How to properly integrate Pinterest in Android app?

Question

I am using the REST API for integrating Pinterest into my Android app, but I'm getting an error when attempting to access categories.

My code:

String url = "https://api.pinterest.com/";
String allCategories = "/v2/boards/categories/";
RestClient client = new RestClient(url + allCategories);
String response = "";

    try {
        client.AddParam("limit", "36");

        try {
            client.Execute(RequestMethod.GET);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        response = client.getResponse();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println(">>> Exception >>> " + e + " >>> Message >>> "
                + e.getMessage());
    }
    System.out.println(">>> response >>> " + response);
    Log.d(">> Login response >>> ", response);

I'm getting the following error returned from the endpoint:

{
    "message": "Please upgrade your app!", 
    "error": "Authentication failed: Please upgrade your app!"
}

Check out [this link](http://www.datasprings.com/resources/articles-information/pinterest-api-programming) and see how to use Pinterest API Authentication. — yorkw, Mar 07 '13 at 22:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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Pinterest doesn't have any official api, and it's unofficial api is not working now. So I don't think your code will work any way, unless someone finds any other unofficial api or Pinterest releases the official version.

PS: More Info.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:26

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answered Mar 14 '13 at 12:01

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Just check the url - https://api.pinterest.com/v2/boards/categories/ it'll print the same error message you're getting. – 0xC0DED00D Mar 14 '13 at 12:03
Official answer from pinterest - https://help.pinterest.com/entries/21151603-i-m-a-developer-does-pinterest-have-a-public-api – 0xC0DED00D Mar 14 '13 at 12:06

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 13 '13 at 09:19

As of today, pinterest API has been taken down (look here)

In the meantime you might want to use this 3rd party implemented scraper, which works just like an API

http://pinterestapi.co.uk/

You can use this to get the boards, likes and pins of a user.

Note: Curiously the count for the v1 api still works. But again this is undocumented behaviour and dont rely on this

How to properly integrate Pinterest in Android app?

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