18 available actions
What your AI agent can do in Exa
Exa focuses on data extraction and search, helping teams gather, analyze, and visualize information from websites, APIs, or internal databases This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.
Showing all 18 actions.
Common starting points
- Get EventTool to get details of a specific event by its ID.
- Get Research TaskTool to retrieve the status and results of a previously created research task.
- Create Research TaskCreates an asynchronous research task that explores the web, gathers sources, synthesizes findings, and returns results with citations.
- Create ImportTool to create a new import to upload data into a Webset.
- Update importTool to update an import configuration by ID.
- Delete importTool to delete an existing import.
Browse all 18 actions by capability
Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.
Find & reviewLook up and review existing recordsView 10 actions
- Find similar (Deprecated)DEPRECATED: /findSimilar is a legacy endpoint and is no longer recommended for new integrations.
- Get API KeyTool to retrieve details of a specific API key by its ID.
- Get contents from URLs or document IDsRetrieve text / highlights / summary / subpages from URLs.
- Get EventTool to get details of a specific event by its ID.
- Get Research TaskTool to retrieve the status and results of a previously created research task.
- List eventsTool to list all events that have occurred in the system.
- List importsTool to list all imports for the Webset.
- List research tasksTool to retrieve a paginated list of your research tasks.
- List webhooksTool to list all webhooks for Websets.
- SearchWeb search via the Exa engine.
Create & communicateCreate records or send supported messagesView 5 actions
- Generate an answerGenerates a direct, citation-backed answer to a clear natural language question or topic using Exa's search, adept at both specific answers and detailed summaries for…
- Create ImportTool to create a new import to upload data into a Webset.
- Create a MonitorTool to create a new Monitor.
- Create Research TaskCreates an asynchronous research task that explores the web, gathers sources, synthesizes findings, and returns results with citations.
- Create WebsetTool to create a new Webset with search, import, and enrichment setup.
Update & manageChange and manage existing recordsView 1 action
- Update importTool to update an import configuration by ID.
Remove & cancelRemove records or cancel supported workView 2 actions
- Delete importTool to delete an existing import.
- Delete websetTool to delete a Webset.
Connection record
A connection you can control.
- Sign-in
- Customer-managed key
- Setup
- Use a key you create and control. It is stored securely and limited to the work agreed for the role.
- Boundaries
- Only the approved role and actions.
- Off switch
- Revoke the connection from your account.
FAQ
Before you connect Exa
How does the agent connect to Exa?
With a key you create and control. It is stored securely, permissions are limited to what the agent needs, and you can revoke it at any time.
What can the agent actually do in Exa?
The page above lists the 18 actions currently available through the Exa connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is Exa included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until Exa is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.
Bring the workflow together
Ready to put Exa to work?
Start with the responsibility you want off your plate. We’ll map the connection and the boundaries around it.