Social Media YouTube 45 45 people found this article helpful How to Post a YouTube Video on Pinterest by Marziah Karch Writer Marziah Karch is a former writer for Lifewire who also excels at Serious Game Design and develops online help systems, manuals, and interactive training modules. our editorial process Marziah Karch Updated on February 17, 2020 YouTube Facebook Flipboard Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Tweet Share Email Pinterest is a social media platform that lets users share images and discover new interests by browsing the virtual bulletin boards of other users. Pinning a video from YouTube to one of your Pinterest boards is a great way to offer more comprehensive information on your topic. Here's how to quickly and easily share a YouTube video to Pinterest. Sharing YouTube videos to Pinterest used to be a more complicated process involving embedding code. Luckily, YouTube has made this process effortless and easy. Make Sure You Have the Right to Share the Video Be sure you have the right to share a video from YouTube to Pinterest. If you've created a YouTube video yourself, you own the rights and are free to share it to Pinterest or any other platform. To share a video you didn't create, make sure to get permission from its creator, or use a Creative Commons–licensed YouTube video, which is available for posting elsewhere. Here's how to find Creative Commons-licensed videos on YouTube. Open YouTube and search for a topic. Select the Filter option. Under Features, select Creative Commons. You'll now see videos that match your search and that are licensed under Creative Commons. You can freely share them to your Pinterest board. Share a YouTube Video to Pinterest Navigate to the YouTube Video you want to share. Select Share from the options below the video. Select a later start time if you only want to share a snippet of the video. Select Pinterest from the options listed. You'll be taken to your Pinterest account. You may need to log in to Pinterest. Select the board where you'd like the video to appear, or create a new board. Select Save. The video has been saved to your Pinterest board and is available for followers to see, share, and pin. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit