# can i set a Prompt for the api requests?

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/can-i-set-a-prompt-for-the-api-requests/2030>\
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**Tags:** search-api\
**Created:** [October 13, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/can-i-set-a-prompt-for-the-api-requests/2030 "2025-10-13T13:07:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![ErrorHunter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/errorhunter/32/1142_2.png) [@ErrorHunter](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/ErrorHunter)\
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can i set a Prompt for the api requests?

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**Author:** ![Kesku](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/kesku/32/898_2.png) [@Kesku](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/Kesku)\
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Yeah, you can! Here’s a quick example using the Python SDK:

```python
from perplexity import Perplexity

client = Perplexity()

completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="sonar-pro",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "What are the major AI developments and announcements from today across the tech industry?"
        }
    ]
)

print(completion.choices[0].message.content)

```

You can read more at [https://docs.perplexity.ai/getting-started/quickstart](https://docs.perplexity.ai/getting-started/quickstart)