micsapp Perplexity Core Workflow A
Overview
Primary money-path workflow for Perplexity. This is the most common use case. Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that grounds its responses in real-time web searches, providing cited, up-to-date answers rather than responses based solely on training data. It is particularly valuable for research tasks that require current information, such as market analysis, technology trend monitoring, or fact-checking against live sources.
Prerequisites
- Completed
perplexity-install-authsetup - Understanding of Perplexity core concepts
- Valid API credentials configured
Instructions
Step 1: Initialize
Authenticate with the Perplexity API and select the appropriate model — sonar for fast web-grounded answers or sonar-pro for deeper research with extended search coverage. Configure your system prompt if you want to shape the response format, language, or domain focus for your use case.
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Step 2: Execute
Submit your research query to the Perplexity chat completions endpoint. The model will retrieve relevant web sources and synthesize a grounded answer. Examine the citations field in the response to identify which sources were consulted. Verify that the cited pages actually support the claims made in the answer before presenting the information externally.
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Step 3: Finalize
Extract the answer text and citations from the API response. Format the citations as hyperlinks or footnotes according to your output requirements. If the answer is being incorporated into a document or report, note the query date alongside each citation since web content can change over time.
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Output
- Completed Core Workflow A execution
- Grounded answer text with source citations from live web search
- List of supporting URLs for fact verification
- Success confirmation or error details if the query could not be fulfilled
Error Handling
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| Error 1 | Cause | Solution |
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Examples
Complete Workflow
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Common Variations
- Variation 1: Description
- Variation 2: Description
Resources
Next Steps
For secondary workflow, see perplexity-core-workflow-b.