PerplexityWeb & SEO DataSEO/AEO

Answer a web question quickly

perplexity.web.answer.fast

Produce a short cited answer with the fast Agent preset.

Price: $0.01/callAt provider cost
Success rate: 100%Last 30 days · 4,749 calls
Latency p50: 2.9 sp95 4.7 s
Last verified: Sep 29, 2026Verified working

POSThttps://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/perplexity.web.answer.fastPreview

Uses platform quota
Synchronous response
Reads public data

Parameters

The $0.01 hold is an estimate; the reported usage.cost.total_cost can exceed it. This tool limits steps and output tokens. Use your own raw tool for other models, tools or streaming.

This tool has no parameters. See provider docs ↗ Provider docs

Code samples

Replace $TOOLSWITCH_KEY with the key you created in the console.

Preview

curl -X POST 'https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/perplexity.web.answer.fast' \
  -H "X-Toolswitch-Key: $TOOLSWITCH_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-raw '{"input":"What is example.com used for? Answer in one sentence with a citation.","preset":"fast","max_steps":1,"max_output_tokens":160}'

import os
import json
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/perplexity.web.answer.fast",
    headers={"X-Toolswitch-Key": os.environ["TOOLSWITCH_KEY"]},
    json=json.loads("{\"input\":\"What is example.com used for? Answer in one sentence with a citation.\",\"preset\":\"fast\",\"max_steps\":1,\"max_output_tokens\":160}"),
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)

const response = await fetch("https://toolswitch.dev/v1/tools/perplexity.web.answer.fast", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-Toolswitch-Key": process.env.TOOLSWITCH_KEY ?? "",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(JSON.parse("{\"input\":\"What is example.com used for? Answer in one sentence with a citation.\",\"preset\":\"fast\",\"max_steps\":1,\"max_output_tokens\":160}")),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
console.log(await response.text());

This gateway API is in preview; its URL and authentication may change. The example parameters are sample data. Calls are billed at $0.01/call, including the service fee.