cloro

Perplexity Videos & Images API

Perplexity decorates answers with a media rail — the videos and images it judged most relevant. cloro returns both arrays as structured JSON: title, URL, thumbnail, source platform, and dimensions per item. See whose videos own your category prompts — and whether yours ever appear.

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The media rail, structured

The result.videos and result.images arrays are included in the base 3-credit request whenever Perplexity renders media.

Request example

python
from cloro import Cloro

client = Cloro(api_key="sk_live_your_api_key_here")

response = client.monitor.perplexity(
    prompt="how to install a smart thermostat",
    country="US",
)

print(response["result"]["text"])

Response example

200 OKapplication/json
{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "text": "Installing a smart thermostat takes about 30 minutes...",
    "videos": [
      {
        "title": "Smart Thermostat Installation — Full Walkthrough",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example123",
        "thumbnail": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/example123/hqdefault.jpg",
        "medium": "video",
        "source": "youtube",
        "thumbnail_width": 480,
        "thumbnail_height": 360
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "title": "Thermostat wiring diagram",
        "url": "https://example.com/wiring-diagram.jpg",
        "thumbnail": "https://example.com/wiring-diagram-thumb.jpg",
        "medium": "image",
        "source": "stock_photo",
        "image_width": 1600,
        "image_height": 900
      }
    ]
  }
}

Every media field, documented

videos and images share one item shape, discriminated by the medium field.

FieldTypeDescription
title / urlstringMedia title and canonical URL.
thumbnailstringThumbnail URL.
mediumstringMedia type: "video" or "image".
sourcestringSource platform (e.g. "youtube", "stock_photo") — aggregate by it to see which platforms win media placement.
image_width / image_heightnumberOriginal image dimensions.
thumbnail_width / thumbnail_heightnumberThumbnail dimensions.

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Perplexity media tracking, answered

Why does the media rail matter?+

For how-to, product, and comparison prompts, the video slot gets clicks the text answer doesn't — it's the most visually dominant element on the page. If a competitor's YouTube walkthrough owns that slot on your category prompts, they're capturing your demand at the exact research moment.

When does Perplexity attach media?+

Its intent classifier decides per prompt: how-to and visual-product prompts get videos, informational prompts often get images, and many prompts get none. Treat both arrays as optional and sample repeatedly — media presence itself is a trackable signal.

Can I track video share of voice by platform or channel?+

Yes — every item carries source (platform) and a canonical URL, so you can aggregate which platforms and which specific videos win placement across your prompt set over time.

Does media data cost extra?+

No — videos and images ship in the base 3-credit request alongside sources and citation pills and shopping cards. See pricing.

How does this relate to citation tracking?+

Media placement and citations are separate selections — a video can appear without its channel being cited in the answer. Tracking both (this endpoint returns them in one response) shows whether your video content or your written content is doing the work.

Win the video slot on Perplexity

Videos and images, structured with source platforms, in every request.