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# Get Citation Text • AI Agent SDK

> get_citation_text: Extract the text that a citation refers to.

# get\_citation\_text

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> This is a method of the [**DeepResearchResponse**](../classes/DeepResearchResponse) class in the [**deep\_research\_agent**](../modules/deep_research_agent) module.

Extract the text that a citation refers to.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def get_citation_text(citation: Citation) -> str
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="citation" type="Citation" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="str">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/agent/deep_research_agent.py` at line 136
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