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Shared Pinterest links often carry extra parameters after a question mark. Removing them leaves a short pinterest.com/pin/ID/ link that still opens the same pin. Clean links look better, are easier to check and share less tracking data with the sites you post them on.
Published 2026-10-31 · by the PinSaveHD team
Copy a pin link and you may get more than you expected: ?invite_code=…, &sender=…, utm_source and other parameters. They help with analytics and invitations, but they make links long and can reveal who shared them.
What the parameters do
- utm_* — campaign tracking for analytics.
- invite_code / sender — ties the link to your account’s share.
- mt / rs — internal referrer hints.
Is it safe to remove them?
Yes. The pin is identified by its number in the path, /pin/123…/. Everything after the question mark is optional for public pins.
How to clean a link
Paste it into the Pinterest link cleaner; it expands pin.it short links if needed, removes tracking parameters and gives you the canonical address. Everything except the short-link lookup happens in your browser.
Clean links are also better for QR codes: shorter URLs make simpler, easier-to-scan codes in the QR maker.
Written and reviewed by the PinSaveHD team. We test every step on real public pins. Spotted an error? Tell us.
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