Perplexity Search API
Ask Perplexity a web-grounded question and receive an answer with source citations.
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Last verified 2026-09-14 · uptime and latency measured over 30d| Field | Type | Example value |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price per request | USD | $0.002 |
| Price /1k req | USD | $2.00 |
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About the Perplexity Search API
The AnyAPI Perplexity Search API returns Perplexity search data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/perplexity.search. Ask Perplexity a web-grounded question and receive an answer with source citations. AnyAPI routes each request across 2 sources and falls back automatically when one fails. It costs from $2 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 99.2% of Perplexity search calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 42.1 seconds across 389 measured calls.