Pinterest Boards: Create, Edit, Share, Archive or Delete a Board (and Restore It)

Does this match what you see?

• You want to rename a board or change its cover.
• You want to hide or remove a board you no longer use.
• You can’t add a header image to a board.

Computer (browser)iPhone & iPadAndroid

Based on Pinterest Help Center’s “Create a board”, “Manage your boards”, “Edit a board” and “Archive or delete a board” pages (text supplied by the site owner on November 8, 2026).

Why this happens: the possible causes

Archive or delete? (Pinterest)

• You need a Pin on the board firstPossible

  Pinterest says you need at least one Pin saved to a board before you can add a header image.

How to fix it, step by step

Work through these in order. They start with the quickest, safest checks and only move to steps that sign you out or remove data later.

Group boards: invite, manage and remove collaborators

To make a group board, invite people to one of your boards. As the owner, you control its settings. Pinterest notes some group board features may only be on iPhone for now.

Invite (web): open the board, click the plus-circle icon below the board name, search by name, username or email and click Invite, or click Copy link and send it. Pinterest says they get an email or notification.

Choose what collaborators can do (web): open the board, click the plus-circle icon, then the arrow next to Collaborators can…:

Click Done to save.

Remove someone (web): open the board, click the profile pictures below the board name, then Remove next to the person, and Remove again to confirm.

iPhone and Android app: the steps match the web: tap the plus-circle icon (below the board name; on iPhone it can sit above your Pins or show as a person-plus icon at the top) to invite (Pinterest may suggest people) or to open Collaborators can… (on Android the join option is called People can request to join this board). To remove someone, tap the profile pictures below the board name, tap the x next to them, then Remove.

Join requests: turn on Board requests under Collaborators can… and Pinterest adds a Join button to your board. You get an email and a push notification for each request, and accept or decline it from your inbox. To join someone else’s board, open it and select Join below the board name; if the owner hasn’t allowed requests, there won’t be a Join button. Pinterest says you’ll get an email and a notification if you’re approved.

You can star favorites on a group board and filter it to show all Pins, favorites, or Pins added by one collaborator. A group board vanished from your profile? See group board missing.

Board sections

Sections split a board into smaller groups. On the web: open the board, click the plus icon (bottom of the screen) > Section, name it and click Add. To fill it, click Organize at the top of the board, select the Pins, click Move, then Save next to the section.

iPhone and Android app: open the board, tap the plus icon (bottom) > Section, enter a name (iPhone may suggest names) and tap Next, then select the Pins to move into it (tap Done on iPhone).

Move Pins to another board

One Pin (web): open the board, click the edit icon on the Pin, choose the new board or section from the Board or Section menu, and click Save.

Several Pins (web): open the board, click Organize at the top, select the Pins, click Move, then Save next to the destination board.

iPhone and Android app: for one Pin, open it, tap the ellipsis (top right) > Edit Pin, tap the current board name, choose the new board or section and tap Done. For several, open the board, tap Organize, select the Pins, tap the arrow icon at the bottom (two arrows on Android, a right arrow on iPhone), and choose the destination.

Merge two boards or sections

You can merge any boards or sections you own. Before you merge, Pinterest says:

• The merged board’s followers don’t move to the other board.
• The destination board’s privacy applies (merge a private board into a public one, and the Pins become public).
• There’s no undo: you’d have to make a new board or section and move Pins back one by one.

Boards (web): open the board, click the ellipsis next to its name > Merge, pick the board to merge with, then click Move Pins and Delete Board. Or drag one board onto the center of another.

Sections (web): open the board, hover over the section and click the edit icon (bottom right of its cover) > Merge, pick the section, then click Move Pins and delete section. Or drag one section onto another.

iPhone and Android app: open the board (or tap into a section), tap the ellipsis (top right) > Merge (Merge boards on iPhone), pick the board or section, then tap Merge (boards) or Move Pins / Merge sections (sections, Android / iPhone). You can also tap and hold a section (or a board on Android), tap the edit icon, and choose Merge section or Merge board.

Sort or reorder your boards

On the web: open your profile > Saved, click the filter icon above your boards, and choose A to Z, Last saved to (most recent first) or Custom. To reorder by hand, drag a board into the gap between two others; if asked, click Lose previous customization.

Reorder Pins or sections inside a board (web): open the board and drag and drop the Pins or sections. iPhone and Android app: press and hold a Pin or section, tap the up-and-down arrows icon, then drag it (tap Done on iPhone). Pinterest says changes save automatically.

iPhone and Android app: tap your profile picture (bottom right) > Boards (business accounts: Saved), tap the arrows icon above your boards, and choose Recently saved, Oldest saved or Custom. On iPhone, Pinterest also suggests tapping Organize next to Unorganized ideas at the bottom of the Boards tab for ideas on sorting loose Pins.

Favorite Pins in a board

Open one of your boards and select the star icon at the bottom right of a Pin (just below the Pin in the app) to mark it as a favorite; select it again to remove it. Pinterest says only you and board collaborators see favorites. To see them all, go to your profile > Pins > Favorites.

Note: the heart icon only reacts to a Pin; it doesn’t favorite it. A Pin must be saved to a board before you can star it.

Deleted it by mistake?

Pinterest says you have 7 days to restore a deleted board from Recently deleted, on a computer or Android only (business accounts: computer only). See restore a deleted board for the steps.

Board types and tabs

• Public boards show on your profile and in search.
• Private boards are visible only to you and collaborators you invite. See make a board private.
• Group boards have collaborators who can all add and organize Pins, and can be public or private.

Board tabs (personal accounts, mobile): All saves shows your Pins; a More ideas or Shop tab suggests related Pins or products. Pinterest says only the board owner sees More ideas and Shop, even on a public board.

Boards open on All saves by default. To change this, Pinterest says open the board, tap the filter icon (top right), turn off Show recommendations first, and tap Close. Our note: if that doesn’t switch it, try the toggle the other way; the setting’s name suggests the opposite.

How to know it worked

• Your boards look and behave the way you want.

Still not working? Your next steps

1. Boards missing? See missing Pins or boards.

Frequently asked questions