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Create a custom workflow

Transform AI-powered research into instant action by connecting Perplexity AI with Make to automatically route intelligent answers directly into your business workflows. Eliminate manual data transfer and let AI-generated insights trigger sophisticated automations across your entire tech stack, turning information discovery into immediate execution without lifting a finger.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

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Trigger: Watch scenarios
Perplexity AI
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a scenario is created or updated in the specified folder.

2. Select an action

  • Creates a chat completions with the chosen model.

  • Generate a response for the provided input with optional web search and reasoning.

  • Generate contextualized embeddings for document chunks. Chunks from the same document share context awareness, improving retrieval quality for document-based applications.

  • Generate vector representations (embeddings) for the text you provide.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Make serves as a trigger that initiates automated workflows when AI-driven research queries are completed or when intelligent answers are generated. Perplexity AI functions as the action platform that receives these triggers and executes sophisticated automated workflows based on Make's responses. When Make processes a search query and generates knowledge-based outputs, it triggers Perplexity AI to automatically route these AI-generated insights directly into your business applications, enabling you to process information and execute tasks without manual intervention. Perplexity AI's visual builder allows you to design automation scenarios where Make's trigger events activate specific actions, creating workflows that transform how AI-powered information is delivered and utilized across your systems.

Create a chat completion
Creates a chat completions with the chosen model.
Action
Create a scenario
Creates a new scenario.
Action
Create a scenario folder
Creates a new scenario folder.
Action
Create a team
Creates a new team.
Action
Create an agent response
Generate a response for the provided input with optional web search and reasoning.
Action
Create or update a connection
Creates or updates a connection in a custom app.
Action
Create or update a custom app
Creates a custom app.
Action
Create or update a custom IML function
Creates or updates a custom IML function in a custom app.
Action
Create or update a module
Creates or updates a module in a custom app.
Action
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How to set up Perplexity AI and Make in 5 easy steps

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Get your API key from Perplexity AI

Log into Perplexity AI and go to your Settings. Find the API section and click the button to create a new key. This special code will let Make connect safely to your Perplexity AI account. Copy this key immediately and save it somewhere safe, as you'll need it in the following steps.

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Open your Make scenario

Sign into your Make account and navigate to the workflow (called a scenario) where you want to use Perplexity AI. This is where you'll set up the automation between your applications. If you don't have a scenario yet, you can create a new one from your Make dashboard.

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Add the Perplexity AI module

Inside your Make scenario, add a new module and select Perplexity AI from the list of available applications. Once you click on this module, you'll see an option to create a new connection. This is where you'll link Make to your Perplexity AI account so they can work together.

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Set up the connection with your API key

Click the 'Create a connection' button in your module. You'll see a form asking for connection details - select API key as your connection type. Paste the API key you saved earlier into the designated field, making sure there are no extra spaces before or after the key.

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Save and test your connection

Give your connection a memorable name if you'd like, then click the Save button. Make will verify that your API key works correctly. Once the connection is successfully saved, you're all set - Make can now communicate with Perplexity AI, and you can start building your automated workflows between the two applications.

Accelerate AI-powered automation by connecting Perplexity AI with Make

Integrate Perplexity AI with Make to automate research workflows, enrich data with AI insights, and connect intelligent knowledge discovery to your business tools—all without manual effort.

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Automate knowledge discovery workflows

Automatically trigger Perplexity AI searches based on events in other applications to improve information gathering without manual intervention.

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Enrich data with AI-powered insights

Improve your existing data pipelines by automatically querying Perplexity AI to add contextual information and research findings to your records.

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Build intelligent content creation systems

Create automated workflows that use Perplexity AI's knowledge discovery to generate research-backed content and distribute it across multiple platforms.

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Automate research and reporting tasks

Schedule regular information queries through Perplexity AI and automatically compile the results into reports or notifications for your team.

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By integrating Perplexity AI with Make, you can automatically incorporate AI-powered knowledge discovery into your workflows. Make allows you to trigger Perplexity AI searches based on events from other apps, process the information retrieved, and distribute insights across your tools. For example, you can automatically research topics, gather competitive intelligence, or answer customer questions by connecting Perplexity AI with your CRM, communication tools, or databases—all without manual intervention.

No, you don't need any coding skills. Make provides a visual, drag-and-drop interface that allows you to connect Perplexity AI with hundreds of other applications through pre-built modules. You select the apps you want to integrate, configure the triggers and actions, and Make handles all the technical complexity behind the scenes. This makes it accessible for business users, marketers, and anyone looking to automate their knowledge discovery processes.

There are numerous powerful use cases: automatically research and compile market insights when new leads enter your CRM; generate AI-powered research summaries and post them to Slack or Teams channels; enrich customer support tickets with relevant information before agents respond; create automated content briefs by researching trending topics; or build a system that monitors specific queries and sends digested reports to your email. Make's flexibility allows you to create custom workflows that fit your specific business needs.

You can create your first integration in minutes. After signing up for a Make account, you'll use the intuitive scenario builder to select Perplexity AI and the apps you want to connect. Most basic integrations can be set up in under 10 minutes, and Make offers templates and documentation to guide you through the process. You can start with a free Make account to test the integration, see immediate results, and scale up as your automation needs grow.