# ScraperAPI, free plan: Perplexity scraper API

> The Perplexity Search API endpoint fetches response data from a results page of a Perplexity prompt. Results can be returned in raw HTML format or as a structured JSON format.

ScraperAPI's Perplexity scraper API on its Free Plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 answers. It returns 3 of the 10 key fields we check: Citations, Model, Follow-up prompts.
We rank 24 plans by price. [Decodo's $19 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/decodo/19-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 answers: $1.00.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/free-plan
- Get it: https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.scraperapi.com/structured/perplexity/search/v1`
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing
- Its API docs: https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/ai-results/perplexity
- Sold by: ScraperAPI (https://www.scraperapi.com)
- Checked: 2026-10-31

## In the answer

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

## Price

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

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Amazon Product API · Amazon Search API · Amazon Offers API · eBay Product API · eBay Search API · Home Depot Product API · Home Depot Reviews API · Home Depot Search API · Walmart Product API · Walmart Search API · Walmart Category API · Walmart Reviews API · Google SERP API · Google News API · Google Jobs API · Google Maps Search API · Redfin Agent Details API · Redfin 'For Rent' Listings API · Redfin 'For Sale' Listings API · Redfin Listing Search API · ChatGPT · Gemini · Google AI Mode · Sync API · Sync API with JS rendering · Sync API with premium proxies · Sync API with premium proxies and JS rendering · Sync API with ultra premium · Sync API with ultra premium and JS rendering · Sync API with screenshot · Async API · Async API with JS rendering · Async API with premium proxies · Async API with premium proxies and JS rendering · Async API with ultra premium · Async API with ultra premium and JS rendering · Google Shopping API

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: The Perplexity Search API endpoint fetches response data from a results page of a Perplexity prompt. Results can be returned in raw HTML format or as a structured JSON format.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: You may use the Platform and Services solely for the purposes of data extraction from publicly accessible pages or APIs on publicly accessible websites [...] provided such use does not conflict with these Terms of Use. [...] It is strictly prohibited to gather data from third party sites in violation of the third party sites’ own terms of service, or by logging into a website that is protected by authentication and/or authorisation mechanisms such as OAUTH or API Key or login. [...] You may not: Use them in a manner likely to unreasonably limit usage by our other customers, including but not limited to burdening the server on which the Platform is located by automated requests outside the interface designed for such a purpose or otherwise harm other customers, us, our proxies or any target websites in any way, Gather, save, enable the transmission to third parties or enable access to the content that is (themselves or their accessibility) contradictory to the generally binding legal regulations effective under applicable law where the Platform or Services are used or where detrimental consequences could arise by taking such actions [...]

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 credits a month
- Enough for: 40 calls a month
- Expires: at renewal

## Rate limit

- Concurrent: 5
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: query. Optional: include_html
- Method: GET
- Path: /structured/perplexity/search/v1

## About the plan

- Plan: Free Plan
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 6 fields the plan's answer can hold

prompt, answer URL, model, answer markdown, citations, related prompts

## ScraperAPI's plans (15)

- [ScraperAPI, free plan](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/free-plan/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, free trial](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/free-trial/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/49-monthly/llms.txt): $12.25 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $149 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/149-monthly/llms.txt): $3.725 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $299 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/299-monthly/llms.txt): $2.492 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $475 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/475-monthly/llms.txt): $2.375 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $975 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/975-monthly/llms.txt): $2.321 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $1,975 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/1975-monthly/llms.txt): $2.296 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $529.20 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/529-20-yearly/llms.txt): $11.025 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $1,609.20 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/1609-20-yearly/llms.txt): $3.353 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $3,229.20 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/3229-20-yearly/llms.txt): $2.243 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $5,130 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/5130-yearly/llms.txt): $2.138 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $10,530 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/10530-yearly/llms.txt): $2.089 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, $21,330 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/21330-yearly/llms.txt): $2.067 per 1,000, 30% complete
- [ScraperAPI, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/contact-us/llms.txt): 30% complete

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

- `GET /structured/perplexity/search/v1`: [ScraperAPI, free plan](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scraperapi/free-plan/llms.txt)

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## ScraperAPI: 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
- [Oxylabs, $500 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/oxylabs/500-monthly/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, 70% complete, live
- [Bright Data, top-up](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/bright-data/top-up/llms.txt): $1.50 per 1,000, 60% complete, live
- [ScrapeBadger, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/scrapebadger/49-monthly/llms.txt): $1.633 per 1,000, 70% complete, live
- [Otterly.ai, $189 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/otterly-ai/189-monthly/llms.txt): $94.50 per 1,000, 40% complete, 1 day

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-31.

- https://docs.scraperapi.com/getting-started/quick-start/credits-and-requests-costs
- https://docs.scraperapi.com/llms.txt
- https://docs.scraperapi.com/resources/faq/general
- https://docs.scraperapi.com/structured-data-endpoints/ai-results/perplexity.md
- https://scraperapi.com/pricing.md
- https://www.scraperapi.com
- https://www.scraperapi.com/pricing
- https://www.scraperapi.com/terms