> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Perplexity Search

This plugin allows the AI assistant to search for information from the internet using Perplexity.

Here’s the detailed guideline:

## Get a Perplexity AI account

Go to [https://www.perplexity.ai/](https://www.perplexity.ai/) and sign up for an account. Then go to  [https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api](https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api) to get your API key.

💡 Note that you may need to **top-up your credit** to use the API key

![Untitled](https://mintcdn.com/typingmind/7fxalBaEFNO2seEf/manage-and-connect-ai-models/perplexity-ai/Untitled.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=7fxalBaEFNO2seEf\&q=85\&s=358911c76dae5e4a13abd4c23985907a)

## Use Perplexity Plugin on TypingMind

* Click on Plugins menu on the left side panel
* Install Perplexity Search plugin to your plugin list

![image.png](https://mintcdn.com/typingmind/opSCEY2I4lETWL2B/plugins/perplexity-search/image.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=opSCEY2I4lETWL2B\&q=85\&s=fcb9174a6db817ec34f717a66d929232)

* Enable Perplexity Search
* Switch to Settings tab to enter the necessary settings to get the plugin to work
* Enter the API key you just got from Perplexity

![image.png](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/typingmind/plugins/perplexity-search/image%201.webp)

* Test the plugin to see if it works properly!

![Untitled](https://mintcdn.com/typingmind/opSCEY2I4lETWL2B/plugins/perplexity-search/Untitled.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=opSCEY2I4lETWL2B\&q=85\&s=83199367eeed03cd4331ae5aed666b44)


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