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Exa

Last updated Apr 19, 2025

n8n node to interact with the Exa API

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Description

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n8n-nodes-exa

This is an n8n community node for interacting with the Exa API. It provides functionality to search, find similar content, get content, and get answers using Exa's powerful AI capabilities.

Installation

Follow these steps to install this node in your n8n instance:

  1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
  2. Select Install Another Node
  3. Enter n8n-nodes-exa
  4. Click Install

Alternatively, you can install it using npm:

npm install n8n-nodes-exa

Operations

The Exa node supports the following operations:

Search

  • Search: Search for content across the web
  • Search and Get Contents: Search and retrieve the content of the results

Additional options:

  • Use autoprompt
  • Number of results
  • Date filters
  • Domain filters

Find Similar

  • Find Similar: Find content similar to a given URL
  • Find Similar and Get Contents: Find similar content and retrieve it

Additional options:

  • Exclude source domain
  • Number of results

Get Content

  • Get Contents: Get the content of specified URLs

Answer

  • Get Answer: Get an AI-generated answer to a question

Additional options:

  • Include source text
  • Choose model (Default or Exa Pro)

Credentials

To use this node, you need an Exa API key. You can get one by:

  1. Going to Exa's website
  2. Creating an account
  3. Getting your API key from the dashboard

Example Usage

  1. Simple Search

    • Add the Exa node
    • Select "Search" as the resource
    • Enter your search query
    • Run the workflow
  2. Find Similar Content

    • Add the Exa node
    • Select "Find Similar" as the resource
    • Enter the URL you want to find similar content for
    • Run the workflow
  3. Get Answer with Sources

    • Add the Exa node
    • Select "Answer" as the resource
    • Enter your question
    • Enable "Include Text" in additional fields to get source information
    • Run the workflow

Resources

License

MIT