# Perplexity Source Tracker for Accounting Software

**Use case:** 

Monitor AI mentions of top accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero. See where your brand ranks in responses and source citations.

## Input

```json
{
  "prompts": [
    "best accounting software for small business",
    "best QuickBooks alternatives",
    "top bookkeeping software",
    "best invoicing software for freelancers"
  ],
  "brand": "",
  "brandAliases": [],
  "brandDomains": [],
  "competitors": [
    "QuickBooks",
    "Xero",
    "FreshBooks",
    "Wave",
    "Zoho Books"
  ],
  "country": [
    "us"
  ],
  "surfaces": [
    "perplexity"
  ],
  "outputEmail": "me@example.com",
  "publishVisibilityPage": true,
  "slackChannel": "#ai-visibility",
  "watchCompetitors": true,
  "deepDiveModel": "haiku"
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "scraped_at": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "surface": {
    "label": "Surface",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "block_status": {
    "label": "Block status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "present": {
    "label": "Present",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "answer_char_count": {
    "label": "Answer chars",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "citation_count": {
    "label": "Citations",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "brand_mentions": {
    "label": "Brand hits",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "competitor_mentions": {
    "label": "Competitor hits",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "duration_ms": {
    "label": "Duration (ms)",
    "format": "number"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [AI Brand Visibility Tracker — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity](https://apify.com/inovaflow/ai-brand-monitoring) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/inovaflow/ai-brand-monitoring) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.