Query Perplexity AI from your n8n workflows

Integrate the power of Perplexity AI directly into your n8n workflows to generate summaries, answer questions, or extract information from various sources. This workflow connects your n8n instance to the Perplexity AI API via an HTTP Request node, allowing you to send prompts and receive AI-generated responses. Businesses can leverage this for automated content generation, research assistance, or enhancing customer support by quickly retrieving relevant information. By automating interactions with Perplexity AI, you save significant time and resources that would otherwise be spent on manual research or content creation, enabling faster decision-making and improved operational efficiency. The workflow is triggered manually for testing or can be integrated into larger automated processes, with a "Set Params" node defining your query before sending it to the "Perplexity Request" node and then cleaning the output.

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Workflow JSON

{"nodes": [{"id": "293b70f0-06e8-4db5-befd-bfaed1f3575a", "name": "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger", "position": [-460, 80], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "1c473546-6280-412d-9f8e-b43962365d78", "name": "Set Params", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [-160, -60], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "8b5c6ca0-5ca8-4f67-abc1-44341cf419bc", "name": "system_prompt", "type": "string", "value": "You are an n8n fanboy."}, {"id": "7c36c362-6269-4564-b6fe-f82126bc8f5e", "name": "user_prompt", "type": "string", "value": "What are the differences between n8n and Make?"}, {"id": "4366d2b5-ad22-445a-8589-fddab1caa1ab", "name": "domains", "type": "string", "value": "n8n.io, make.com"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "894bd6a4-5db7-45fb-a8e0-1a81af068bbf", "name": "Clean Output", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [580, -100], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "5859093c-6b22-41db-ac6c-9a9f6f18b7e3", "name": "output", "type": "string", "value": "={{ $json.choices[0].message.content }}"}, {"id": "13208fff-5153-45a7-a1cb-fe49e32d9a03", "name": "citations", "type": "array", "value": "={{ $json.citations }}"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "52d3a832-8c9b-4356-ad2a-377340678a58", "name": "Perplexity Request", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [240, 40], "parameters": {"url": "https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions", "method": "POST", "options": {}, "jsonBody": "={\n \"model\": \"sonar\",\n \"messages\": [\n {\n \"role\": \"system\",\n \"content\": \"{{ $json.system_prompt }}\"\n },\n {\n \"role\": \"user\",\n \"content\": \"{{ $json.user_prompt }}\"\n }\n ],\n \"temperature\": 0.2,\n \"top_p\": 0.9,\n \"search_domain_filter\": {{ (JSON.stringify($json.domains.split(','))) }},\n \"return_images\": false,\n \"return_related_questions\": false,\n \"search_recency_filter\": \"month\",\n \"top_k\": 0,\n \"stream\": false,\n \"presence_penalty\": 0,\n \"frequency_penalty\": 1,\n \"response_format\": null\n}", "sendBody": true, "specifyBody": "json", "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth"}, "credentials": {"httpBasicAuth": {"id": "", "name": "[Your httpBasicAuth]"}, "httpHeaderAuth": {"id": "", "name": "[Your httpHeaderAuth]"}}, "typeVersion": 4.2}, {"id": "48657f2c-d1dd-4d7e-8014-c27748e63e58", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [-140, -440], "parameters": {"width": 480, "height": 300, "content": "## Credentials Setup\n\n1/ Go to the perplexity dashboard, purchase some credits and create an API Key\n\nhttps://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api\n\n2/ In the perplexity Request node, use Generic Credentials, Header Auth. \n\nFor the name, use the value \"Authorization\"\nAnd for the value \"Bearer pplx-e4...59ea\" (Your Perplexity Api Key)\n\n"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "e0daabee-c145-469e-93c2-c759c303dc2a", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [100, 260], "parameters": {"color": 5, "width": 480, "height": 120, "content": "**Sonar Pro** is the current top model used by perplexity. \nIf you want to use a different one, check this page: \n\nhttps://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model-cards"}, "typeVersion": 1}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"Set Params": {"main": [[{"node": "Perplexity Request", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Perplexity Request": {"main": [[{"node": "Clean Output", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "When clicking \u2018Test workflow\u2019": {"main": [[{"node": "Set Params", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}}}

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