Get started with Exa

Python
JavaScript
cURL

1
Install the SDK
Install the Python SDK with pip.
pip install exa-py

Create your code

Get your API key from the Exa Dashboard, create a file called exa.py, and add the code below.

python

from exa_py import Exa

exa = Exa(api_key="your-api-key")

result = exa.search(
  "blog post about artificial intelligence",
  type="auto",
  contents={
    "text": True
  }
)

1
Install the SDK
Install the JavaScript SDK with npm.
npm install exa-js

Create your code

Get your API key from the Exa Dashboard, create a file called exa.ts, and add the code below.

javascript

import Exa from "exa-js";

const exa = new Exa("your-api-key");

const result = await exa.search(
  "blog post about artificial intelligence",
  {
    type: "auto",
    contents: {
      text: true
    }
  }
);

Make your first API call

Get your API key from the Exa Dashboard and pass the following command to your terminal.

bash

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.exa.ai/search \
  --header "accept: application/json" \
  --header "content-type: application/json" \
  --header "x-api-key: your-api-key" \
  --data '
{
  "query": "blog post about artificial intelligence",
  "type": "auto",
  "contents": {
    "text": true
  }
}'

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