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Perplexity Answers API

Localized Perplexity search answers with source controls, SSE citations, and verified fresh-session execution.

Platform ID perplexity

Endpoints 1 capability

Status 96.4% success rate

# Perplexity Answers API

Localized Perplexity search answers with source controls, SSE citations, and verified fresh-session execution.

- Platform ID: `perplexity`
- Capabilities: 1
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`
- OpenAPI: https://upscrape.com/scrapers/perplexity/openapi.json

## Capabilities

| Endpoint | Capability ID | Cost | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Generate answer](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/perplexity/perplexity.answer.generate) | `perplexity.answer.generate` | 1 credit per request | Submit a prompt with locale, country, search, and source-policy controls in a fresh Perplexity context; return a complete answer, citations, and execution evidence. |

## Common uses

- AI answer monitoring
- Generative engine visibility research
- Grounded answer and citation analysis
- Cross-engine response comparison
- Current fact and policy research
- Citation provenance and source-quality auditing

## Integration contract

All capabilities use the shared `POST /execute` envelope. A `200` response completed inline; a `202` response must be polled through `GET /jobs/{id}`.

See [authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication), [jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs), and [errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors).

Capabilities

Every capability uses the same POST /execute envelope. Open an endpoint for its exact ID, input contract, code samples, cost, runtime, and illustrative output.

Endpoint Description Cost

Generate answer perplexity.answer.generate

Submit a prompt with locale, country, search, and source-policy controls in a fresh Perplexity context; return a complete answer, citations, and execution evidence.

1 credit per request

Common uses

AI answer monitoring
Generative engine visibility research
Grounded answer and citation analysis
Cross-engine response comparison
Current fact and policy research
Citation provenance and source-quality auditing

Integration contract

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until it reaches completed or failed.