What can I automate with Exa in Sim?

With Sim you can: Search; Get Contents; Find Similar Links; Answer; Research. Each action runs inside an AI agent block, so you can combine Exa with LLM reasoning, conditional logic, and data from any other connected service.

How do I connect Exa to Sim?

Getting started takes under five minutes: (1) Create a free account at sim.ai. (2) Open a new workflow. (3) Drag a Exa block onto the canvas. (4) Add your API key to authenticate — find it in your account settings. (5) Choose the tool you want to use, wire it to the inputs you need, and click Run. Your automation is live.

Can I use Exa as a tool inside an AI agent in Sim?

Yes — this is one of Sim's core capabilities. Instead of hard-coding when and how Exa is used, you give an AI agent access to Exa tools and describe the goal in plain language. The agent decides which tools to call, in what order, and how to handle the results. This means your automation adapts to context rather than breaking when inputs change.

How do I search with Exa in Sim?

Add a Exa block to your workflow and select "Search" as the tool. Fill in the required fields — you can reference outputs from earlier steps, such as text generated by an AI agent or data fetched from another integration. No code is required.

What Exa tools does Sim support?

Sim supports 5 Exa tools: Search, Get Contents, Find Similar Links, Answer, Research.

Is the Exa integration free to use?

Yes — Sim's free plan includes access to the Exa integration and every other integration in the library. No credit card is needed to get started. Visit sim.ai to create your account.

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Exa

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Overview

Integrate Exa into the workflow. Can search, get contents, find similar links, answer a question, and perform research.

How to automate Exa with Sim

Create a free account
Sign up at sim.ai in seconds. No credit card required. Your workspace is ready immediately.
Add a Exa block
Open a workflow, drag a Exa block onto the canvas, and paste in your Exa API key.
Configure, connect, and run
Pick the tool you need, wire in an AI agent for reasoning or data transformation, and run. Your Exa automation is live.

Supported tools

5 Exa tools available in Sim

Search
Search the web using Exa AI. Returns relevant search results with titles, URLs, and text snippets.
Get Contents
Retrieve the contents of webpages using Exa AI. Returns the title, text content, and optional summaries for each URL.
Find Similar Links
Find webpages similar to a given URL using Exa AI. Returns a list of similar links with titles and text snippets.
Answer
Get an AI-generated answer to a question with citations from the web using Exa AI.
Research
Perform comprehensive research using AI to generate detailed reports with citations

Frequently asked questions

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Exa

Overview

How to automate Exa with Sim

Create a free account

Add a Exa block

Configure, connect, and run

Supported tools

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