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1. Get an API key

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Visit the Exa Dashboard

Get your Exa API key

Create a key in the dashboard. New accounts start with free credits.
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Set the key as an environment variable

2. Choose how you’ll use Exa

Exa fits into your application two ways: call the APIs from your own code, or connect an agent you already use.

Call the APIs

Use Search, Contents, and Exa Agent from your own code. Install an SDK below and make your first request.

Connect your agent

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, or Cursor to Exa’s search and research tools. No API key is required.
Building with the APIs? Pick where to start:

3. Install an SDK

4. Make your first request

Next steps

Search API

Find relevant pages and return clean content or structured outputs.

Agent API

Build long-running research, list-building, and enrichment workflows.

Contents API

Extract clean content from pages you already know.

Exa MCP

Connect any MCP client to Exa’s web search, page fetching, and Exa Agent tools.
Last modified on September 15, 2026