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title: "Exa"
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# Exa

<p>Search the web, find similar pages and retrieve explicitly selected page contents using a customer Exa API key. Native result limits, domain filters, publication dates and content options remain visible. This is a three-command REST subset; it does not create Websets, schedule crawls or make model answer calls. Searches and content retrieval can incur provider charges.</p>

<details data-command-index><summary>What you can do (3)</summary>
<h2>What you can do</h2>
<p>Available commands: 3 (0 read, 3 write). Enable only the commands your application needs.</p>
<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Command</th>
<th>Effect</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/exa#command-exa-search">Search the web with explicit result and content limits</a> — <code>exa.search</code></td>
<td>Write</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/exa#command-exa-find-similar">Find pages similar to one explicit URL</a> — <code>exa.find-similar</code></td>
<td>Write</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/exa#command-exa-contents">Fetch content for explicitly selected search IDs</a> — <code>exa.contents</code></td>
<td>Write</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</details>
<h2>Connect and use</h2>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/exa">Connect and use</a></p>
<p>Open the integration&#39;s connection form to check the available credential source. The source has not been resolved for this documentation export. The instructions below apply when using your own provider account.</p>
<h2>Get your provider credentials</h2>
<p>Follow these steps for Exa, then enter the issued values in the connection form below.</p>
<ol>
<li>In the Exa dashboard, open API Keys and create a key for the intended project. Review provider billing and usage limits before enabling calls. Paste it into this connection’s Exa API token field and choose search, find-similar or contents. Keep numResults small and request text only when needed; contents accepts explicit IDs and does not crawl links automatically. Save the connection, enable commands and create a separate scoped Tooluse.net API key for your AI client. Never put the Exa key in the MCP URL.</li>
</ol>
<p><a href="https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys">Official credential setup</a></p>
<h2>Where to enter credentials</h2>
<p>In the integration page, sign in, choose your workspace and open Connect. If a <strong>Credentials</strong> choice is shown, select <strong>Use my credentials</strong>. Fill the following connection fields and save. Provider credentials belong in this form, never in an MCP configuration or tool input.</p>
<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Connection field</th>
<th>Requirement</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td>Exa API token</td>
<td>Required</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div><p>Open API keys and create a Tooluse.net key for the enabled commands.</p>
<p>Set TOOLUSE_API_KEY in your client and use the shared MCP configuration.</p>
<p><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/clients">Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once</a></p>

<h2>Permissions and results</h2>

<p>If you have more than one workspace, check the selected workspace in the connection or API-key dialog before saving. Roles, enabled commands, expiry and revocation use Tooluse.net&#39;s existing permissions. Disabling a connection or revoking a key immediately prevents new calls.</p>

<p>Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.</p>

<p>Your connection&#39;s daily allowance and key permissions also apply. Adding a connection does not make a provider request.</p>

<p>Calls return the shared execution receipt and a Claude tool_result. Provider output varies by operation; consult the provider documentation for its response fields. Unconfirmed calls should be checked before retrying.</p>

<h2>Call from your client</h2>

<p>Use the shared MCP configuration. Refresh your client&#39;s tool list after saving the connection or changing key permissions, then call the returned tool name with the example input below.</p>

<p><a href="https://help.tooluse.net/clients">Configure Claude Code, Codex or Cursor once</a></p>

<h2>Discover your enabled tools</h2>

<p>List permitted tools in Claude format. Read every page using page and size (maximum 100) until all results have been received. Use the returned name, not a catalog capability identifier, in the tool_use block.</p>

<pre><code class="language-bash">curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tools' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY"
</code></pre>

<p>Find this command in the tool list permitted by your key. Replace svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST with its returned name. Use a new Idempotency-Key for each new call and retain it when retrying that same call.</p>

<h2>HTTP call</h2>

<pre><code class="language-bash">curl 'https://api.tooluse.net/v1/tool-calls' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLUSE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Idempotency-Key: replace-with-a-new-call-id' \
  --data '{
  "type": "tool_use",
  "id": "toolu_example",
  "name": "svc_FROM_YOUR_TOOL_LIST",
  "input": {
    "body": {
      "query": "Tooluse.net documentation",
      "numResults": 3,
      "contents": {
        "text": true
      }
    }
  }
}'
</code></pre>

<p>Send one Claude tool_use block per request. Keep the same Idempotency-Key when retrying the same request; use a new key for a new call. The response includes the shared Tooluse.net receipt and Claude tool_result. Check both HTTP status and the returned tool result before treating a call as successful.</p>

<h2>Commands</h2>

<details id="command-exa-search">
<summary><span>Search the web with explicit result and content limits — <code>exa.<wbr>search</code></span></summary>
<p>Run <strong>Search the web with explicit result and content limits</strong> with Exa. This command can change provider data. Review the target and input before invoking it.</p>

<p>This operation can change provider data. Review the input before allowing an agent to call it.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/exa?command=exa.search">Connect and use</a></p>

