How to Use a Perplexity Space for Team Research

When your team needs to research a topic together, scattered links and chat logs slow everyone down. A Perplexity Space gives your group a single shared workspace where you can ask questions, collect answers, and organize findings in one place. This article explains how to set up a Space for collaborative research, invite members, and manage shared queries and sources.

What Is a Perplexity Space and How Does It Work?

A Perplexity Space is a dedicated folder for a specific research topic or project. Inside the Space, you and your team can ask questions, receive AI-generated answers with citations, and save relevant sources. Each Space has its own conversation history, so research for one project does not mix with another.

Before you start, every team member needs a Perplexity Pro subscription. The free plan does not support Spaces. Also, all members must use the same email domain if your organization uses single sign-on. If you use personal accounts, you can still invite anyone with a Pro subscription.

The Space stores all queries, answers, and shared sources. You can revisit any past question and its answer. This makes it easy to track how your research evolved and to avoid asking the same question twice.

Creating a Perplexity Space for Your Team

1. Open Perplexity and log in
   Go to perplexity.ai and sign in with your Pro account. You see the main chat interface.
2. Click the Spaces icon in the left sidebar
   The icon looks like a folder with a small plus sign. It is located below the home icon.
3. Select “Create Space”
   A dialog box opens. Type a name for your Space, for example “2025 Market Research.” Add an optional description such as “Weekly competitor analysis.”
4. Choose the focus mode for the Space
   You can set the default search domain: Web, Academic, Writing, Math, or Video. For team research, Web is the most common choice. You can change this later for individual queries.
5. Click “Create”
   The Space appears in your sidebar. It is empty until you add content.

Inviting Team Members to the Space

1. Open the Space you created
   Click its name in the left sidebar.
2. Click the “Share” button in the top-right corner
   A panel slides out showing sharing options.
3. Enter email addresses of team members
   Type each email and press Enter. You can add multiple addresses at once. Each person must have a Perplexity Pro account.
4. Set permission level for each member
   Choose “Can edit” to allow them to ask questions and add sources. Choose “Can view” if they only need to read the research. Click “Send.”
5. Ask invited members to check their email
   They receive an invitation link. Clicking the link opens the Space in their Perplexity account.

Using the Space for Collaborative Research

Once the Space is set up, every team member can ask questions inside it. All queries and answers are visible to everyone with edit access. This eliminates duplicate work and keeps the conversation organized.

Asking a Question in the Space

1. Click inside the Space
   You see a text input field similar to the main chat.
2. Type your question
   For example: “What are the top three competitors for electric vehicle batteries in 2025?”
3. Press Enter or click the send icon
   Perplexity searches the web and returns an answer with citations. The answer appears in the Space chat.
4. Review the citations
   Each citation is a link to the source. Hover over it to see the URL. Click to open the source in a new tab.

Saving and Pinning Sources

1. Find a useful source in a query answer
   Each answer includes a list of sources at the bottom.
2. Click the pin icon next to a source
   The source moves to the “Pinned Sources” section at the top of the Space. Pinned sources are visible to all members.
3. Remove a pinned source
   Click the unpin icon next to it. The source stays in the original query but is no longer highlighted.

Using Focus Mode for Specific Queries

Each query can override the Space’s default focus. Before you send a question, click the focus selector below the input field. Choose Academic for scholarly articles, Writing for text generation, Math for calculations, or Video for YouTube results. This helps narrow down the answer type for a specific team need.

Common Issues When Using Perplexity Spaces

Team Members Cannot See the Space

If an invited member does not see the Space in their sidebar, ask them to refresh the page. Also confirm they accepted the invitation email. If they still cannot see it, remove them from the Space and send a new invitation. The issue is often a stale browser cache.

Answers Are Not Showing Citations

If a query returns an answer with no citations, the focus mode might be set to Writing or Math. These modes generate text without sources. Switch the focus to Web or Academic to get cited answers.

Pinned Sources Disappear After a Browser Refresh

Pinned sources are stored per Space but can be lost if you unpin them accidentally. Check the pinned sources section at the top of the Space. If the list is empty, scroll through past queries and repin the sources you need. To avoid this, pin sources immediately after finding them.

Space History Is Not Showing Old Queries

The Space shows the most recent queries at the top. Scroll down to see older ones. If you have many queries, use the search bar inside the Space to find a specific question by keyword. This is faster than scrolling.

Perplexity Free vs Pro: Space Features

Item	Free Plan	Pro Plan
Spaces available	0	Unlimited
Team member invitations	Not available	Yes, up to 10 per Space
Shared query history	Not available	Yes
Pinned sources	Not available	Yes
Focus mode override per query	Not available	Yes

All features listed above require a Pro subscription. The free plan is limited to individual chat only.

After setting up your Space, your team can research together without duplicating effort. Try pinning the top three sources for each research subtopic to keep the most relevant information visible. As a next step, explore using the Writing focus mode inside the Space to generate a summary report from your pinned sources.