Perplexity answer text tracking
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Perplexity answers are compact, well-structured and tightly bound to their citations, which makes stored text unusually useful as client-facing evidence.
How it renders
The answer body with citation markers preserved in the stored markup.
Sampling
Every sample is stored, not just the modal one. Divergence between samples is the raw material for the volatility metrics.
Gotcha
We keep the markers in the stored markup. Stripping them destroys the claim-to-source mapping that makes this surface valuable.
What the API returns
A single collection call against Perplexity for the answer text field, sampled n times and returned as one object per prompt.
{
"engine": "perplexity",
"field": "answer_text",
"prompt": "best ai visibility tracking tool",
"country": "GB",
"language": "en",
"n": 30,
"samples": [
{
"sample_index": 1,
"tokens": 214,
"text": "Several APIs return AI answer data…",
"captured_at": "2026-08-03T09:14:22Z"
}
]
}Response fields
| Key | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| text | string | Verbatim answer, markup stripped. |
| html | string | Original markup, for citation position reconstruction. |
| tokens | integer | Approximate length, useful for drift detection. |
| captured_at | timestamp | UTC collection time for this sample. |
| sample_index | integer | Which of the n samples this is. |
What it costs
Included. Evidence retention defaults to 90 days and is configurable.
See credit pricing →Perplexity answer text FAQ
- Are citation markers preserved in the export?
- Yes, in the stored HTML, which is what enables claim-level attribution downstream.
- How long is text retained?
- Ninety days by default, configurable.
Export Perplexity answers with their citation mapping intact
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