Exa Search Integration

Field	Description	Required	Format
Exa API Key	Your Exa API key from dashboard.exa.ai	Yes	`xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx`

search — Perform semantic web search using Exa's AI-powered search engine. Supports multiple search types (auto, neural, deep, fast) and category filtering.

Parameters

string

required

Search query string

integer

Number of results to return (1-100) (Default: 10)

string

Search type: ‘auto’ (default), ‘neural’, ‘deep’, or ‘fast’ (Default: auto)

string

Filter results by content category

array

List of domains to include in search results

array

List of domains to exclude from search results

string

Filter results published after this date (ISO 8601 format)

string

Filter results published before this date (ISO 8601 format)

boolean

Whether to include page text content in results (Default: true)

boolean

Whether to include relevant text highlights (Default: false)

boolean

Whether to include AI-generated summaries (Default: false)

Response

{
  "$defs": {
    "SearchResultItem": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "A single result row in ``search``.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Title"
        },
        "url": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Url"
        },
        "published_date": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Published Date"
        },
        "author": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Author"
        },
        "score": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "number"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Score"
        },
        "text": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Text"
        },
        "highlights": {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": "Highlights",
          "type": "array"
        },
        "summary": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Summary"
        }
      },
      "title": "SearchResultItem",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "title": "Success",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "error": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Error"
    },
    "results": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SearchResultItem"
      },
      "title": "Results",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "total_results": {
      "default": 0,
      "title": "Total Results",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "search_type": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Search Type"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Request Id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success"
  ],
  "title": "SearchOutput",
  "type": "object"
}

get_contents — Extract full page contents, summaries, and metadata from a list of URLs. Uses cached results with optional live crawling.

Parameters

array

required

List of URLs to extract content from

boolean

Whether to include full page text (Default: true)

boolean

Whether to include relevant text highlights (Default: false)

integer

Number of highlight snippets per URL (Default: 3)

boolean

Whether to include AI-generated summary (Default: false)

string

Live crawl option: ‘never’, ‘fallback’, ‘preferred’, ‘always’ (Default: fallback)

Response

{
  "$defs": {
    "ContentItem": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "A single result row in ``get_contents``.",
      "properties": {
        "url": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Url"
        },
        "title": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Title"
        },
        "published_date": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Published Date"
        },
        "author": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Author"
        },
        "text": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Text"
        },
        "highlights": {
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "title": "Highlights",
          "type": "array"
        },
        "summary": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Summary"
        }
      },
      "title": "ContentItem",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "title": "Success",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "error": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Error"
    },
    "results": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ContentItem"
      },
      "title": "Results",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "total_results": {
      "default": 0,
      "title": "Total Results",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Request Id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success"
  ],
  "title": "GetContentsOutput",
  "type": "object"
}

Parameters

string

required

URL to find similar pages for

integer

Number of similar results to return (1-100) (Default: 10)

array

List of domains to include in results

array

List of domains to exclude from results

boolean

Whether to exclude results from the source URL’s domain (Default: true)

string

Filter by content category

boolean

Include page text content in results (Default: true)

Response

{
  "$defs": {
    "SimilarResultItem": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "A single result row in ``find_similar``.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Title"
        },
        "url": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Url"
        },
        "published_date": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Published Date"
        },
        "author": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Author"
        },
        "score": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "number"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Score"
        },
        "text": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Text"
        }
      },
      "title": "SimilarResultItem",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "title": "Success",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "error": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Error"
    },
    "source_url": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Source Url"
    },
    "results": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/SimilarResultItem"
      },
      "title": "Results",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "total_results": {
      "default": 0,
      "title": "Total Results",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Request Id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success"
  ],
  "title": "FindSimilarOutput",
  "type": "object"
}

answer — Get an AI-generated answer to a question informed by Exa search results. Provides accurate answers with citations from authoritative sources.

Parameters

string

required

Question to answer using web search

integer

Number of search results to use for generating answer (Default: 5)

string

Search type for finding sources (Default: auto)

array

Domains to prioritize for answers

array

Domains to exclude from answer sources

Response

{
  "$defs": {
    "AnswerSource": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "description": "A single citation in ``answer``'s sources list.",
      "properties": {
        "title": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Title"
        },
        "url": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Url"
        },
        "published_date": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string"
            },
            {
              "type": "null"
            }
          ],
          "default": null,
          "title": "Published Date"
        }
      },
      "title": "AnswerSource",
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "success": {
      "title": "Success",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "error": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Error"
    },
    "answer": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Answer"
    },
    "sources": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/AnswerSource"
      },
      "title": "Sources",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "request_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Request Id"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success"
  ],
  "title": "AnswerOutput",
  "type": "object"
}

Using

Providers

Building

Tools

Exa Search Integration for AI Agents & Workflows

Overview

Authentication

API Key Authentication

Required Credentials

ModuleX Managed Key

Available Actions

Parameters

Response

Parameters

Response

Parameters

Response

Limits & Quotas

Firecrawl

Linkup

Serper

Links

​Overview

​Authentication

​API Key Authentication

​Required Credentials

​ModuleX Managed Key

​Available Actions

​Parameters

​Response

​Parameters

​Response

​Parameters

​Response

​Parameters

​Response

​Limits & Quotas

​Related integrations

Firecrawl

Linkup

Serper

​Links

Overview

Authentication

API Key Authentication

Required Credentials

ModuleX Managed Key

Available Actions

Parameters

Response

Parameters

Response

Parameters

Response

Parameters

Response

Limits & Quotas

Related integrations

Links