Search

Reference example

# Fixed reference example. Playground inputs do not update this sample.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents"
}'

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search"

payload = { "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({query: 'latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents'})
};

fetch('https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'query' => 'latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "costDollars": "<unknown>",
  "output": "<unknown>",
  "requestId": "<string>",
  "results": [
    {
      "author": "<string>",
      "id": "<string>",
      "publishedDate": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

POST

https://api.aisa.one

apis

exa

Reference example

# Fixed reference example. Playground inputs do not update this sample.
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents"
}'

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents"
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search"

payload = { "query": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({query: 'latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents'})
};

fetch('https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'query' => 'latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"query\": \"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "costDollars": "<unknown>",
  "output": "<unknown>",
  "requestId": "<string>",
  "results": [
    {
      "author": "<string>",
      "id": "<string>",
      "publishedDate": "<string>",
      "title": "<string>",
      "url": "<string>"
    }
  ]
}

The reference example is a fixed, editable cURL request. This page temporarily disables the interactive form because its nested content controls can add options you did not select. Review the request body and obtain a fresh quote before execution.

Search the web by meaning rather than by keyword. query is required; narrow with category, includeDomains, excludeDomains, startPublishedDate, endPublishedDate, and set numResults. Returns requestId, resolvedSearchType, searchTime, costDollars and results[] with id, title and url. id is the URL, and it is what post_exa_contents takes. Latency depends on the request and provider. Request a fresh quote for the same query and options before execution; use the current public pricing for estimates. ⚠️ Results carry no page text unless you ask: pass contents, or follow up with post_exa_contents. Choose it over post_tavily_search when the query is a description rather than keywords; choose Tavily when you want the text in the same call, and post_exa_answer when you want a written answer rather than a list.

First time? Point any MCP client at https://mcp.aisa.one/mcp — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and the rest. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser, you click Allow once, and there is no key to paste. Your agent then reaches every endpoint through a few meta tools: search, list_categories, get_details and batch_quote are free, batch_use is billed per call. Setup per client is in Connect via MCP; the live tool list and what each call costs are on aisa.one/mcp.

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Request contract

Method and path: POST /apis/v1/exa/search
Availability: enabled
Request URL template: https://api.aisa.one/apis/v1/exa/search
Runtime facts: d10529a4463a002dd39ad505e0bc30212230a00b2034082221e854d90728a9b8

Complete OpenAPI definition Effective request and pricing declaration (including authentication and referenced schemas):

{
  "operationId": "post_exa_search",
  "method": "POST",
  "path": "/apis/v1/exa/search",
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.aisa.one"
    }
  ],
  "parameters": [],
  "security": [
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "category": {
              "description": "Optional hint about the kind of pages to prioritize.",
              "enum": [
                "company",
                "research paper",
                "news",
                "personal site",
                "financial report",
                "people"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            "contents": {
              "description": "Content options to return alongside each result.",
              "properties": {
                "highlights": {
                  "description": "Return highlighted relevant snippets.",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "summary": {
                  "description": "Return an AI-generated summary of the page.",
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "text": {
                  "description": "Return the full page text.",
                  "type": "boolean"
                }
              },
              "type": "object"
            },
            "endPublishedDate": {
              "description": "Only return results published on or before this ISO 8601 date.",
              "format": "date-time",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "excludeDomains": {
              "description": "Exclude results from these domains.",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            "includeDomains": {
              "description": "Only return results from these domains.",
              "items": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "type": "array"
            },
            "numResults": {
              "default": 10,
              "description": "Number of results to return.",
              "maximum": 100,
              "minimum": 1,
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "outputSchema": {
              "description": "JSON Schema used to synthesize a structured output from the results.",
              "type": "object"
            },
            "query": {
              "description": "The natural-language search query.",
              "example": "latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "startPublishedDate": {
              "description": "Only return results published on or after this ISO 8601 date.",
              "format": "date-time",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "stream": {
              "default": false,
              "enum": [
                false
              ],
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "systemPrompt": {
              "description": "Instruction that guides how the structured output is generated.",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "type": {
              "default": "auto",
              "description": "Search mode. auto lets Exa choose; the deep modes trade latency for higher-quality retrieval.",
              "enum": [
                "auto",
                "fast",
                "instant",
                "deep-lite",
                "deep",
                "deep-reasoning"
              ],
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "query"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      }
    },
    "required": true
  },
  "x-aisa-status": "enabled",
  "x-aisa-pricing": {
    "cost_contract": "response_usd",
    "customer_multiplier": 1.0,
    "customer_pricing": "provider_cost_multiplier",
    "default_request_estimate_usd": 0.017,
    "estimate_source": "profile_seed",
    "evidence_source": "response_body"
  },
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearerAuth": {
        "scheme": "bearer",
        "type": "http"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cost and request rules

Usage-based billing; Default request estimate: $0.017 USD (not a fixed price). Account-specific pricing and final settlement may differ. Published reference values are not an account-specific quote or a settled charge. For endpoints supporting X-AISA-Cost-Mode: quote, obtain a free quote for your exact request before execution; reconcile the settled cost with response metadata and Usage Logs. USD amounts use 1,000,000 integer micro-USD per dollar.

Default request reference estimate (USD): 0.017
Cost contract: response_usd
Published reference multiplier: 1.0
Settlement evidence source: response_body

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

query

string

required

The natural-language search query.

Example:

"latest evaluation frameworks for AI agents"

Response

Search completed successfully.

costDollars

any

Upstream Exa cost breakdown. Informational only; it is not the AIsa customer charge. Use a fresh quote for the actual request.

output

any

Structured output, present only when outputSchema was supplied.

requestId

string

Exa request identifier.

results

object[]

Ranked search results.

Show child attributes

Overview

Models

Search & Research

Finance & Crypto

Social & Media

SEO & Web Intel

Sales & Email

Travel & Other

Request contract

Cost and request rules

Authorizations

Body

Response

​Request contract

​Cost and request rules

Authorizations

Body

Response

Request contract

Cost and request rules