<p><strong>Parameters</strong></p>

<p>Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.</p>

<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Required in parent</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Constraints</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><code>body</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.query</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minLength: 1; maxLength: 10000</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.type</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;neural&quot;,&quot;fast&quot;,&quot;deep&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.numResults</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.includeDomains</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>maxItems: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.includeDomains[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.excludeDomains</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>maxItems: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.excludeDomains[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.startPublishedDate</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>format: &quot;date-time&quot;</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.endPublishedDate</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>format: &quot;date-time&quot;</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.category</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[1]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text.maxCharacters</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; minimum: 1; maximum: 1000000</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text.includeHtmlTags</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.highlights</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.summary</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.livecrawl</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;never&quot;,&quot;fallback&quot;,&quot;always&quot;,&quot;preferred&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.livecrawlTimeout</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 30000</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.includeText</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.includeText[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.excludeText</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.excludeText[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/exa/commands/exa.search">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

<p><strong>Example input</strong></p>

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "body": {
    "query": "Tooluse.net documentation",
    "numResults": 3,
    "contents": {
      "text": true
    }
  }
}
</code></pre>

<p>At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.</p>

</details>
<details id="command-exa-find-similar">
<summary><span>Find pages similar to one explicit URL — <code>exa.<wbr>find-<wbr>similar</code></span></summary>
<p>Run <strong>Find pages similar to one explicit URL</strong> with Exa. This command can change provider data. Review the target and input before invoking it.</p>

<p>This operation can change provider data. Review the input before allowing an agent to call it.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/exa?command=exa.find-similar">Connect and use</a></p>

<p><strong>Parameters</strong></p>

<p>Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.</p>

<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Required in parent</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Constraints</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><code>body</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.url</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>format: &quot;uri&quot;</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.numResults</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.excludeSourceDomain</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[1]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text.maxCharacters</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; minimum: 1; maximum: 1000000</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.text.includeHtmlTags</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.highlights</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.summary</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.livecrawl</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;never&quot;,&quot;fallback&quot;,&quot;always&quot;,&quot;preferred&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.contents.livecrawlTimeout</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 30000</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/exa/commands/exa.find-similar">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

<p><strong>Example input</strong></p>

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "body": {
    "url": "https://example.com/",
    "numResults": 3
  }
}
</code></pre>

<p>At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.</p>

</details>
<details id="command-exa-contents">
<summary><span>Fetch content for explicitly selected search IDs — <code>exa.<wbr>contents</code></span></summary>
<p>Run <strong>Fetch content for explicitly selected search IDs</strong> with Exa. This command can change provider data. Review the target and input before invoking it.</p>

<p>This operation can change provider data. Review the input before allowing an agent to call it.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.tooluse.net/tools/integrations/exa?command=exa.contents">Connect and use</a></p>

<p><strong>Parameters</strong></p>

<p>Requiredness is local to the containing object. A required child is required only when its parent object or array item is provided. Alternative schemas are identified in the Constraints column; the linked full JSON Schema is authoritative.</p>

<div class="nb-table-scroll"><table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Parameter</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Required in parent</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Constraints</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody><tr>
<td><code>body</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.ids</code></td>
<td>array</td>
<td>Required</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minItems: 1; maxItems: 100</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.ids[]</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minLength: 1</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.text</code></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.text</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[1]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.text</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; additionalProperties: false</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.text.maxCharacters</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]; minimum: 1; maximum: 1000000</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.text.includeHtmlTags</code></td>
<td>boolean</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>oneOf[2]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.highlights</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.summary</code></td>
<td>object</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>additionalProperties: true</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.livecrawl</code></td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>enum: [&quot;never&quot;,&quot;fallback&quot;,&quot;always&quot;,&quot;preferred&quot;]</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><code>body.livecrawlTimeout</code></td>
<td>integer</td>
<td>Optional</td>
<td></td>
<td><code>minimum: 1; maximum: 30000</code></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p><strong>Full JSON Schema</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://api.tooluse.net/v1/integrations/exa/commands/exa.contents">Full JSON Schema</a></p>

<p><strong>Example input</strong></p>

<pre><code class="language-json">{
  "body": {
    "ids": [
      "https://example.com/"
    ],
    "text": true
  }
}
</code></pre>

<p>At most 1 provider requests per invocation; timeout: 30 seconds.</p>

</details>
<h2>Errors</h2>

<p>Check the key&#39;s expiry, revocation, workspace and allowed operations.</p>

<p>Reuse the same idempotency key only for the same request.</p>

<p>The connection or provider limit has been reached. Check the receipt before retrying.</p>

<h2>Test the connection</h2>

<p>Open the integration&#39;s commands below to inspect parameters and examples. Start with a read command for an account or resource you can access. Refresh your client&#39;s tool list, use the returned tool name, and check the execution result and usage. Provider charges and permissions still apply. Never test a write against production data without reviewing it.</p>

<p><a href="https://docs.exa.ai/reference/search">Official provider documentation</a></p>

Source: https://help.tooluse.net/integrations/exa/index.mdx