Perplexity Exporter

Export all of your Perplexity.ai conversation threads to JSON, preserving the full back-and-forth conversation history including sources.

How It Works

1. Opens a persistent Chromium browser window (so your login session is saved between runs)
2. Navigates to your Perplexity Library and auto-scrolls to load all threads
3. Fetches full conversation details for each thread via the Perplexity API (using your browser cookies)
4. Saves everything to a timestamped JSON file of your choosing

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• A Perplexity.ai account

Quick Start (no install)

npx perplexity-exporter
# or
pnpm dlx perplexity-exporter

First run: Chromium will be downloaded automatically (~150 MB, one-time setup).

Usage (from source)

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/kylebrodeur/perplexity-exporter.git
cd perplexity-exporter
pnpm install
npx playwright install chromium

# Build and run
pnpm build
node dist/index.js

First run

On the first run a browser window will open. Log in to Perplexity.ai if prompted, then press Enter in the terminal to begin the export.

Your session is saved to browser-data-playwright/ so subsequent runs start already logged in.

Output Format

Exports a JSON array of thread objects:

[
  {
    "slug": "abc123",
    "title": "How does RLHF work?",
    "steps": [
      {
        "step_type": "INITIAL_QUERY",
        "query_str": "How does RLHF work?",
        "final_response": "RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback)..."
      }
    ]
  }
]

Each steps array entry represents one turn of the conversation.

Notes

• Rate limiting: The exporter adds small delays between requests (~350ms) to avoid hammering the API.
• Large libraries: Auto-scroll handles infinite-scroll pagination. Very large libraries (1000+ threads) may take several minutes.
• Re-running: Each run creates a new timestamped file — existing exports are never overwritten.
• browser-data-playwright/ stores your login session locally. It is gitignored and should never be committed.

License

MIT