Change record
CA-C-002160
Perplexity API Terms of Service | Perplexity AI
Entity
Date detected
May 18, 2026
Effective date
May 18, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users Api developers

On May 18, 2026, Perplexity AI updated a single word in the footer navigation of its API Terms of Service document. The word 'Linkedin' was changed to 'LinkedIn' to reflect the correct capitalization of the social media platform name. This is a formatting correction with no operational impact on the terms of service themselves.

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What this means for you

This change has no impact on the actual terms of service or how Perplexity's API operates. The detected modification is a capitalization correction in the document's footer navigation menu, changing 'Linkedin' to 'LinkedIn'. No rights, obligations, fees, data practices, or service conditions were altered.

This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
36738497602902fe69f948f9695bc8c1df6cb7aac7d8b02b9989e61888844ed0
May 11, 2026 10:28 UTC
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Current Version
222036e8f5dcb16e3cf66a734fca0648d469871d1bb45c0cc8d14f4309c456bd
May 18, 2026 00:09 UTC
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Change Detected
May 18, 2026 00:09 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-002160
Captured: 2026-05-18 00:09:43 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-18-perplexity-ai-perplexity-api-terms-of-service-2160/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

No compliance action required. The change is a formatting correction limited to the footer navigation of the document. No substantive terms of service language was modified, no new obligations were created, and no regulatory implications …

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Document Context

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Document
Perplexity API Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Captured
May 18, 2026
Source URL
https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/perplexity-api-terms-of-service
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Next change May 27, 2026
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