Run claude mcp add --transport http paidsync https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcp, type /mcp, and sign in with your PaidSync login. Claude Code then reaches your Pinterest ad accounts through 14 tools: performance by campaign, plus pause, enable, budget and ad group changes on existing campaigns. Claude Code asks before it runs each tool.
Manage tier. Claude Code works on campaigns you already run. It does not create new Pinterest campaigns.
The command
Claude Code talks to remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP. PaidSync is one of them. Add it once and the same terminal that edits your code can report on and manage your Pinterest campaigns.
claude mcp add --transport http paidsync https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcpBy default that registers the server for the current project only. Add --scope user to make it available in every project on your machine. Run claude mcp list to confirm it is there, then start a session and type /mcp to sign in.
5-Step Setup
Sign up at paidsync.ai/signup
Takes 10 seconds. Google or email sign-in. The free plan is 15 tasks a month at $0, no card.
Connect Pinterest Ads in the PaidSync dashboard
Click Connect on Pinterest Ads and sign in with the Pinterest login that can open your ad accounts. Pinterest Ads authorizes via Pinterest OAuth, and PaidSync never sees your Pinterest password.
Already inside Claude Code? Ask it to run connect_pinterest_ads. The tool returns a link to open in your browser.
Pick the ad account Claude Code should work on
Inside a session, list_pinterest_accounts shows every ad account your Pinterest sign-in can reach, and set_active_pinterest_account picks the one Claude Code works on.
Add PaidSync to Claude Code
In your terminal, run:
claude mcp add --transport http paidsync https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcpStart a session, type /mcp, pick paidsync, and sign in with your PaidSync login in the browser window that opens. Claude Code stores the OAuth token for you. No key is pasted anywhere.
Setting this up for a team? Commit a .mcp.json at the repo root so every engineer gets the same connector:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paidsync": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcp" }
}
}Prefer an API key, for example for headless runs? Send it in a header, never in the URL, where it would end up in logs:
claude mcp add --transport http paidsync https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $PAIDSYNC_API_KEY"In a committed .mcp.json, add "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PAIDSYNC_API_KEY}" } so the key stays in each engineer's environment and never enters git. Applying a change to Google Ads still requires the OAuth sign-in. On other platforms a key can apply changes too, so treat it like a password and prefer OAuth.
Test the connection
In a Claude Code session ask: “Show me Pinterest spend and conversions by campaign for the last 7 days”
Claude Code returns spend, impressions, clicks and conversions for each campaign. The connection is live.
Pinterest Ads prompts to try in Claude Code
Each prompt below maps to tools in the PaidSync Pinterest Ads group. Claude Code picks the tool. The last column says whether the call can change anything in the ad account.
| Ask | Tools it calls | Changes your account? |
|---|---|---|
| “List my Pinterest ad accounts and make Acme the active one” | list_pinterest_accounts, set_active_pinterest_account | No |
| “Show campaigns for the last 30 days with spend, impressions, clicks and conversions” | get_pinterest_performance | No |
| “List my ad groups with status, budget and bid strategy” | list_pinterest_adgroups | No |
| “List the ads running on the account” | list_pinterest_ads | No |
| “Pause the Spring Home Refresh campaign” | list_pinterest_campaigns, pause_pinterest_campaign | Yes, after you confirm |
| “Raise the daily spend cap on the Holiday Gifts campaign by 20 percent” | update_pinterest_campaign_budget | Yes, after you confirm |
| “Move the Retargeting ad group to automatic bidding” | update_pinterest_adgroup | Yes, after you confirm |
Run it headless with claude -p
The -p flag runs Claude Code without the interactive session. Sign in once through /mcp and the stored OAuth token carries over. A report that lands in a file looks like this:
claude -p "Pull last 30 days Pinterest performance by campaign and list the campaigns with spend and no conversions." \
--allowedTools "mcp__paidsync" \
--output-format json > reports/pinterest-ads-$(date +%F).jsonReads run straight through, and so do writes. --allowedTools "mcp__paidsync" allows every PaidSync tool, writes included, with no prompt. For an unattended job, allow only the read tools it needs, each by name as mcp__paidsync__tool_name.
What reads and what writes
Of the 14 Pinterest Ads tools, 7 only read and 5 can write. Reads cover ad accounts, campaigns, ad groups, ads and campaign performance. Writes cover pausing and enabling campaigns, campaign budgets and names, and ad group status, budget, bid, bid strategy and name. Budget and ad group changes preview by default with dry_run, and PaidSync reads each change back from Pinterest afterwards.
Over MCP, the approval step is Claude Code’s own prompt. It asks before it runs a tool unless you allowed it with --allowedTools or in your settings. PaidSync adds checks on its side. Deletes, pauses and budget changes need confirm_destructive, and a pre-write rule check blocks unsafe arguments. The approval card, and Undo on an applied card whose change has a safe inverse, apply only in the PaidSync workspace.
What Claude Code cannot do on Pinterest
- PaidSync does not create Pinterest campaigns, ad groups or ads. Build them in Pinterest Ads Manager, then manage them from Claude Code.
- There are no Pin or product catalog tools. Pins are created and catalogs are managed in Pinterest.
- Performance comes back at campaign level, not per ad group or ad.
- There are no audience or keyword tools. Targeting beyond the ad group settings stays in Pinterest Ads Manager.
- The budget amount is in your ad account’s own currency.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I connect Pinterest Ads to Claude Code?
Sign up at paidsync.ai, connect Pinterest Ads via OAuth in the dashboard, then run claude mcp add --transport http paidsync https://mcp.paidsync.ai/mcp in your terminal. Type /mcp inside a session, pick paidsync, and sign in with your PaidSync login.
Can Claude Code create Pinterest campaigns?
No. Pinterest is a manage tier platform in PaidSync. Claude Code can report on existing campaigns, pause and enable them, and change budgets and ad group settings. New campaigns are built in Pinterest Ads Manager.
Can Claude Code change Pinterest budgets?
Yes. update_pinterest_campaign_budget changes a campaign spend cap and update_pinterest_adgroup changes an ad group budget or bid. Both preview as a dry run first, and Claude Code asks before it runs each tool.
Does it work in headless mode with claude -p?
Yes. Once you have signed in through /mcp, claude -p reuses the stored OAuth token. Reads run straight through. Writes need care. No one is there to answer the Claude Code prompt, so any write tool you allowed with --allowedTools runs straight through. For an unattended job, allow only the read tools it needs.
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan is $0 for 15 tasks a month with no card. Pro starts at $99 a month and Team at $249 a month.
Pinterest reports and campaign management. One command in Claude Code.