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Perplexity Search Links Scraper

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Perplexity Search Links Scraper

Perplexity Search Links Scraper

Scrapes source links / citations that back Perplexity's AI answers (perplexity.ai/search). Extracts the full canonical link-vertical schema: title, URL, domain, favicon, citation index, source name, snippet, author, published date, and metadata about how the source was used in the answer.

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Scrapes source links / citations that back Perplexity's AI answers (perplexity.ai/search). Extracts the full canonical link-vertical schema: title, URL, domain, favicon, citation index, source name, snippet, author, published date, and metadata about how the source was used in the answer.

What this Actor collects

The Actor converts the source links cited by Perplexity answers into individual JSON records with citation order, source identity, URL, domain, and answer context.

  • Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
  • Stores source-backed fields defined by the 38-field dataset schema.
  • Omits optional fields when the source does not expose a value instead of writing nulls or fabricated placeholders.

Use cases

  • Citation and source auditing
  • Answer provenance research
  • Publisher visibility monitoring

Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
querystringYes"What is the capital of France?"The question to ask Perplexity. Perplexity returns one set of source links per query.
maxItemsintegerNo50Maximum number of source-link records to push (typically 5-20 per answer, depending on the question).
queriesarrayNo[]Optional array of additional queries. Each query produces its own set of source-link records.
focusModestringNo"web"Perplexity's focus mode (search scope). 'web' searches the whole web, 'academic' uses scholarly sources, 'social' uses social media, 'youtube' uses YouTube, etc.
modelstringNo""Optional model override. Leave empty to use Perplexity's default.
languagestringNo"en-US"Language code for the answer locale (e.g. 'en-US', 'en-GB', 'de-DE', 'fr-FR').
proxyConfigurationobjectNo{"useApifyProxy":true}Proxy settings. Residential proxies are strongly recommended — Perplexity aggressively blocks datacenter IPs.

Example input

{
"query": "What is the capital of France?",
"maxItems": 50,
"language": "en-US",
"proxyConfiguration": {
"useApifyProxy": false
},
"focusMode": "web"
}

Output

The default dataset contains one item per cited source link. The following are the most useful fields; availability can vary by source response.

FieldTypeDescription
positionintegerPosition
citationIndexintegerCitation Index
titlestringTitle
linkstringLink
domainstringDomain
sourceNamestringSource Name
authorstringAuthor
publishedAtstringPublished At
isPrimarybooleanIs Primary
sourceTypestringSource Type
querystringQuery
searchUrlstringSearch URL
scrapedAtstringScraped At
typestringType
snippetstringSnippet
urlstringURL

Example dataset item

This compact example is taken from local Actor storage. Long text and nested collections are shortened for documentation only.

{
"position": 1,
"citationIndex": 1,
"title": "France | History, Maps, Flag, Population, Cities, Capital, & ...",
"link": "https://www.britannica.com/place/France",
"domain": "britannica.com",
"sourceName": "britannica",
"sourceType": "web",
"query": "What is the capital of France?",
"searchUrl": "https://www.perplexity.ai/search/3f6cafad-c947-472c-9cbd-993fe5bcf6b0?sm=r",
"scrapedAt": "2026-07-23T12:24:23.715Z",
"type": "link",
"url": "https://www.britannica.com/place/France"
}