exa/answer
Get a direct, cited answer to a question.. Retrieve relevant sources and generate a direct answer or detailed summary with source citations.
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runexa/answerInput Schema
4 parameters · 1 required · 3 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Required | The question to answer. |
text | boolean | Optional | Include the full page text of each citation. |
type | string | Optional | Retrieval mode used to gather sources before answering. · Options: auto, fast, instant, deep-lite, deep, deep-reasoning autofastinstantdeep-litedeepdeep-reasoning |
outputSchema | object | Optional | JSON Schema for a structured answer output. |
Output Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Unique identifier for the generation task |
status | string | Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout |
model | string | Model used for the generation |
outputs | array | Array of output items |
outputs[].url | string | URL of the generated artifact |
outputs[].content_type | string | MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4) |
error | object | null | Error details if failed, null on success |
error.type | string | Machine-readable error type code |
error.message | string | Human-readable error description |
Code Examples
Ready-to-run snippets
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "exa/answer",
"prompt": "a beautiful sunset over mountains"
}'API README
Exa Answer
Get a direct, cited answer to a question. Retrieve relevant sources and generate a direct answer or detailed summary with source citations. It is suitable for question-answering, web-search workflows.
Capability
Get a direct, cited answer to a question. Retrieve relevant sources and generate a direct answer or detailed summary with source citations. It helps applications, agents, and automated workflows turn that capability into repeatable tasks and useful downstream experiences.
Common use cases
- Search and discover relevant records for research, monitoring, and product experiences.
- Create repeatable integrations that pass structured results to downstream business systems.
- Support scheduled jobs, internal tools, and agent workflows with structured results.