Perplexity Search
perplexity_searchGet ranked search results from Perplexity’s continuously refreshed index with advanced filtering and customization options.
When to Use
Use this tool when you need to get ranked search results from perplexity’s continuously refreshed index with advanced filtering and customization options.. This is part of the Perplexity API provider on xpay✦.
MCP Connection
Connect to xpay✦ to access this tool (and 4+ others):
{
"mcpServers": {
"xpay": {
"url": "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
For Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http xpay "https://mcp.xpay.sh/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
How to Execute
Use the xpay✦ meta-tools to run this tool:
xpay_details— Get full input schema:xpay_details("perplexity/perplexity_search")xpay_run— Execute:xpay_run("perplexity/perplexity_search", { ...inputs })
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
last_updated_before_filter | string | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content last updated before this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '12/30/2025'). |
country | string | No | Country code to filter search results by geographic location (e.g., 'US', 'GB', 'DE'). |
max_tokens | integer | No | The maximum total number of tokens of webpage content returned across all search results. This sets the overall content budget for the search operation. Higher values return more content in the snippet fields. Use in combination with max_tokens_per_page to control content distribution. |
search_language_filter | array | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content in the specified languages. Accepts an array of ISO 639-1 language codes (2 lowercase letters). Maximum 10 language codes per request. |
query | string | Yes | A search query. Can be a single query or a list of queries for multi-query search. |
max_tokens_per_page | integer | No | Controls the maximum number of tokens retrieved from each webpage during search processing. Higher values provide more comprehensive content extraction but may increase processing time. |
search_after_date | string | No | Filters search results to only include content published after this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '10/15/2025'). |
max_results | integer | No | The maximum number of search results to return. |
search_domain_filter | array | No | A list of domains/URLs to limit search results to. Maximum 20 domains. |
search_recency_filter | string | No | Filters search results based on recency. Specify 'day' for results from the past 24 hours, 'week' for the past 7 days, 'month' for the past 30 days, or 'year' for the past 365 days. |
search_before_date | string | No | Filters search results to only include content published before this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '10/16/2025'). |
last_updated_after_filter | string | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content last updated after this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '07/01/2025'). |
Pricing
- Cost: $0.02/call
- Balance check: Use
xpay_balanceto check remaining credits - Get your API key at xpay.tools — $5 free credits included
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Links
- Tool page: https://xpay.tools/perplexity/perplexity-search/
- Provider: https://xpay.tools/perplexity/
- All tools: https://xpay.tools/explore
How to Execute
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
last_updated_before_filter | string | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content last updated before this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '12/30/2025'). |
country | string | No | Country code to filter search results by geographic location (e.g., 'US', 'GB', 'DE'). |
max_tokens | integer | No | The maximum total number of tokens of webpage content returned across all search results. This sets the overall content budget for the search operation. Higher values return more content in the snippet fields. Use in combination with max_tokens_per_page to control content distribution. |
search_language_filter | array | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content in the specified languages. Accepts an array of ISO 639-1 language codes (2 lowercase letters). Maximum 10 language codes per request. |
query | string | Yes | A search query. Can be a single query or a list of queries for multi-query search. |
max_tokens_per_page | integer | No | Controls the maximum number of tokens retrieved from each webpage during search processing. Higher values provide more comprehensive content extraction but may increase processing time. |
search_after_date | string | No | Filters search results to only include content published after this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '10/15/2025'). |
max_results | integer | No | The maximum number of search results to return. |
search_domain_filter | array | No | A list of domains/URLs to limit search results to. Maximum 20 domains. |
search_recency_filter | string | No | Filters search results based on recency. Specify 'day' for results from the past 24 hours, 'week' for the past 7 days, 'month' for the past 30 days, or 'year' for the past 365 days. |
search_before_date | string | No | Filters search results to only include content published before this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '10/16/2025'). |
last_updated_after_filter | string | No | Perplexity-Specific: Filters search results to only include content last updated after this date. Format should be %m/%d/%Y (e.g., '07/01/2025'). |
Install Skill
Pricing
Cost
$0.02/call
Model
Flat rate
Provider
Perplexity API