{"@context":"https://www.skillboss.co/docs/agent-shopping-protocol","spec_version":"0.1","id":"perplexity/search","slug":"perplexity-search","name":"Perplexity Search","category":"search","vendor":"perplexity","description":"AI search API combining LLM with real-time web data, returning cited answers. Ideal for real-time Q&A, research analysis, and enterprise-grade traceable answers.","pricing":{"unit":"token","per_1m_input_usd":0.002,"per_1m_output_usd":null},"endpoint":"https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run","auth":{"type":"bearer","header":"Authorization"},"retry_policy":{"idempotent":true,"safe_to_retry":true,"max_attempts":3},"capabilities":["information","web_search"],"payment_protocols":{"skillboss_wallet":{"supported":true,"default":true,"min_balance_usd":0.01,"reason":"Primary path. Wallet pre-funded, per-call auth via Authorization bearer token."},"x402":{"supported":true,"preferred":true,"reason":"Deterministic per-request pricing — x402 quote-pay-retry loop fits best.","header":"X-Payment-Protocol: x402","quote_response_code":402,"example_curl":"curl -X POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -H \"X-Payment-Protocol: x402\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\": \"perplexity/search\", \"inputs\": {}}'\n\n# Server returns 402 + quote, agent pays, then retries."},"mpp":{"supported":true,"preferred":false,"reason":"Supported; prefer x402 for deterministic per-request pricing.","header":"X-Payment-Protocol: mpp","example_curl":"curl -X POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -H \"X-Payment-Protocol: mpp\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\": \"perplexity/search\", \"inputs\": {}}'"}},"example_curl":"curl -X POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"model\": \"perplexity/search\", \"inputs\": {}}'","input_schema":{"type":"object","description":"Vendor-specific inputs for this product. See the human-readable docs at human_url for the exact parameter shape."},"output_schema":{"type":"object","description":"Vendor-specific response. Agents should inspect the full response body and handle vendor-specific fields."},"mcp_tool_name":"perplexity/search","human_url":"https://www.skillboss.co/use/perplexity-search","product_json_url":"https://www.skillboss.co/use/perplexity-search/product.json","funding_url":"https://www.skillboss.co/console","generated_at":"2026-04-24T17:22:22.657Z"}