Requirements
Connecting Perplexity takes an active account plus an API access token from your account settings — no other setup is required.[3]
Get your Perplexity credentials
- Access TokenpasswordRequired
Your API key. To obtain one, log in to your account, navigate to Settings → API, and generate a new API key. It will start with 'pplx-'.
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Connect Perplexity in WEXTL
- Log in to your WEXTL account, add the Perplexity node module to your workflow, and click Create new credential.
- Optional: In the Credential name field, enter a name for the credential.
- Enter the authentication credentials you copied from your Perplexity account, or follow the on-screen instructions to create the credential.
- If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
- If you want to make changes to your credential in the future, follow the steps in Manage credentials →
Notes
Credentials are org-scoped; share them with teammates from the Credentials picker on any of its nodes.For detailed information on connecting an application, see Connect an application →
Perplexity node modules
The list below is a reference of every Perplexity node module the integration supports. You will be able to pick any of them on the workflow canvas while building automations.
Expand any Perplexity node module below to see exactly what it takes in, what it returns, and what connection it needs.
Watch ModelsTrigger
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| ID | text |
| Object | text |
| Created | date |
| Owned by | text |
Watch Sonar RequestTrigger
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| ID | text |
| Created at | date |
| Model | text |
| Started at | number |
| Completed at | number |
| Failed at | number |
Get Async Sonar RequestAction
Get Computer Usage AnalyticsAction
List Async Sonar RequestsSearch
List ModelsSearch
SearchAction
Create Agent ResponseAction
Input fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
InputRequired | text |
| Response Format | object |
TypeRequired | choice |
| Instructions | text |
| Language Preference | text |
| Max Output Tokens | number |
| Max Steps | number |
| Model | text |
| Models | array |
| Model | text |
| Preset | text |
| Reasoning | object |
| Stream | boolean |
| Tools | array |
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| Created at | date |
| ID | text |
| Model | text |
| Object | text |
| Output | array |
| Error | object |
| Message | text |
| Code | text |
| Type | text |
| Usage | object |
| Input tokens | number |
| Output tokens | number |
| Total tokens | number |
| Cost | object |
| Input tokens details | object |
| Tool calls details | object |
Create Async Sonar RequestAction
Input fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ModelRequired | choice |
MessagesRequired | array |
RoleRequired | choice |
ContentRequired | text |
| Max Tokens | number |
| Stream | boolean |
| Stop Sequence | text |
| Temperature | number |
| Top P | number |
| Response Format | object |
TypeRequired | text |
| Web Search Options | object |
| Search Context Size | choice |
| Search Type | choice |
| User Location | object |
| Image Results Enhanced Relevance | boolean |
| Search Mode | choice |
| Return Images | boolean |
| Return Related Questions | boolean |
| Enable Search Classifier | boolean |
| Disable Search | boolean |
| Search Domain Filter | array |
| Domain | text |
| Search Language Filter | array |
| Language Code | text |
| Search Recency Filter | choice |
| Search After Date Filter | text |
| Search Before Date Filter | text |
| Last Updated Before Filter | text |
6other input fields
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| ID | text |
| Model | text |
| Created at | number |
| Started at | number |
| Completed at | number |
| Response | object |
| ID | text |
| Model | text |
| Created | number |
| Choices | array |
| Usage | object |
| Object | text |
| Citations | array |
| Search results | array |
| Images | array |
| Related questions | array |
| Failed at | number |
| Error message | text |
Create Contextualized EmbeddingsAction
Create EmbeddingsAction
Make an API Calluniversal
Run AgentAction
Input fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
InputRequired | text |
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| Created At | number |
| ID | text |
| Model | text |
| Object | text |
| Output | array |
| ID | text |
| Role | text |
| Type | text |
| Content | array |
| Usage | object |
| Input Tokens | number |
| Output Tokens | number |
| Total Tokens | number |
| Cost | object |
| Input Tokens Details | object |
| Tool Calls Details | object |
| Error | object |
| Message | text |
| Code | text |
| Type | text |
Sonar ChatAction
Input fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
ModelRequired | choice |
MessagesRequired | array |
RoleRequired | choice |
ContentRequired | text |
| Max Tokens | number |
| Stream | boolean |
| Stop Sequence | text |
| Temperature | number |
| Top P | number |
| Response Format | object |
TypeRequired | text |
| Web Search Options | object |
| Search Context Size | choice |
| Search Type | choice |
| User Location | object |
| Image Results Enhanced Relevance | boolean |
| Search Mode | choice |
| Return Images | boolean |
| Return Related Questions | boolean |
| Enable Search Classifier | boolean |
| Disable Search | boolean |
| Search Domain Filter | array |
| Domain | text |
| Search Language Filter | array |
| Language Code | text |
| Search Recency Filter | choice |
| Search After Date Filter | text |
| Search Before Date Filter | text |
| Last Updated Before Filter | text |
6other input fields
Output fields[3]
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| ID | text |
| Model | text |
| Created | date |
| Choices | array |
| Usage | object |
| Prompt tokens | number |
| Completion tokens | number |
| Total tokens | number |
| Cost | object |
| Search context size | text |
| Citation tokens | number |
| Num search queries | number |
| Reasoning tokens | number |
| Object | text |
| Citations | array |
| Search results | array |
| Images | array |
| Related questions | array |
Templates
Look for Perplexity templates in the WEXTL template library.
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References
- WEXTL® Perplexity Source Code connector implementation.
- Our users use cases and automations.
- Official API Documentation for Perplexity.
- WEXTL® visual workflow builder data.
Last updated: Jul 21, 2026 15:23