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Perplexity API

Perplexity · API key auth.

Provider Perplexity
TypeAPI
AuthAPI key auth.
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Editorial overview

Perplexity API provides Sonar online LLM endpoints that combine language models with web search grounding for answer generation.

Capabilities

  • Online LLMs with search grounding
  • OpenAI-compatible patterns where documented
  • Citation-oriented responses as published

Limitations

  • Requires Perplexity API access
  • Grounding freshness depends on search backend

Related technologies

API LLMs

Related glossary terms

Retrieval-Augmented Generation API

Why it matters

Perplexity API is tracked so engineering and procurement teams can compare official developer surfaces, authentication posture, and documentation without relying on marketing copy.

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