Get my Perplexity API key
Stores your API key for Perplexity. Store the result as base64-encoded text so it’s not readable as plain text, which is then decoded as this is run.
Open the Perplexity API reference
Opens the Perplexity API website to the API reference, starting with Chat Completions, you can test your commands against the API and see what’s working.
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Set up Perplexity for Mac
Opens the Mac app for Perplexity AI, resizing the window to 1024×770 and moving it to the center of the current display.
Open my Perplexity account settings
Opens the Perplexity website to Settings > Account, where you can change general settings like the Appearance, as well as subscription details or system settings.
Play Perplexity Discover
Immediately starts a Live Activity session for Perplexity Discover, using stories drawn from the Discover feed and spoken by ElevenLab’s voices.
Edit my Perplexity profile
Opens the Perplexity settings to the Profile section, where you can tell Perplexity information about yourself and your preferences to inform results.
Open the Perplexity API docs
Opens the URL for the Perplexity API documentation, so you can quickly reference how to get started or learn about the API.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Perplexity%20API%20reference
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20Perplexity%20API%20reference
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open the Perplexity API reference”
end tell
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