Use DNSai in Perplexity

Add DNSai as a custom remote connector. The Advanced settings carry your Bearer key. Custom connectors are a Pro/Max/Enterprise feature.

✓ Free key works (Pro / Max / Enterprise)

Works with: Perplexity Pro / Max / Enterprise · one domain per request

Each lookup = one domain or IP. Free: 10 lookups/day per IP (anonymous) or 100 lookups/day per key (free key).

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Running bulk / multi-domain or enterprise-scale lookups? → DNSai Pro & Enterprise

Set it up

Add a remote connector

Settings → Connectors → + Custom connector → Remote. Name it DNSai, URL below, Transport Streamable HTTP. Open Advanced settings → Add Custom Headers and add Authorization = Bearer dk_free_….

https://mcp.dnsai.com/mcp

Your key. The custom-header field carries the Bearer, so the free key works. Get a free key for 100 lookups/day (leave headers empty for anonymous 10 lookups/day).

Verify it works

Ask Perplexity:

Use the dnsai connector to look up DNS records for wikipedia.org

Every result ends with a plain-English summary, a source link on dnsai.com, and your remaining quota.

Troubleshooting

Custom connectors are Pro / Max / Enterprise only — standard accounts won't see the menu.
The Sonar API can't use custom MCP connectors — for programmatic Perplexity use, call the REST API directly.

Sources: Perplexity MCP connectors

Need bulk, multi-domain, or the full API?

Pro unlocks bulk / multi-domain lookups; Enterprise adds large-scale scanning and the full programmatic API.

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