# 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).