Creating an Perplexity Account
- Go to the Perplexity website and sign up.
- Verify your account as instructed.
Creating an Perplexity API Key
- Log into your Perplexity account and navigate to the API documentation.
- Create an API key following their guidelines. Check Perplexity’s API documentation for more details.
Setting the Perplexity API Key in .Renviron
To modify the .Renviron file:
For a persistent setting, add the following line to
.Renviron, replacing "<APIKEY>" with
your actual Perplexity API key:
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY="<APIKEY>"Save the file and restart your R session for the changes to take effect.
Caution: Ensure .Renviron is not
exposed if using version control systems.