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Search with Exa AI

Search the web, retrieve content, find similar links, and answer questions using Exa's powerful AI search capabilities.

Toolsexa

Usage

01Add the block to your workflow and connect it to the upstream step.
02Configure any required credentials or tokens in the inputs.
03Fill in required inputs and optional parameters for the run.
04Run a test execution, inspect outputs, and iterate before deploying.
05Deploy the exa block with monitoring enabled in production.

Inputs (UI)

Operation

dropdown

Layout: full

Options: Search, Get Contents, Find Similar Links, Answer

Search Query

long-input

Placeholder: Enter your search query...

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_search"

Number of Results

short-input

Placeholder: 10

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_search"

Use Autoprompt

switch

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_search"

Search Type

dropdown

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_search"

Options: Auto, Neural, Keyword, Magic

URLs

long-input

Placeholder: Enter URLs to retrieve content from (comma-separated)...

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_get_contents"

Include Text

switch

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_get_contents"

Summary Query

long-input

Placeholder: Enter a query to guide the summary generation...

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_get_contents"

URL

long-input

Placeholder: Enter URL to find similar links for...

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_find_similar_links"

Number of Results

short-input

Placeholder: 10

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_find_similar_links"

Include Text

switch

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_find_similar_links"

Question

long-input

Placeholder: Enter your question...

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_answer"

Include Text

switch

Layout: full

Condition: operation = "exa_answer"

API Key

short-input

Placeholder: Enter your Exa API key

Layout: full

Inputs (API)

operation

string

Required

apiKey

string

Required

query

string

Optional

numResults

number

Optional

useAutoprompt

boolean

Optional

type

string

Optional

urls

string

Optional

text

boolean

Optional

summaryQuery

string

Optional

url

string

Optional

Outputs

Primary response type:

{
  "results": "json",
  "similarLinks": "json",
  "answer": "string",
  "citations": "json"
}

Tool Access

exa_searchexa_get_contentsexa_find_similar_linksexa_answer