ActionPerplexityUpdated September 2026

How do I run a long Perplexity Deep Research query?

Short answer: You can async chat (deep research) in Perplexity by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Perplexity Async Chat (Deep Research) action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Async Chat (Deep Research) in Perplexity — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Model model	options	Required	Model. Options: Sonar Deep Research, Sonar Reasoning Pro
Question message	string	Required	Provide a comprehensive analysis of recent advances in quantum computing for cryptography
System Prompt system_prompt	string	Optional	System Prompt

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "message": "Provide a comprehensive analysis of recent advances in quantum computing for cryptography",
  "system_prompt": "{{trigger.system_prompt}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "req_abc",
  "model": "sonar-deep-research",
  "status": "CREATED",
  "created_at": 1700000000
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Async Chat (Deep Research).

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Perplexity

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Perplexity

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Async Chat (Deep Research).

What does the Async Chat (Deep Research) action do in Perplexity?

Submits a long-running research query asynchronously (e.g. with sonar-deep-research), returning a request_id. Poll Get Async Result for status and the final cited response.

What inputs does Async Chat (Deep Research) require?

Required: Model, Question. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Perplexity returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Perplexity returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Async Chat (Deep Research) support batch operations?

Run Async Chat (Deep Research) inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Perplexity's rate limits.

More actions

Other Perplexity actions.

Action

Chat Completion

Asks Perplexity (Sonar models) a question and gets a response grounded in fresh web results with explicit source citations. The go-to LLM API for "answer + citations" use cases.

Action

Get Async Result

Polls an async Perplexity request by ID and returns its status plus, once complete, the final response with citations. Standard pattern is to loop this every 10 to 30 seconds.

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