Verify Your Website on Pinterest

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Exciting news!! You can now verify your website on Pinterest!

We have an updated article on how to verify your website on Pinterest: Pinterest Site Verification: Easy Step-by-Step Guide

Earlier today, Pinterest announced that they have released a new website / domain verification feature. It just takes a moment to verify your website on Pinterest, which will add credibility to your Pinterest profile. It will also prevent others from using your domain.

To start, log-in to Pinterest and go to your Settings tab. Scroll down until you see the option to verify your domain on Pinterest.

Verify Your Website on Pinterest — On your Pinterest profile’s “Settings” page, you should see a new option to verify your domain.

3 easy steps to verify your domain on Pinterest:

Download a simple HTML verification file. It’s small- only 8kb.
Upload the file to your web server (ONLY top-level domains can be verified on Pinterest at this time. So, tailwindapp.com can be verified on Pinterest but (e.g.) pinleague.tumblr.com can not).
Return to your setting page to complete the process.

Verify Website on Pinterest in 3 Steps — Note: You’ll need access to your server to verify your website on Pinterest. This may be an issue if your blog or site is hosted by a third-party.

After you install the file, you’ll see something like this. It’s a bit creepy…how did they know I’m looking good? I mean, I am writing this in my favorite PJ’s…

Pinterest Website Verification Looking Good — You’re darn right we’re looking good!

Voila! Users are now able to see our full domain on our profile and in Pinterest search results with a checkmark indicating we’ve been verified!

Verify Your Domain on Pinterest — Here’s what verified websites look like in Pinterest Search results

Here are a couple more examples from the Pinterest Blog:

If you have suggestions on alternative verification options, please visit this form to let Pinterest know.

Danny Maloney

Daniel Maloney is the CEO and Co-founder of Tailwind (http://tailwindapp.com), a marketing platform trusted by hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. Tailwind’s mission is to make world-class marketing easy for everyone. A veteran of the internet industry, Danny lead New Initiatives at Google Maps / Local and YouTube, served as General Manager of AOL Video and founded other companies in the fields of e-commerce and visual discovery prior to Tailwind.