Pby Perplexity
Search for people
Returns web results about professionals who match a name, role, company or location, with titles, URLs and snippets naming their jobs and employers.
Description
Set `search_type` to `people` on a Search API request, with a query such as `Stripe VP of Engineering`; `max_results` and the other Search API parameters still apply. Use People Search only for legitimate professional research, and follow the privacy and data protection laws that apply to you.
search-people.md
Search for people
Returns web results about professionals who match a name, role, company or location, with titles, URLs and snippets naming their jobs and employers.
Set search_type to people on a Search API request, with a query such as
Stripe VP of Engineering; max_results and the other Search API parameters
still apply. Use People Search only for legitimate professional research, and
follow the privacy and data protection laws that apply to you.
Set up
Use the first option your agent supports.
API (official)
- Base URL: https://api.perplexity.ai
- Endpoint:
POST /search - Auth: send the header
Authorization: Bearer $PERPLEXITY_API_KEY - Get a key: https://console.perplexity.ai/project/keys
- Docs: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/overview
Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.
Rules
- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
- Never print API keys.
Built from these files in the repository
The layout and the rules come from lib/catalog/render-markdown.ts, the set-up wording from lib/catalog/render-access.ts.
Ways in
| Route | Source | Call | Required | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | POST /search | API key in $PERPLEXITY_API_KEY | Docs |