Example Requests

Examples demonstrating how to send prompts to the Perplexity Scraper API

In this example, we send a simple LLM Scraper request using Perplexity, asking for leading SEO tips for 2026.

Perplexity performs AI-powered web retrieval and synthesis, returning a structured answer enriched with citations, inline citations, and additional contextual signals such as follow-up questions and media.

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Request

curl -X POST https://llm-scraper.netnut.io/search \
  -U "username:password" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "engine": "perplexity",
    "prompt": "what are the leading SEO tips in 2026"
  }'

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Example Response

Example shape – your actual traceID, timestamps, and content will vary.

{
  "traceID": "123ab445-c3d5-1a02-9876-7aa1260034cd",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-26T16:38:26.032Z",
  "request_duration": 10.95,
  "process_duration": 10.95,
  "scraper": "Perplexity",
  "llm_model": "gpt-5.4",
  "response": {
    "prompt": "what are the leading SEO tips in 2026",

    "text": "Leading SEO tips for 2026 focus on semantic SEO, content quality, technical performance, and structured data...",

    "text_markdown": "Here are the leading SEO tips for 2026...\n\n- Focus on semantic SEO...\n- Emphasize E-E-A-T...\n- Improve performance...",

    "citations_found": true,

    "citations": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "title": "10 SEO Trends in 2026: Advanced Tips That Win Rankings",
        "url": "https://kwebby.com/blog/seo-trends-in-2026/",
        "section": "citations"
      },
      {
        "id": 2,
        "title": "2026 SEO Trends: Top Predictions from 20 Industry Experts - Moz",
        "url": "https://moz.com/blog/2026-seo-trends-predictions-from-20-experts",
        "section": "citations"
      }
    ],

    "inline_citations": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "url": "https://moz.com/blog/2026-seo-trends-predictions-from-20-experts",
        "title": "2026 SEO Trends: Top Predictions from 20 Industry Experts - Moz",
        "text_anchor": "improves coverage for related queries."
      }
    ],

    "follow_ups": [
      "Technical SEO best practices for 2026",
      "How AI is changing SEO in 2026"
    ],

    "media_items": [
      {
        "type": "video",
        "title": "SEO for 2026: The Complete Guide",
        "url": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/FC-bF9_FN9M/maxresdefault.jpg",
        "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC-bF9_FN9M"
      }
    ]
  }
}