Quick Start
Get started with Perplexity AI in under 2 minutes:Add Provider in Model Catalog
Before making requests, add Perplexity AI to your Model Catalog:- Go to Model Catalog → Add Provider
- Select Perplexity AI
- Enter your Perplexity API key
- Name your provider (e.g.,
perplexity-ai)
Complete Setup Guide
See all setup options and detailed configuration instructions
Responses API
Perplexity AI is a native Responses API provider on the AI Gateway — requests are sent directly to Perplexity’s Responses API endpoint. You can use the same Responses API format with@perplexity-ai models. This is available on AI Gateway (cloud and self-hosted).
Responses API reference
Full Responses API docs — streaming, tools, instructions, and more
Perplexity AI Capabilities
Citations
To get citations in responses, disable strict OpenAI compliance.Search Domain Filter (Beta)
Limit citations to specific domains:Search Recency Filter
Filter results by time interval:Web Search Options
Control search context size:Return Images (Beta)
Enable image results in responses:Return Related Questions (Beta)
Get related questions in the response:Supported Models
Perplexity offers online reasoning models with real-time search capabilities:
Check Perplexity’s documentation for the latest models.
Next Steps
Gateway Configs
Add fallbacks, load balancing, and more
Observability
Monitor and trace your Perplexity requests
Metadata
Add custom metadata to requests

