# Scrapeless, free: Perplexity scraper API

> Scrape Perplexity answers, sources, citations, and shopping data at scale.

Scrapeless's Perplexity scraper API on its Basic plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 answers. It returns 3 of the 10 key fields we check: Citations, Products, Follow-up prompts.
We haven't run Scrapeless through our Perplexity scraper API benchmark yet.
This plan is free. We rank 66 plans for Perplexity scraper APIs by price. Half the plans cost $2.265 per 1,000 answers or less.
[PerceptLayer's $399 pack](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/perceptlayer/399-pack/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 answers: $0.798.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/free
- Get it: https://www.scrapeless.com/en/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.scrapeless.com/api/v2/scraper/request`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.scrapeless.com/en/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/ai-scraper/scrapers/perplexity/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- Sold by: Scrapeless (https://www.scrapeless.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-03

## In the answer

- Completeness: 30%
- Citations: ✓
- Products: ✓
- Follow-up prompts: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 answers: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Google Search · Google Images · Google Local · Google Videos · Google Shopping · Google Scholar · Amazon Product · Amazon Seller · Amazon Rufus · ChatGPT Scraper · Gemini Scraper · Copilot Scraper · Google AI Mode Scraper · Google AI Overview Scraper · Grok Scraper · Web Unlocker · Agent Browser · TikTok User Detail · TikTok User Work · TikTok Shop Page

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Scrape Perplexity answers, sources, citations, and shopping data at scale.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: The Scrapeless platform, technology and network (together, the "Services") may be used only for lawful and legitimate purposes, and are subject to the Scrapeless Terms & Conditions. [...] Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: Collecting non-public information, meaning data located behind a login, a registration wall or a paywall. DDoS attacks of any kind, or any other activity that compromises the security of third-party systems. Spam: bulk distribution of emails, message board, IRC or comment postings, and images. Ad fraud or click fraud. Impersonation or spoofing for fraudulent purposes. Creating fake accounts or fake content. Use of automated ticket purchasing programs (ticket bots). Sweepstakes, lotteries or gambling. Fake engagement, including likes, comments and shares. Farming or trading of in-game items or virtual currency. Reselling proxies or the Services without the prior written consent of Scrapeless. Use of streaming-related domains, including video, music or image streaming. Trading in cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies or NFTs. Search engine optimisation (SEO) manipulation of any kind, such as generating artificial clicks in search results. Improper posting on classified, second-hand and resale websites, such as Craigslist. Completing surveys for the purpose of obtaining a benefit or anything of value. Circumventing the authentication or security measures of any host, network or account. Accessing, collecting or processing sensitive or special categories of data, including health data and children's data. Any activity that violates applicable laws or regulations, or the rights of any third party.

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 100
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: by polling or webhook

## The call

- You send: actor "scraper.perplexity", input.prompt, input.country, Content-Type header "application/json". Optional: input.web_search, input.should_fetch_share_link, input.should_fetch_html, webhook.url
- Method: POST
- Path: /api/v2/scraper/request

## About the plan

- Plan: Basic
- Who can get it: new users: the free trial credit can be used once per user

## The 8 fields the plan's answer can hold

prompt, answer markdown, citations, related prompts, media, answer URL, products, answer HTML

## Scrapeless's plans (12)

- [Scrapeless, free](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/top-up/llms.txt): $1.80 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/49-monthly/llms.txt): $1.62 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $199 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/199-monthly/llms.txt): $1.53 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $399 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/399-monthly/llms.txt): $1.44 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $699 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/699-monthly/llms.txt): $1.35 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $999 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/999-monthly/llms.txt): $1.26 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $529 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/529-yearly/llms.txt): $1.457 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $2,148 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/2148-yearly/llms.txt): $1.376 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $4,308 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/4308-yearly/llms.txt): $1.296 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $7,548 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/7548-yearly/llms.txt): $1.215 per 1,000, 30% complete, live
- [Scrapeless, $10,788 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/10788-yearly/llms.txt): $1.134 per 1,000, 30% complete, live

## Scrapeless's calls for this API (1)

- `POST /api/v2/scraper/request`: [Scrapeless, free](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapeless/free/llms.txt)

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## Scrapeless: Perplexity scraper API alternatives

- [Decodo, $1,499 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/decodo/1499-monthly/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 70% complete, live
- [Anakin, $900 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/anakin/900-monthly/llms.txt): $1.00 per 1,000, 60% complete, live
- [ScrapeBadger, $699 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapebadger/699-monthly/llms.txt): $1.075 per 1,000, 70% complete, live
- [cloro, $5,000 monthly, Enterprise 5K, POST /v1/async/task](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/cloro/5000-monthly-enterprise-5k-post-v1-async-task/llms.txt): $1.22 per 1,000, 70% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-03.

- https://backend.scrapeless.com/app/api/v1/public/pricing/actors?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://backend.scrapeless.com/app/api/v1/public/pricing/subscriptions?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/ai-scraper/quickstart/introduction/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/ai-scraper/quickstart/task-lifecycle/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://docs.scrapeless.com/en/docs/ai-scraper/scrapers/perplexity/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com/en/legal/acceptable-use-policy?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com/en/legal/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com/en/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com/en/product/google-search-api?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing
- https://www.scrapeless.com/en/product/web-scraper/perplexity?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=perplexity-scraper-api-pricing