# The API returns Citations not as a separate independent field, but in the body of the Content field. What's the problem?

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/the-api-returns-citations-not-as-a-separate-independent-field-but-in-the-body-of-the-content-field-whats-the-problem/121>\
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**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/the-api-returns-citations-not-as-a-separate-independent-field-but-in-the-body-of-the-content-field-whats-the-problem/121 "2025-05-15T00:23:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:23am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/the-api-returns-citations-not-as-a-separate-independent-field-but-in-the-body-of-the-content-field-whats-the-problem/121/1 "2025-05-15T00:23:06Z")

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Previously, everything worked as in API Reference  
" “id”: “3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a”,  
“model”: “sonar”,  
“object”: “chat.completion”,  
“created”: 1724369245,  
**“citations”: [  
“[Astro for kids: How many stars are there in space?](https://www.astronomy.com/science/astro-for-kids-how-many-stars-are-there-in-space/)”,  
“[ESA - How many stars are there in the Universe?](https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Herschel/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe)”,  
“[How Many Stars Are in the Milky Way? | Space](https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-way.html)”,  
“[How many stars are in the universe? | Space](https://www.space.com/26078-how-many-stars-are-there.html)”,  
“[Milky Way - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way)”"**

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Currently, links on websites are in the bottom of Content field

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