Exa
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Introduction
The Exa Web search API retrieves the best, realtime data from the web for your AI
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July 22, 2026
What is Exa?
Exa is a search engine and API platform designed for AI agents. It provides high-quality web data through its search, crawling, and research APIs, enabling AI systems to access real-time information. The platform offers various endpoints including Search, Contents, Deep, Agent, and Monitors to support different use cases from simple lookups to complex deep research.
How to use Exa?
- Get an API key from the Exa Dashboard and set it as an environment variable. Install the SDK (Python: pip install exa-py, JavaScript: npm install exa-js). Make your first request using the SDK or cURL to the API endpoints. Choose the appropriate endpoint (Search, Contents, Deep, Agent, Monitors) based on your use case and configure parameters like latency, content modes, and output schemas.
Core features of Exa
- Real-time web search API with configurable latency (180ms to 1s)
- Token-efficient page contents with highlights (up to 90% token reduction)
- Structured outputs with JSON schema extraction
- Deep research with multi-step agent workflows and web-grounded citations
- Monitors for scheduled recurring searches with webhook delivery
- Subpage crawling for extracting content from entire site sections
- Enterprise-grade security: Zero Data Retention, SOC 2 Type II, SSO
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