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Exa Connect plugs premium data partners directly into the Exa Agent loop. Attach a provider to a run and the Exa Agent queries that partner’s database the same way it searches the web, then blends both into one grounded, structured answer. New to agent runs? Start with the Exa Agent guide, then come back to attach data partners.
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Why Exa Connect

  • Premium data, no integrations. Reach premium partner data without signing contracts or wiring up an SDK. You call one Exa API.
  • Exa handles the plumbing. We manage provider authentication, tool selection, retries, and result ranking. The Exa Agent does the rest.
  • Exa Agent picks the right source. When your outputSchema asks for “monthly visits from Similarweb” or “verified officers,” the Exa Agent calls the matching partner tool instead of guessing from a web page.
  • Web + partners in one run. Connect doesn’t replace Exa web search; it composes with it. The Exa Agent uses each source where it’s strongest and cites everything.

How it works

  1. Attach one or more providers via the dataSources array on POST /agent/runs.
  2. The Exa Agent selects the right tool for each step based on your query and outputSchema: partner data or Exa web search.
  3. Partner results are fused with web research into your structured output, with sources attached.

Pricing

Exa Connect pricing is additive with standard Agent run pricing. You pay the usual Agent compute and search costs, plus the provider call charge for each Exa Connect tool call.
ProviderPrice
Fiber.ai$0.02 / call
Similarweb$0.03 / call
Baselayer$0.022 / call
Affiliate.com$0.015 / call
Particle$0.015 / call
Financial Datasets$0.01 / call
Jinko$0.005 / call
from exa_py import Exa

exa = Exa()
run = exa.agent.runs.create(
    query="Profile Anthropic: total funding and estimated monthly web traffic.",
    data_sources=[{"provider": "fiber_ai"}, {"provider": "similarweb"}],
    output_schema={
        "type": "object",
        "required": ["company"],
        "properties": {
            "company": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": ["name", "totalFunding", "monthlyVisits"],
                "properties": {
                    "name": {"type": "string"},
                    "totalFunding": {"type": "string", "description": "from Fiber.ai"},
                    "monthlyVisits": {"type": "number", "description": "from Similarweb"},
                },
            }
        },
    },
)
run = exa.agent.runs.poll_until_finished(run.id)

Data partners

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Fiber.ai

GTM & recruiting. B2B database of companies and people for lead discovery and contact research.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/similarweb.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=e0aa89da140e7a1c4f24418136f6549a

Similarweb

Web analytics. Traffic estimates, global rankings, and competitor discovery for any domain.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/baselayer.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=f74500a7ac081c852e32f44b1a22350a

Baselayer

Compliance & KYB. Verify US businesses: officers, registrations, and risk signals.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/affiliatecom.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=c488bec107ff7747e1fedf87b989b352

Affiliate.com

Commerce. Product catalog search with pricing, brands, and merchant links.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/particle.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=29bc816925a17c7fae53880228443030

Particle

Media intelligence. Search podcast transcripts with speaker attribution and timestamps.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/financialdatasets.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=e4feb395588ca83efb8ac3822737156b

Financial Datasets

Finance. Ticker-based news coverage for US public companies.
https://mintcdn.com/exa-52/vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY/images/connect/jinko.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=vc1Uh8_sSaqT3DeY&q=85&s=7fc6b4cd3691d1fd0eb7e583ebe3994a

Jinko

Travel. Destination discovery ranked by lowest available fare from your departure airports.
Need a source that isn’t listed above? See our Additional providers, which are available upon request by contacting our team.

Usage

Combining providers

Attach as many partners as your task needs — the Exa Agent calls each one where it’s strongest and blends the results with web search into a single structured answer:
{
  "dataSources": [
    { "provider": "similarweb" },
    { "provider": "fiber_ai" },
    { "provider": "harmonic" }
  ]
}
For a full walkthrough — including how to shape your query and outputSchema so every partner fires — see Combining providers.