Frequently Asked Questions

We collect the following types of information:

API Usage Data: We collect billable usage metadata such as the number of requests and tokens. You can view your own usage in the Perplexity API dashboard.

User Account Information: When you create an account with us, we collect your name, email address, and other relevant contact information.

Yes! You can use the Perplexity Sonar Models, which leverage information from Perplexity’s search index and the public internet.

You can find our rate limits here.

We email users about new developments and also post in the changelog.

Please fillout this form if you require a rate limit increase for commercial purposes. We consider rate limit increases on a case by case basis.

401 error codes indicate that the provided API key is invalid, deleted or belongs to an account which ran out of credits. You likely need to purchase more credits in the Perplexity API dashboard. You can avoid this issue by configuring auto-top-up.

Currently, we do not support fine-tuning.

Please reach out to api@perplexity.ai or support@perplexity.ai for other API inquiries. You can also post on our discussion forum and we will get back to you.

We do not guarantee this at the moment.