# Finance\_search tool doesn't work \[Agent API\]

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/finance-search-tool-doesnt-work-agent-api/5906>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [August 25, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/finance-search-tool-doesnt-work-agent-api/5906 "2026-08-25T01:55:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/finance-search-tool-doesnt-work-agent-api/5906/1 "2026-08-25T01:55:11Z")

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**Reported in Discord** by @serge022793 — [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/1047197230748151888/1541626394038239313)

I bought credits yesterday to try the Agent API and its tools like finance\_search, but I’ve tried several times using Playground and it doesn’t work. The model responds that it just can’t look for financial data at this moment, even though the tool is enabled (see image). I tried this with both gpt-5.6 luna and Sonar, same result. web\_search tool does work, but if enabled alone (if combined with finance\_search. it doesn’t work at all).  
Environment: Desktop, Windows 11, Firefox browser (latest version)