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Query Perplexity AI from your n8n workflows

Ready for 3.0

by Emmanuel Bernard - n8n Expert Lausanne ✓ · 24,746 views · created 2025-01-30 · Engineering, AI Chatbot

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 4 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls api.perplexity.ai over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

  1. Set Params (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 3 fields: system_prompt, user_prompt, domains
  2. Perplexity Request (HTTP Request): calls api.perplexity.ai (POST)
  3. Clean Output (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: output, citations

HTTP calls to: api.perplexity.ai

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (3)

From the author

This workflow illustrates how to use Perplexity AI in your n8n workflow. Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question. --- Credentials Setup 1/ Go to the perplexity dashboard, purchase…

Excerpt from Emmanuel Bernard - n8n Expert Lausanne's description on n8n.io.

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