Pinterest Product Pin Size (2026): 1000x1500, Catalogs and Text Overlays

The best Pinterest product pin size is 1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical ratio. Upload a JPEG or PNG under 20 MB, keep the product in the center, and avoid images taller than 2:3, which can get cut off in the feed. Pin titles can be 100 characters, but only the first 40 or so show on many devices.

Pinterest is a search engine for ideas, and people use it to plan purchases. That makes it one of the few social platforms where a product photo can keep bringing visitors for months. Getting the size right is the first step: a square catalog photo uploaded as-is shows up small next to tall pins. This guide covers the pin size, how product pins and catalogs use your images, text overlays, and when to use a lifestyle shot instead of a white background.

What is the right Pinterest product pin size?

Use 1000×1500 pixels, which is Pinterest's recommended 2:3 ratio for standard pins and for shopping ads. A 2:3 pin fills a full column in the feed on both phone and desktop, so your product gets as much space as any pin around it.

Pinterest's pin and shopping ad specs were checked in October 2026. Marketplaces change their rules, so confirm the current requirements in your seller dashboard before you upload a large batch.

What happens to square and wide photos?

A square 1:1 photo is accepted, but it takes up only two-thirds of the height a 2:3 pin does, so it looks smaller next to neighbouring pins. Landscape images look smaller still. Images much taller than 2:3 get cut off in the feed until someone taps them. If your product photos are square, extend the background to 2:3 instead of stretching the photo or cropping the product. Our AI image extender continues the scene to a 2:3 pin, or the free Pinterest image resizer pads it to 1000×1500 with a plain color.

How do product pins and catalogs use your images?

Product pins are pins linked to a product on your site that show its price and availability. There are two common ways to get them: claim your website and use rich pins, which read product details from your page, or upload a catalog (a product data feed) so Pinterest can create a pin for every product automatically.

With a catalog, each product's image comes from the image_link field in your feed, and you can add up to 10 extra images with additional_image_link. If your store is on Shopify or another platform with a Pinterest connection, that feed usually comes from your store's product images. That has two consequences:

• Your store photos become your pins. If they're square, your catalog pins will be square. That's acceptable, but you can add vertical pins of your best sellers on top.
• Feed images must be clean. Pinterest and most feed tools expect the main image to show only the product, with no promotional overlays, store logos, watermarks or call-out badges. Placeholder images get the product rejected.
• Images must be reachable. If the image URL is broken or blocked, the product won't show.

Should I add text overlays to product pins?

Add text to the pins you design yourself, not to the main image in your catalog feed. Short text helps a pin stand out in search and tells people what they'll get when they click: “5 ways to style a linen shirt” or “Gift ideas under $30”.

• Keep it short. Five or six words that can be read on a small phone screen.
• Don't cover the product. Put text in an empty part of the frame, often the top third.
• Use high contrast. Dark text on a light area or white text on a dark band.
• Leave the bottom corners clear. Pinterest places buttons and icons there.
• Be accurate. No prices that will go out of date or claims you can't back up.

A design template makes this quicker than starting from a blank canvas each time. Drop in a cut-out of your product and change the headline.

Lifestyle or white background for Pinterest?

Use lifestyle images for most pins and keep white backgrounds for catalog product pins. People on Pinterest are planning a room, an outfit or a gift, so a product shown in a setting gives them the idea as well as the item. For mood and idea pins, an AI image generator can draft a styled scene from a text prompt; product pins should show the real item.

Our list of lifestyle product photography ideas has scene ideas by product type, and the guide to the best background color for product photos helps if you want one color across every pin.

How to make a product pin image from a square photo

1. Start with a sharp product photo: one product, in focus, in even light.
2. Decide the pin's job: a clean product pin, a lifestyle idea or a text-led guide.
3. Place the product in a scene or on a background that fits that job.
4. Extend the canvas to 1000×1500 so there's space above and below the product, instead of stretching or zooming in.
5. Add a short headline in an empty area if it's a designed pin; leave catalog images clean.
6. Export as JPEG in sRGB, under 5 MB.
7. Write a title with the product name and key detail in the first 40 characters, and a short description with the words people would search.
8. Link the pin to the exact product page, not your homepage.

Pinterest product pin checklist

• 1000×1500 pixels, 2:3, JPEG or PNG.
• Product centered and clearly the subject.
• Catalog main images free of overlays, logos and watermarks.
• Designed pins have five or six words of text at most, away from the product.
• Title leads with the product and its key detail.
• Description reads naturally and includes relevant search terms.
• Link goes to the product page and the product is in stock.
• Color and variant match what the shopper will receive.

How AiArter helps with Pinterest images

AiArter produces the pin image. Pro and Studio plans also include a social scheduler for connected accounts; check in the app whether Pinterest is available to connect, or upload the pin yourself.

• Pinterest size (8 credits). Resize any product photo or scene to 1000×1500 (2:3). AI fills the extra space so the product isn't stretched or cropped.
• Lifestyle scenes (8 credits). The product is cut out of your photo and kept as-is; only the background is generated. Pick Marble counter, Wooden table, Living room, Holiday and six other presets, or describe your own scene.
• Clean catalog images (4 credits). Pure white or a brand color, with an optional soft shadow, for the images your feed sends to Pinterest.
• Many products at once. The bulk background remover handles up to 50 photos per batch, with one ZIP download.
• Pin titles and descriptions. The listing copy writer drafts product titles and descriptions you can adapt for pins.

If you also sell on other channels, the same cut-out works for an Instagram Shop catalog or an Etsy listing, each at its own size.

Frequently asked questions

What size should a Pinterest product pin be?

1000×1500 pixels, a 2:3 vertical ratio. That's Pinterest's recommended size for standard pins and shopping ads, and it fills a full column in the feed. Upload a JPEG or PNG under 20 MB.

Can I use square product photos on Pinterest?

Yes, square images are accepted and catalog product pins are often square. They appear smaller than 2:3 pins in the feed, so for your best sellers it's worth making a vertical version as well.

What is the maximum file size for a Pinterest pin image?

Pinterest lists 20 MB for uploads from desktop and a higher limit in the app. Smaller files load faster, so a JPEG under 5 MB is a sensible target for a 1000×1500 pin.

Should product pins have text on them?

Pins you design yourself can carry a short headline of five or six words, placed away from the product. The main image in your catalog feed should stay clean, without promotional overlays, logos or watermarks.

How do I create product pins on Pinterest?

Claim your website and use rich pins, which pull price and availability from your product page, or upload a product catalog so Pinterest creates a pin for every product. Store platforms such as Shopify can send the catalog for you.

Are lifestyle photos better than white backgrounds on Pinterest?

For most pins, yes, because people use Pinterest to plan rooms, outfits and gifts and a scene shows the idea. White backgrounds still work well for catalog product pins and technical products.