# Typing Mind Connection Issue

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/typing-mind-connection-issue/3944>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** search-api\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/typing-mind-connection-issue/3944 "2026-02-18T07:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![garethflynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@garethflynn](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/garethflynn)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/typing-mind-connection-issue/3944/1 "2026-02-18T07:02:56Z")

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## 🐛 Trying to set up my API Plugin to Typing Mind and keep getting this error message when trying to run a search with my agent. My Perplexity account has credit and a CR card, so no issues there. My API key starts with pp which also looks ok. Tried trouble shooting but cannot resolve. Help !

 ![Screenshot 2026-02-18 180057](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/sonar1/original/2X/2/2e6491d4db8d85e3f8b722b2c13012e796529fb0.png)

## Describe the Bug

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## ✅ Expected Behavior

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## ❌ Actual Behavior

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## 🔄 Steps to Reproduce

1. Call the API with the following request:
2. Observe the unexpected behavior.

## 📌 API Request & Response (if applicable)

## 🌍 Environment

- **API Version:** [e.g., sonar-3.1]
- **SDK (if applicable):** [e.g., Python SDK v0.5]
- **Operating System:** [e.g., MacOS, Linux, Windows]

## 📎 Logs or Screenshots (if applicable)

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## 📝 Additional Context

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