Pinterest deprecates the legacy refresh token in favor of continuous refresh tokens

What changed

Pinterest's changelog lists a ramp-up for deprecating the legacy refresh token in February 2025 and the deprecation itself in September 2025. The API docs describe the continuous refresh token as a 60 day token that is refreshable indefinitely, and the legacy token as a 365 day hard limit token that is no longer supported. The changelog entry text and the exact switch-off day were not readable, so the effective day is not stated.

What it means

Apps created before September 25, 2025 must opt in to continuous refresh tokens, because Pinterest no longer supports the legacy 365-day refresh token.

Who is affected

Developers and scheduling tools that keep Pinterest accounts connected with stored refresh tokens.

What to do

Set continuous_refresh to true when requesting tokens and store the new refresh token each time you refresh. Apps activated on or after September 25, 2025 use continuous refresh tokens automatically.