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Exa Search API — Search

Exa Search API — Search. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Exa business surface.

Exa Search API — Search is a Naftiko capability published by Exa, one of 7 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 3 operations across the POST method.

The capability includes 3 state-changing operations. Lead operation: Exa Search. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include Exa and Search.

Run with Naftiko ExaSearch

What You Can Do

POST
Search — Exa Search
/v1/search
POST
Getcontents — Exa Contents
/v1/contents
POST
Answer — Exa Answer
/v1/answer

MCP Tools

exa-search

Exa Search

exa-contents

Exa Contents

exa-answer

Exa Answer

Capability Spec

search-search.yaml Raw ↑ 
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: "Exa Search API \u2014 Search"
  description: "Exa Search API \u2014 Search. 3 operations. Lead operation: Search. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering\
    \ one Exa business surface."
  tags:
  - Exa
  - Search
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    EXA_API_KEY: EXA_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: search
    baseUri: https://api.exa.ai
    description: "Exa Search API \u2014 Search business capability. Self-contained, no shared references."
    resources:
    - name: search
      path: /search
      operations:
      - name: search
        method: POST
        description: Exa Search
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: contents
      path: /contents
      operations:
      - name: getcontents
        method: POST
        description: Exa Contents
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    - name: answer
      path: /answer
      operations:
      - name: answer
        method: POST
        description: Exa Answer
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: x-api-key
      value: '{{env.EXA_API_KEY}}'
      placement: header
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: search-rest
    port: 8080
    description: "REST adapter for Exa Search API \u2014 Search. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed\
      \ with /v1."
    resources:
    - path: /v1/search
      name: search
      description: REST surface for search.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: search
        description: Exa Search
        call: search.search
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/contents
      name: contents
      description: REST surface for contents.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: getcontents
        description: Exa Contents
        call: search.getcontents
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/answer
      name: answer
      description: REST surface for answer.
      operations:
      - method: POST
        name: answer
        description: Exa Answer
        call: search.answer
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: search-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: "MCP adapter for Exa Search API \u2014 Search. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this\
      \ capability's consumes block."
    tools:
    - name: exa-search
      description: Exa Search
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: search.search
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: exa-contents
      description: Exa Contents
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: search.getcontents
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: exa-answer
      description: Exa Answer
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: false
      call: search.answer
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.