Perplexity

Web Scraping API Perplexity Target

The perplexity target is built to obtain conversational responses from Perplexity.

This target is available with Web API Advanced plans.

This template is available via both Real-time and Asynchronous integration methods, however this target does not support batch requests.

Input parameters

Request parameters available for Perplexity target:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`target`	string	✅	Target type must be set to `perplexity`
`prompt`	string	✅	The prompt sent to Perplexity. Must be fewer than 8000 characters
`parse`	boolean		Automatically parses results when set to `true`. Default value is `false`.
`geo`	string		Set the country to use when submitting the prompt. Full list of locations available for Advanced plan can be found here.

Request example

curl --request 'POST' \
        --url 'https://scraper-api.decodo.com/v2/task' \
        --header 'Accept: application/json' \
        --header 'Authorization: Basic Auth.token' \ // update with your authorization token
        --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
        --data '
    {
     	"target": "perplexity",
     	"prompt": "Top 3 tips to improve productivity while working from home?",
     	"parse": true,
     	"geo": "United States"
    }
'

Output

As an output, you will get a JSON file.

Descriptions for fields in the parsed JSON content section are provided in the table below. Keep in mind that the amount of fields can vary according to the provided prompt.

Content key	Description
`model`	The Perplexity model used
`prompt_query`	The original query submitted in the request
`displayed_tabs`	Interface tabs in Perplexity (e.g., shopping, images).
`answer_results`	The full response text
`answer_results_md`	The full response text in Markdown format
`related_queries`	Queries list associated with the main prompt.
`top_images`	A list of top images with associated titles, links
`top_sources`	A list of main citations, each with associated links and titles.
`inline_products`	A list of inline products with associated titles, prices, links, and other metadata.

In addition to the main AI response, we provide extra data under additional_results. Descriptions for these fields can be found in the table below. Keep in mind that the amount of fields can vary according to the provided prompt.

Additional results Key	Description
`hotels_results`	A list of hotels with associated titles, links, addresses, and additional details.
`places_results`	A list of places with associated titles, links, coordinates, and other metadata.
`videos_results`	A list of videos with associated thumbnails, titles, links, and sources.
`shopping_results`	A list of shopping items with associated titles, prices, links, and other metadata.
`sources_results`	A list of citations, each with associated links and titles.
`images_results`	A list of related images with associated titles, image links, and source page links.

Updated about 21 hours ago