Perplexity Connectors: Integrating Apps and Cloud Storage with AI Search
Perplexity Connectors allow you to seamlessly integrate with File App Connectors with Perplexity's AI search capabilities, enabling you to find information across your personal and organizational files. Here's everything you need to know about this powerful feature.
What Are Perplexity Connectors?
Perplexity Connectors are integrations that allow you to connect your cloud storage services to Perplexity. Currently, we support:
Google Drive
Microsoft OneDrive (including personal accounts)
SharePoint
These connectors enable Perplexity to search through your files and provide conversational, accessible, and verifiable answers based on your content1.
How Connectors Work
When you connect your cloud storage service to Perplexity:
You can select specific files or folders to sync with Perplexity
The content and associated metadata of these files are securely synced to our platform
Files are automatically updated whenever changes are made
If a file is deleted or access is removed, it's immediately removed from Perplexity as well.
Supported File Types
Perplexity Connectors currently support:
Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets
PDF files
Microsoft Office files (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
CSV files
Markdown (MD)
JSON files
Text (TXT) files
Getting Started with Connectors
To connect your cloud storage service to Perplexity:
Visit your Settings page and scroll to find Connectors.
Enable whichever connectors you'd like to add your Perplexity account.
You will have to authenticate your account.
A successful authentication will say Connected
To edit files, click on the (...) three dots and then Upload.
Don't worry if you see "Carbon" when connecting your account - that's us! Perplexity acquired Carbon in 2024, and we're still updating some integration screens. Your account remains secure with Perplexity throughout the process.
Note: If you are part of your organization and you do not have the option to enable the connectors please contact your organization's administrator for more information as it's possible it's been disabled.
Using Connectors in Your Searches
There are two main ways to leverage your connected files:
As a source for search: Enable your connected storage as a source when creating a new thread.
As file attachments: Add specific files from your connected storage as attachments to your queries.
Security and Privacy
We take the security of your data seriously:
All credentials are encrypted at rest and in transit
Files are stored securely within AWS S3
Your data will not be used to train models
Custom retention policies can be applied upon request, please contact enterprise@perplexity.ai for more information.
Enterprise Management
For Enterprise customers, workspace administrators can:
Enable or disable connected services for their organization
Manage permissions through workspace settings
Control which cloud storage services users can access.