# Perplexity — Native document input

- Company: Perplexity (perplexity.ai)
- Announced: 2026-10-05T21:42:37+00:00
- Category: not stated
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/resources/changelog#october-2026
- Record: https://forck.live/items/16099-native-document-input
- Subject: Sonar

The Agent API now accepts PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, and RTF documents as input_file content. Send a document inline with file_data or provide a public HTTPS file_url . For inline documents, continue the conversation with previous_response_id without uploading the file again. See Working with Files .

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