# Map available Pinterest targeting for a plan

> Tier: recipe. Operating recipe: real tool sequence, core rules, known traps.

Targeting options read against a brief, gaps named instead of silently substituted.

**Intent.** What the plan's segments translate to in Pinterest's taxonomy.

## When to use

- Campaign builds.
- Translating cross-platform plans.

## When not to use

- No specific contraindication beyond the preconditions below.

## Sources

Required: Pinterest Ads

## Preconditions

- The account is ticked in the dashboard, confirmed via list_accounts.

## Inputs

- `window`: Analysis window. Default: last 30 days.

## Procedure

1. Pull targeting options for the market. — tools: `pinterest_get_targeting_options`
2. Match the brief and list gaps.

## Decision rules

- **When** A segment has no equivalent → **conclude** Propose the nearest broader option explicitly: silent substitution builds the wrong campaign.

## Evidence requirements

- Every figure carries its account, metric and window.
- Anything below a readable sample size is reported as unjudged, not as zero.

## Human approval boundary

- The readout changes nothing. Any change it motivates goes through Safe Writes: preview, human confirmation, then apply.

## Failure modes

- Option availability varies by country.

## Output

- **Readout**: The figures, with windows and accounts named.
- **Flags**: What deserves a deeper skill or a human decision.

## Related

- Skill: [campaign-launch-qa](https://www.getmcpads.com/skills/campaign-launch-qa.md)