Perplexity for Business

┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│  User Query  │────▶│  Perplexity  │────▶│  Cited       │
│  (Natural    │     │  Search +    │     │  Answer      │
│   Language)  │     │  AI Synthesis│     │  + Sources   │
└──────────────┘     └──────┬───────┘     └──────────────┘
                            │
                     ┌──────┴───────┐
                     │  Focus Modes │
                     ├──────────────┤
                     │ • All (Web)  │
                     │ • Academic   │
                     │ • YouTube    │
                     │ • Reddit     │
                     │ • Writing    │
                     └──────────────┘

// Perplexity Agent API: Automated competitive research
const response = await fetch("https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/agent", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    // preset replaces the retired sonar-* tiers:
    // low = Sonar Pro · medium = Reasoning Pro · high = Deep Research
    preset: "low",
    instructions: "You are a competitive intelligence analyst. Provide sourced, factual answers with specific data points.",
    input: "What are [Competitor]'s latest pricing changes, product launches, and strategic moves in the last 30 days?",
    tools: [
      {
        type: "web_search",
        filters: { search_recency_filter: "month" }
      }
    ]
  })
});

// The Agent API returns a typed `output` array, one item per step
// instead of `choices`. Sources come back on their own item, so the
// old `return_citations` flag is gone.
const data = await response.json();
const answer = data.output.find((o) => o.type === "message")?.content[0].text;
const sources = data.output.find((o) => o.type === "search_results")?.results ?? [];