Perplexity Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Perplexity Sonar API access using the OpenAI-compatible chat completions endpoint at https://api.perplexity.ai. Perplexity does not have a custom SDK -- you use the standard OpenAI client library pointed at Perplexity's base URL.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
• Perplexity account at perplexity.ai
• API key from perplexity.ai/settings/api

Instructions

Step 1: Install OpenAI Client Library

set -euo pipefail
# Node.js / TypeScript
npm install openai