Exa API Engine

Engine to search using the official Exa Search API. Exa is a search engine for AI agents.

Configuration

The engine has the following mandatory setting:

• api_key

You can obtain an API key from the API Key section in the Exa dashboard.

Optional settings are:

• results_per_page

• search_type

• content_mode

• content_max_characters

- name: exaapi
  engine: exaapi
  shortcut: exa
  api_key: "..."
  results_per_page: 10
  search_type: auto
  content_mode: highlights
  inactive: false

The API supports SafeSearch and region-aware results.

searx.engines.exaapi.api_key: str = ''

API key for Exa Search API (required).

searx.engines.exaapi.results_per_page: int = 10

Maximum number of results per request. Value must be between 1 and 100, default is 10.

searx.engines.exaapi.search_type: Literal['fast', 'auto', 'instant', 'deep', 'deep-lite', 'deep-reasoning'] = 'auto'

Search type. Default is auto, see documentation for more information.

searx.engines.exaapi.content_mode: Literal['highlights', 'text'] = 'highlights'

Content to request from the API: highlights (excerpts) or text (page text).

searx.engines.exaapi.content_max_characters: int = 500

Maximum characters for the requested content.

searx.engines.exaapi.request(query: str, params: OnlineParams) → None

Create the API request.

searx.engines.exaapi.response(resp: SXNG_Response) → EngineResults

Process the API response and return results.