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Perplexity-User

Perplexity's real-time browsing agent for live content retrieval.

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What is Perplexity-User?

Perplexity-User is the user-agent string used when Perplexity's AI assistant browses the web in real-time during a user's conversation. This is separate from PerplexityBot, which crawls for the persistent search index.

When a Perplexity user asks a question that requires current information, Perplexity-User fetches pages live, extracts relevant content, and presents it with citations. Each visit represents a specific user query about your content.

The volume is lower than PerplexityBot since it only fires for real-time requests, but each visit represents direct user interest. Perplexity-User respects robots.txt separately, giving site owners granular control over real-time versus index crawling.

User-Agent Strings

These are the known user-agent patterns used by Perplexity-User. Use them to identify this crawler in your server logs or configure robots.txt rules.

Perplexity-User

robots.txt example:

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Disallow: /private/
Allow: /

How to Manage Perplexity-User

1

Allow Perplexity-User for real-time visibility in Perplexity conversations.

2

Separate from PerplexityBot — control real-time browsing independently.

3

Each visit represents a real user question about your content.

4

Use Switch to track what content is being requested in real-time.

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