What does Perplexity Search Scraper do?

Perplexity Search Scraper extracts Perplexity AI search results at scale. Enter your search queries and get back clean, structured data - including Perplexity's AI-generated answer text, cited sources with URLs and snippets, citation links, and optional related questions and images - ready for analysis, monitoring, or integration into your workflows.

Perplexity is an AI answer engine that generates detailed, conversational answers grounded in live web sources. This Actor wraps a battle-tested Google Search Scraper so you don't need to worry about API keys, proxies, or parsing - just provide your queries and collect the output.

What can Perplexity Search Scraper do?

• Extract Perplexity answers - Get the full AI-generated text that Perplexity produces for each query
• Collect cited sources - Capture every source title, URL, snippet, and publish date that Perplexity references
• Get citation URLs - Retrieve the ordered list of citation links behind the answer
• Related questions - Optionally return follow-up questions Perplexity suggests for your query
• Images - Optionally return relevant images alongside the answer
• Filter by recency - Restrict results to the past day, week, month, or year
• Apify platform benefits - Access results via REST API, schedule recurring runs with cron expressions, integrate with Zapier/Make/Google Sheets
• Batch processing - Submit hundreds of queries in a single run and collect all results from one dataset

What data can you extract?

Field	Type	Description
query	String	The search query you submitted
text	String	The full Perplexity answer generated for the query
sources	Array	Cited sources, each with title, url, snippet, date, lastUpdated, and source
citationUrls	Array	URLs of the citations referenced in the answer
relatedQuestions	Array	Follow-up questions related to the query (empty unless requested)
images	Array	Images returned alongside the answer, each with imageUrl, originUrl, and title (empty unless requested)

How to scrape Perplexity AI results

1. Go to the Actor page - Navigate to Perplexity Search Scraper on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Enter your search queries - In the Input tab, type or paste your queries into the Queries field, one per line. For example: best project management tools, how does photosynthesis work.
3. Set Perplexity options (optional) - Filter by recency, or enable images and related questions in the Perplexity options section.
4. Start the run - Click Start and wait for the Actor to process your queries. The run time depends on how many queries you submitted - most runs finish within a few minutes.
5. Export your data - Once the run completes, go to the Dataset tab to preview results. Export as JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect directly to Google Sheets, Zapier, or Make.
6. Automate with the API - Use the Apify API or schedule the Actor to run daily or weekly for ongoing Perplexity monitoring. Every run produces a new dataset you can fetch programmatically.

Input parameters

Parameter	Description
Queries	Your search queries, one per line. Supports bulk input.
Search recency	Restrict results to the past day, week, month, or year.
Include images	Return relevant images as part of the AI response.
Include related questions	Return a list of follow-up questions related to your query.

For the full list of options, see the Input tab on the Actor page.

Output example

{
    "query": "what is python",
    "text": "**Python** is a high-level, interpreted, general-purpose programming language known for its simplicity, readability, and versatility...",
    "sources": [
        {
            "title": "Python Programming Language: Definition, Features & Uses - Lenovo",
            "url": "https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/python/",
            "snippet": "Python is a versatile, high-level programming language known for its simplicity and readability...",
            "date": "2025-08-12",
            "lastUpdated": "2025-12-02",
            "source": "web"
        }
    ],
    "citationUrls": ["https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/python/", "https://www.python.org/doc/essays/blurb/"],
    "relatedQuestions": [],
    "images": []
}

Failed queries

Every query Perplexity can't return a result for is written to a separate errors dataset instead of the main one - so your results stay clean and you can still see exactly which queries failed and why. Open it from the Failed queries link on the run's output, or under Storage → Datasets.

{
    "query": "best web scraping tools 2025",
    "error": "No result returned for the query."
}

Other AI search scrapers on Apify

Perplexity is just one piece of the AI search landscape. Monitor your brand across all major AI-powered search engines:

• Gemini Search Scraper - Extract Google Gemini AI answers and their cited sources. Track how Gemini describes your brand and which sources it cites.
• Google AI Mode Scraper - Extract Google AI Mode results, the conversational AI answers Google generates for a search query.
• Google AI Overview Scraper - Extract Google AI Overview results, the AI summaries that appear directly on the search results page.
• Google Search Results Scraper - Extract SERPs organic and paid results, review ratings and People Also Ask. Ideal for AI SEO workflows.

Use these Actors together for comprehensive AI search monitoring - understand how every major AI engine presents information about your brand, products, or topics.

Frequently asked questions

Is it legal to scrape Perplexity results?

Web scraping of publicly available data is generally legal in most jurisdictions. Perplexity answers are publicly accessible to anyone performing a search. This Actor collects the same information a regular user would see. Always review and comply with applicable terms of service and local regulations for your specific use case.

Is there a Perplexity API?

Perplexity offers a developer API, but it requires you to manage your own API key, billing, and rate limits. Perplexity Search Scraper fills this gap: it provides a REST API endpoint that returns structured Perplexity search results - including the answer text, sources, and citation URLs - for any query, with no Perplexity key required. You get an API key with your Apify account and can call it from any programming language or automation tool.

What are the best use cases for Perplexity scraping?

The most popular use cases include SEO and brand monitoring (track how Perplexity describes your brand), competitive analysis (compare how Perplexity answers queries about you vs. competitors), content research (discover what sources Perplexity cites for your target topics), and AI search trend tracking (monitor how AI-generated answers evolve over time).

Can I integrate Perplexity Search Scraper with other tools?

Yes. Apify offers native integrations with Zapier, Make, Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, and more. You can also use the Apify API or Apify Python/JavaScript clients to pull data into your own applications, dashboards, or data pipelines. Schedule runs on any cadence - hourly, daily, weekly - for fully automated monitoring.