# Claim 116

PerplexityBot surfaces and links websites in Perplexity search results.

entity: PerplexityBot
field: purpose_documented
value: search
statement: PerplexityBot surfaces and links websites in Perplexity search results.
evidence_url: https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/resources/perplexity-crawlers
evidence_quote: "PerplexityBot is designed to surface and link websites in search results on Perplexity. It is not used to crawl content for AI foundation models." source dated 2026-01-29
method: vendor_doc
verified_at: 2026-09-13
confidence: high
status: current
supersedes: none

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