diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/pin.js b/packages/api/src/utils/pin.js
index afa2b1d1ec..1d58be4eaf 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/pin.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/pin.js
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ export async function waitAndUpdateOkPins (cid, cluster, db, waitTime = MAX_PIN_
     return {
       id: pin._id,
       status: pin.status,
-      cid,
-      locationId: pin.location._id
+      contentCid: cid,
+      location: pin.location
     }
   })
   await db.upsertPins(pins)
diff --git a/packages/cron/src/jobs/pins.js b/packages/cron/src/jobs/pins.js
index ef78ce77fa..1829af8a84 100644
--- a/packages/cron/src/jobs/pins.js
+++ b/packages/cron/src/jobs/pins.js
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ export async function updatePinStatuses ({ cluster, db }) {
       return {
         id: pin._id,
         status: status,
-        cid: pin.contentCid,
-        locationId: pin.location._id
+        contentCid: pin.contentCid,
+        location: pin.location
       }
     }))
 
diff --git a/packages/cron/test/mocks/pgrest/rpc#upsert_pins.json b/packages/cron/test/mocks/pgrest/rpc#upsert_pins.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28120b42bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cron/test/mocks/pgrest/rpc#upsert_pins.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["1", "2", "3"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/db/db-client-types.ts b/packages/db/db-client-types.ts
index 8e7bd54881..4fe55e1ccc 100644
--- a/packages/db/db-client-types.ts
+++ b/packages/db/db-client-types.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ export type PinItem = PinUpsertInput & {
 export type PinsUpsertInput = {
   id: string
   status: definitions['pin']['status']
-  cid: definitions['pin_request']['content_cid']
-  locationId: string
+  contentCid: definitions['pin_request']['content_cid']
+  location: Location
 }
 
 export type PinItemOutput = {
diff --git a/packages/db/index.js b/packages/db/index.js
index 29ce140b94..bf347e08db 100644
--- a/packages/db/index.js
+++ b/packages/db/index.js
@@ -445,20 +445,30 @@ export class DBClient {
    * @param {Array<import('./db-client-types').PinsUpsertInput>} pins
    */
   async upsertPins (pins) {
-    const now = new Date().toISOString()
-    const { error } = await this._client
-      .from('pin')
-      .upsert(pins.map(pin => ({
-        id: pin.id,
-        status: pin.status,
-        content_cid: pin.cid,
-        pin_location_id: pin.locationId,
-        updated_at: now
-      })), { count: 'exact', returning: 'minimal' })
+    const { data: pinIds, error } = await this._client.rpc('upsert_pins', {
+      data: {
+        pins: pins.map((pin) => ({
+          data: {
+            content_cid: pin.contentCid,
+            pin: {
+              status: pin.status,
+              location: {
+                peer_id: pin.location.peerId,
+                peer_name: pin.location.peerName,
+                ipf_peer_id: pin.location.ipfsPeerId,
+                region: pin.location.region
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }))
+      }
+    }).single()
 
     if (error) {
       throw new DBError(error)
     }
+
+    return pinIds
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/db/postgres/functions.sql b/packages/db/postgres/functions.sql
index bf96b613e5..9d453d7100 100644
--- a/packages/db/postgres/functions.sql
+++ b/packages/db/postgres/functions.sql
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS json_arr_to_json_element_array;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS create_key;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS create_upload;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS upsert_pin;
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS upsert_pins;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS user_used_storage;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS user_auth_keys_list;
 DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS find_deals_by_content_cids;
@@ -249,6 +250,25 @@ BEGIN
 END
 $$;
 
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION upsert_pins(data json) RETURNS TEXT[]
+    LANGUAGE plpgsql
+    volatile
+    PARALLEL UNSAFE
+AS
+$$
+DECLARE
+  pin json;
+  pin_ids TEXT[];
+BEGIN
+  FOREACH pin IN array json_arr_to_json_element_array(data -> 'pins')
+  LOOP
+    SELECT pin_ids || upsert_pin(pin -> 'data') INTO pin_ids;
+  END LOOP;
+
+  RETURN pin_ids;
+END
+$$;
+
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION user_used_storage(query_user_id BIGINT) RETURNS TEXT
   LANGUAGE plpgsql
 AS
diff --git a/packages/db/postgres/migrations/005-add-upsert-pins-function.sql b/packages/db/postgres/migrations/005-add-upsert-pins-function.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24248dc6b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/postgres/migrations/005-add-upsert-pins-function.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS upsert_pins;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION upsert_pins(data json) RETURNS TEXT[]
+    LANGUAGE plpgsql
+    volatile
+    PARALLEL UNSAFE
+AS
+$$
+DECLARE
+  pin json;
+  pin_ids TEXT[];
+BEGIN
+  FOREACH pin IN array json_arr_to_json_element_array(data -> 'pins')
+  LOOP
+    SELECT pin_ids || upsert_pin(pin -> 'data') INTO pin_ids;
+  END LOOP;
+
+  RETURN pin_ids;
+END
+$$;
diff --git a/packages/db/test/pin-sync-request.spec.js b/packages/db/test/pin-sync-request.spec.js
index 50c346939a..5bd437fa3e 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/pin-sync-request.spec.js
+++ b/packages/db/test/pin-sync-request.spec.js
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ describe('pin-sync-request', () => {
   it('can update multiple pin status', async () => {
     const to = new Date().toISOString()
     const { data: pinSyncReqs } = await client.getPinSyncRequests({ to })
-
     // Assert Previous pin state
     pinSyncReqs.forEach(psr => {
       assert.strictEqual(psr.pin.status, 'Pinning', 'pin sync requests have Pinning state')
@@ -115,8 +114,10 @@ describe('pin-sync-request', () => {
     await client.upsertPins(pinSyncReqs.map(psr => ({
       id: psr.pin._id,
       status: 'Pinned',
-      cid: psr.pin.contentCid,
-      locationId: psr.pin.location._id
+      contentCid: psr.pin.contentCid,
+      location: {
+        ...psr.pin.location
+      }
     })))
 
     const { data: pinSyncReqsAfterUpdate } = await client.getPinSyncRequests({ to })