# Announcements

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## [🔐 You can now name API keys directly in the portal!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/you-can-now-name-api-keys-directly-in-the-portal/1082)

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**Author:** [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
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**Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/you-can-now-name-api-keys-directly-in-the-portal/1082 "2025-08-18T22:42:17Z")

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Hi everyone! No more trying to remember where an API key is being used — you can now name your API keys directly in the developer portal! This should make it much easier to organize your projects and track usage at …

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## [Updated Guide – Perplexity Crawlers & AWS WAF Setup](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/updated-guide-perplexity-crawlers-aws-waf-setup/1022)

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**Author:** [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
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**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/updated-guide-perplexity-crawlers-aws-waf-setup/1022 "2025-08-14T23:41:26Z")

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Hey everyone! We’ve published updated instructions for website owners on allowing Perplexity’s crawlers and configuring AWS WAF correctly. What’s inside: How PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User work (and when they’re u…

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## [Cost Information Now Included in API Response JSON!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/cost-information-now-included-in-api-response-json/833)

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**Author:** [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
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**Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/cost-information-now-included-in-api-response-json/833 "2025-08-01T00:40:37Z")

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We’re excited to share a new update for all Sonar API users: the API response JSON now includes detailed cost information for each request! You’ll now see a new structure like this in your response: “usage”: { “pr…

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## [Brand New Sonar API Documentation is now Live!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/brand-new-sonar-api-documentation-is-now-live/666)

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**Author:** [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
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**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/brand-new-sonar-api-documentation-is-now-live/666 "2025-07-18T22:26:52Z")

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Hi guys! We’re excited to announce that the new Perplexity Sonar API Documentation site is now live: https://docs.perplexity.ai You’ll notice a completely refreshed look and feel—with stronger branding, easier navigatio…

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## [Search Over SEC Filings with Sonar](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/search-over-sec-filings-with-sonar/4737)

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**Author:** [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
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**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/search-over-sec-filings-with-sonar/4737 "2025-07-01T00:30:00Z")

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Finance with Perplexity Sonar just got a whole lot better. You can now search over SEC filings and get real-time stock data all in a single API request. Market insights, earnings, and disclosures are delivered instantly…

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## [SEC Filings Search now Live!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sec-filings-search-now-live/595)

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**Author:** [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\
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**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sec-filings-search-now-live/595 "2025-06-27T15:22:12Z")

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Finance with Sonar just got a whole lot better. You can now search over SEC filings and get real-time stock data—all in a single API request. Market insights, earnings, and disclosures are delivered instantly, ready to …

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## [Reasoning effort parameter for Sonar Deep Research!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/reasoning-effort-parameter-for-sonar-deep-research/458)

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**Author:** [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/reasoning-effort-parameter-for-sonar-deep-research/458 "2025-06-05T19:49:54Z")

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We’ve done some major upgrades in the last 10 days: Reasoning effort + async mode are now live for Sonar deep research!, Academic mode now on all models!, Every citation is now richer with title, url, date., Would lov…

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## [Sonar Deep Research — Async Mode and Reasoning Effort Now Live](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-deep-research-async-mode-and-reasoning-effort-now-live/4736)

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**Author:** [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
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**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-deep-research-async-mode-and-reasoning-effort-now-live/4736 "2025-06-05T18:00:00Z")

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Sonar deep research just got a big upgrade: Async mode is now live — submit long-running deep research requests via POST /v1/async/sonar and poll for results, no more connection timeouts Reasoning effort control — tune…

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## [New Async Mode for Sonar Deep Research!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/new-async-mode-for-sonar-deep-research/424)

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**Author:** [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\
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**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/new-async-mode-for-sonar-deep-research/424 "2025-06-01T21:38:06Z")

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We’re thrilled to announce a major enhancement to our Sonar Deep Research model - an asynchronous API designed specifically for complex research tasks! What’s New? Our Sonar Deep Research model now offers an async mode …

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## [New Feature: search\_results Field with Richer Metadata](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/new-feature-search-results-field-with-richer-metadata/398)

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**Author:** [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
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**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/new-feature-search-results-field-with-richer-metadata/398 "2025-05-29T17:51:27Z")

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We’re excited to introduce a new response field—search\_results—that provides additional metadata on top of the existing citations. This new field includes useful context such as the page title and publication date (if av…

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## [Welcome to Perplexity API Discussions!](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/welcome-to-perplexity-api-discussions/91)

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**Author:** [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/welcome-to-perplexity-api-discussions/91 "2025-05-15T00:15:16Z")

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:waving\_hand: Welcome! We’re using Discussions as a place to connect with other members of our community. We hope that you: Ask questions you’re wondering about. Share ideas. Engage with other community members.

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## [Citations Public Release and Increased Default Rate Limits](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/citations-public-release-and-increased-default-rate-limits/89)

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**Author:** [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/citations-public-release-and-increased-default-rate-limits/89 "2025-05-15T00:15:08Z")

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We are excited to announce the public availability of citations in the Perplexity API. In addition, we have also increased our default rate limit for the sonar online models to 50 requests/min for all users. Effective i…

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## [Sonar Now Supports Image Upload](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-now-supports-image-upload/4735)

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**Author:** [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/sonar-now-supports-image-upload/4735 "2025-04-16T17:00:00Z")

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Sonar now supports image upload — you can pass images directly in your API requests for multimodal queries grounded in live web search. Docs: Image Input Guide

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