# Verify the sources of an AI answer

**Use case:** 

Three citations as an assistant would produce them: one real quote, one invented quote, one dead link. See the verdicts, then paste your own.

## Input

```json
{
  "text": "According to the Apify docs (https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors), Actors are serverless programs. See also https://docs.apify.com/this-page-does-not-exist and https://blog.apify.com/.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "label": "[1]",
      "url": "https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/",
      "quote": "Readability counts",
      "title": "PEP 8 – Style Guide for Python Code"
    },
    {
      "label": "[2]",
      "url": "https://blog.python.org/",
      "quote": "This sentence is certainly not on the Python blog homepage at all"
    },
    {
      "label": "[3]",
      "url": "https://docs.apify.com/this-page-does-not-exist-xyz"
    }
  ],
  "checkArchive": true,
  "dateToleranceDays": 2,
  "maxUrls": 0,
  "concurrency": 10,
  "userAgent": "CitationVerifier/1.0 (+https://apify.com/bruco3/citation-verifier)",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "label": {
    "label": "Ref",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "verdict": {
    "label": "Verdict",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "HTTP",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Final URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reasons": {
    "label": "Why",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Citation & Link Verifier - Check AI Sources, Dead Links, Quotes Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Verify the sources of an AI answer". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/BHDlBoKu4B0ngbAA6) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Verify the sources of an AI answer" task

The Citation & Link Verifier - Check AI Sources, Dead Links, Quotes Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like text to verify, or: structured citations, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Verify the sources of an AI answer" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as ref, verdict, HTTP, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Verify the sources of an AI answer" task via API](https://apify.com/bruco3/citation-verifier.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Citation & Link Verifier - Check AI Sources, Dead Links, Quotes](https://apify.com/bruco3/citation-verifier.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/bruco3/citation-verifier.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/bruco3/citation-verifier.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).