diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js b/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
index 15566cc4..c21400e1 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { resolveRedirectingURL } from "../url.js";
 
 const videoRegex = /"url":"(https:\/\/v1\.pinimg\.com\/videos\/.*?)"/g;
 const imageRegex = /src="(https:\/\/i\.pinimg\.com\/.*\.(jpg|gif))"/g;
+const notFoundRegex = /"__typename"\s*:\s*"PinNotFound"/;
 
 export default async function(o) {
     let id = o.id;
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export default async function(o) {
         headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
     }).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
 
+    const invalidPin = html.match(notFoundRegex);
+
+    if (invalidPin) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+
     if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const videoLink = [...html.matchAll(videoRegex)]
diff --git a/api/src/util/tests/pinterest.json b/api/src/util/tests/pinterest.json
index 4760dd36..adf502c0 100644
--- a/api/src/util/tests/pinterest.json
+++ b/api/src/util/tests/pinterest.json
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
             "status": "redirect"
         }
     },
+    {
+        "name": "invalid link",
+        "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/eeeeeee/",
+        "params": {},
+        "expected": {
+            "code": 400,
+            "status": "error",
+            "errorCode": "error.api.fetch.empty"
+        }
+    },
     {
         "name": "regular video (isAudioOnly)",
         "url": "https://www.pinterest.com/pin/70437485604616/",