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Exa Web Search

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POST /services/exa/search

Proxies Exa search with strict cost guardrails: max 10 results, fast/auto search types only, no summaries and no deep research modes. Built for agents that need fresh web context mid-task.

call it — the quote comes back in one round trip
curl -X POST https://api.1cent.sivaram.dev/services/exa/search \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"numResults":5,"query":"x402 payment protocol adoption"}'

This returns 402 Payment Required with exact terms. Clients like @x402/fetch sign the quote and retry automatically, paying $0.01 — no other setup exists.

Providers

Every response names the providers it consulted, with per-call status, so you can weigh the evidence.

Response fields

  • results
  • resolvedSearchType

Guardrails

  • max 10 results
  • no summaries
  • no deep search modes

Pricing note

Exa charges ~$0.007 per capped search, leaving a thin margin. Deep/summary modes exceed one cent and are rejected with unsupported_options.

machine-readable detail: GET /services/exa-search