Perplexity Scraper & Perplexity Search API: Answers, Citations
Pricing
from $12.00 / 1,000 answer returneds
Perplexity Search API and MCP tool: ask Perplexity Sonar (live web search) your questions, get each answer as JSON with citations, cited domains and an optional brand and domain check. A Perplexity scraper alternative. Pay per answer, plus a small start fee.
You can access the Perplexity Scraper & Perplexity Search API: Answers, Citations programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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