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Pinterest Notifications Not Working? Turn Push, Email and In-App Alerts On or Off

Pinterest sends notifications three ways: on Pinterest (in the app or on desktop), by email, and as push notifications on your phone. Each category in Settings > Notifications has its own switches for all three, so a missing alert is often just switched off there, or blocked by your phone.

Edited by Michael Michael Reviewed 3 min read 2 fixes Feed & notifications

Quick answer

On the web: more-options icon (bottom left) > Settings > Notifications, open a category and turn Push, Email or In-app on or off, then Save (or Reset to go back to the defaults). For push alerts, also make sure your phone allows notifications for the Pinterest app. Too many emails? Unsubscribe from inside any Pinterest email.

What’s the problem?

Does this match what you see?

  • You don’t get Pinterest notifications on your phone.
  • You get too many Pinterest emails.
  • You’re getting emails about a Pinterest account you never made.

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Based on Pinterest Help Center’s “Edit notification settings” page (web, iPhone and Android steps supplied by the site owner on November 7, 2026). The Android phone-permission path is a general device setting.

Why this happens: the possible causes

Where Pinterest alerts get switched off.

  • Turned off in Pinterest’s settingsCheck this first

    Each category has separate Push, Email and In-app switches.

  • Blocked by your phoneCheck this first

    Our note: push alerts also need your phone to allow notifications for Pinterest.

Try these 60-second checks first

  • Make sure Focus or Do Not Disturb isn’t on.
  • Update the Pinterest app.

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.

Fix 1: Change your Pinterest notification settings

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Pinterest’s steps for changing how often you hear about activity.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Open the Pinterest app and tap your profile picture (bottom right), then your profile picture again (top left).
  2. Tap Notifications, then a category, and set Push, Email and In-app. Changes save automatically.
  3. Push turned off at the phone level? Pinterest says tap Open Settings > Notifications and turn on Allow Notifications.

Android

  1. Open the Pinterest app and tap your profile picture (bottom right).
  2. Tap the more-options icon (top right), then Notifications.
  3. Tap a category and set Push, Email and In-app. Changes save automatically.

Computer (browser)

  1. Log in at pinterest.com and click the more-options icon at the bottom left.
  2. Click Settings, then Notifications in the left menu.
  3. Open the notification category you want to change. You’ll see Push, Email and In-app.
  4. Turn each type on or off, then click Save. Click Reset to go back to the default settings.

Business accounts: Pinterest says tap your profile photo (bottom right), then the ellipsis (top right).

Did it work? The categories you want show the right switches turned on.

Fix 2: Allow Pinterest notifications on your phone

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Push alerts only appear if your phone lets Pinterest send them; Pinterest’s iPhone steps include turning on Allow Notifications.

iPhone & iPad

  1. In Pinterest’s notification settings, tap Open Settings (or open iPhone Settings > Notifications > Pinterest).
  2. Turn on Allow Notifications.

Android

  1. Open Settings > Notifications > App notifications > Pinterest (names vary by phone).
  2. Turn notifications on.

Did it work? New activity shows as a push alert.

What each kind of notification is

  • On Pinterest: appears in the Pinterest app or on pinterest.com. Pinterest’s See activity from other people setting controls whether you see activity from your Facebook friends and people you follow, such as Pins they’ve seen, people they follow and boards they’ve created.
  • Email: sent to the email address on your account.
  • Push: appears on your phone.
Pinterest notification categories
CategoryEmailPush
Pins you savedSavesComments, Mentions, Saves, Tries
Boards, searches and topicsBoards for you, Topics for you, Recommended searchesSame
Pin picksPins inspired by your recent activity, Pins picked for you, Popular PinsSame
SocialFollowers, Group board updates, Messages, People who share your interestsSame, plus Invitations
OthersPinterest announcements and updates, Feedback and surveysOther updates

Our tip: missing alerts for comments or messages? Check the Push switches under Pins you saved and Social.

Getting too many emails

Pinterest says you can unsubscribe from within a Pinterest email, or turn off Email for a category in Settings > Notifications.

Emails about an account you didn’t create

If someone signed up with your email address, Pinterest says you can remove your email address from that account: see the steps. Our note: don’t click links in an email you didn’t expect; go to Pinterest’s Help Center directly. If you think your own account was accessed, see Pinterest hacked account.

Stop people mentioning you

Pinterest says who can mention you in a comment or Pin is controlled in your Privacy and data settings.

How to know it worked

  • You get the alerts you want, and not the ones you don’t.

Still not working? Your next steps

  1. Pinterest not loading at all? See Pinterest not working.

Official help routes

SocialAppFix can’t see or change your account. For account decisions, recovery and appeals, only the platform’s own tools can help. These links go to the official sites.

Frequently asked questions

How do I turn off Pinterest notifications?

Settings > Notifications, open a category and turn Push, Email or In-app off. On the web, click Save; the apps save automatically.

Why am I not getting Pinterest push notifications?

Check that Push is on for the category in Pinterest’s Notifications settings, and that your phone allows notifications for Pinterest.

How do I stop Pinterest emails?

Pinterest says you can unsubscribe from within a Pinterest email, or turn off Email in Settings > Notifications.

Sources and how we checked this guide

We base steps on the platforms’ own help pages and the phone makers’ official guides. Menu names change often and can differ by device, app version and region. Where a platform page could not be independently read, we link it so you can check the current wording yourself.

  1. Edit notification settings (external site, opens in a new tab)Pinterest Help Center · checked 7 November 2026

Last reviewed 7 November 2026 by the SocialAppFix editorial team against the sources above. Next scheduled review: 7 May 2027. Editor: Michael Michael. How we write and review guides.

What changed
  • 7 November 2026: First published.

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