How to Delete a Board on Pinterest

Ditch a Pinterest board all at once

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Elise Moreau
Elise Moreau
Elise Moreau
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  • University of Ontario
  • George Brown College
Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire. Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others.
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Updated on February 8, 2022

What to Know

  • Sign in to Pinterest in a web browser or the Pinterest app and select your profile picture.
  • Confirm Save is selected. Choose the pencil icon for the board you want to delete.
  • Scroll to the bottom and select Delete (or Delete Board). Choose Delete Forever.

This article explains how to delete one of your boards on Pinterest using a web browser or the Pinterest mobile app for iOS or Android.

How to Delete a Pinterest Board

Pinterest boards are great for organizing your pins by topic or category, but once you create a board, it doesn't have to stay on your profile forever. Keep reading to learn how to delete a Pinterest board any time you want

  1. Navigate to Pinterest.com in a web browser or open the Pinterest app on your device and sign in.

  2. On Pinterest.com, select your profile picture in the upper-right corner. On the app, tap your profile picture icon in the bottom menu.

    Profile picture on Pinterest

  3. Make sure Saved is selected.

    Saved in Pinterest boards list

  4. On Pinterest.com, hover the cursor over the board you want to delete and select the pencil icon that appears in the lower-right corner beneath the board. On the app, tap the board you want to delete and then tap the pencil icon at the top of the screen.

    Pinterest board with the pencil highlighted

  5. Scroll down to the bottom of the editing options and select Delete (web) or Delete board (app).

    Pinterest screen showing Delete option.

    When you delete a board, you can't restore it or any of its pins. Be sure you want to delete the board and all of its pins before you actually do it.

  6. Select Delete forever to confirm the deletion.

    Pinterest website with Delete forever highlighted

    You can't select multiple boards to delete in bulk. If you have more than one board you want to delete, delete each board individually.

How to Archive or Merge Pinterest Boards

If you're hesitant to delete one of your Pinterest boards forever, there are two less permanent options. Both archiving and merging boards can be chosen in Step 5 above instead of deletion.

Archiving a board takes it off your profile and tells Pinterest to stop giving you recommendations based on its pins. If you want, you can unarchive it later and restore it to your profile.

You may not want a board anymore. Still, if the pins it houses are good ones that could fit into another board, merge the two. This can be done by turning your unwanted board into a new section on another board.

Any followers the unwanted board had are lost in favor of the other board's followers.

Why Delete a Pinterest Board?

You might want to delete one or more of your Pinterest boards if:

  • The board is similar to another board you want to keep.
  • You no longer pin any content to the board.
  • You want to reduce the number of boards to make it easier for your followers and visitors to your profile.
  • The board has very few pins.
  • The board has very few followers.
  • The topic of the board no longer interests you.
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