Exa

Normalized search#

The normalized adapter uses automatic search and requests highlights. Highlight arrays remain separate from snippets. Native numeric scores are preserved. requestId contributes provenance and costDollars.total contributes USD usage.

import { createSearch } from '@belweave/search-sdk';
import { exa } from '@belweave/search-sdk/exa';

const apiKey = process.env.EXA_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('EXA_API_KEY is required');

const client = createSearch({ provider: exa({ apiKey }) });
const response = await client.web.search({
  query: 'SQLite write concurrency',
  limit: 5,
});
console.log(response.results, response.attempts);

Native extracted text, answer generation, Websets, monitors, and team management have distinct response and credential requirements. They are not implicitly invoked by normalized search. Provider-native streaming data is not a SearchResponse.

1,200 include / 1,200 exclude.

Provider-native client#

import { createExaClient } from '@belweave/search-sdk/native-exa';

const apiKey = process.env.EXA_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('EXA_API_KEY is required');

const client = createExaClient({ apiKey, timeoutMs: 10_000 });
const response = await client.search({ body: { query: 'SQLite write concurrency', type: 'auto', numResults: 5 } });
console.log(response.data, response.metadata);

Read provider data from response.data and sanitized transport details from response.metadata. Native TypeScript response types are not runtime schema validation. Preserve the operation's native response and source identities.

Native operation inventory#

Methods available on this native client. Paths are relative to each operation's fixed base; a provider may use more than one origin. Eligible operations retry only when you opt into a client retry policy.

Limits and operation lifecycle#

• Pass signal and per-call timeoutMs on native request input when needed.
• Persist a returned job identifier before explicitly reading or polling the same job. Native clients do not automatically poll.
• SSE data is incremental provider event text. Parse and validate terminal or error events according to the provider contract; there is no reconnect or replay.
• Native operations may create, delete, ingest, or incur charges. A successful HTTP response is not proof that a remote job completed.

Official sources#

Use the official reference for current schemas, account access, and operation-specific requirements.

• Search reference↗
• API documentation index↗

• Native request and response reference↗
• All providers↗