you never created one, as long as you can access the email Pinterest has on file.
Q: Will I lose my pins and boards? A: No. Your content is tied to the account, not the login method. Recovering access restores everything.
Q: What if I can't access the email on my Pinterest account? A: Try recovering that email account first. If that's impossible, contact Pinterest support with your username, profile URL, board names, and approximate signup date.
Q: How do I find out which email my Pinterest account uses? A: While logged in, check Settings → Account management. If you're locked out, search your inboxes for old Pinterest notification emails.
Q: Can I still link Facebook to my Pinterest account? A: Available integrations change over time. Regardless of what's offered, set up email and password login so your access doesn't depend on it.
Q: Should I make a new account instead? A: Only as a last resort — you'd lose all saved pins, boards, and followers. Exhaust the recovery routes first.
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