AI-powered search and content extraction from the web.
Get Contents
Get Contents. Retrieve clean HTML content from specified URLs
Perform Search
Perform Search. Search the web using semantic or keyword-based search
Find Similar Links
Find Similar Links. Find pages similar to a given URL
List Agent Runs
List Agent Runs. Lists your team's Exa Agent runs, newest first, one page at a time
Search the Web
Search the Web. Searches the web with Exa and returns flat result rows
Get Page Contents
Get Page Contents. Fetches clean content for known URLs and reports which URLs failed
Ask AI
Ask AI. Provides direct answers to queries by summarizing results
Start Agent Run
Start Agent Run. Starts an Exa Agent run for deep research, list building or structured extraction. The run works in the background; use Get Agent Run to read the result
Get Agent Run
Get Agent Run. Gets the status and result of an Exa Agent run. Use it after Start Agent Run, for example behind a Delay step
Cancel Agent Run
Cancel Agent Run. Cancels a queued or running Exa Agent run right away. The run returns no results, and usage so far is still billed
You connect with: api key.
Something happens
An Agent or workflow decides what to do
A person approves, if it matters
Exa: ask ai
Connecting Exa does not give every Agent unrestricted access to it. Each Agent needs the capability granted, the identity it acts as must be allowed, and consequential actions can wait for a person to approve them.
How Nerve controls actionsStart with one conversation your team handles every day. Give the Agent what it needs to know, connect the tools it should use, and decide where a person steps in.
Answer a Question
Answer a Question. Answers a question from live web results and returns the sources it used
Custom API Call
Custom API Call. Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint