Data API / Exa / Answer

Get a direct, cited answer to a question.

Ask a question and get a written answer with citations. query is required; text includes the source text and outputSchema shapes a structured reply. Returns requestId, answer as prose, citations[] with id, title and url, and costDollars.

Parameters

No path, query, or header parameters.

Request body

querystringRequired
The question to answer.
textbooleanOptional
Include the full page text of each citation.
typestringOptional
Allowed values: auto · fast · instant · deep-lite · deep · deep-reasoning
Retrieval mode used to gather sources before answering.
outputSchemaobjectOptional
JSON Schema for a structured answer output.

Example request

curl -X POST "https://openapi.felo.ai/v1/beta/exa/answer" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FELO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "query": "<string>",
  "text": false,
  "type": "<string>",
  "outputSchema": {}
}'

Response

Response fields

requestIdstringOptional
answerOptional
The generated answer. A string, or a structured object when outputSchema was supplied.
citationsobject[]Optional
Sources supporting the answer.
idstringOptional
urlstringOptional
titlestringOptional
authorstringOptional
publishedDatestringOptional
textstringOptional
costDollarsOptional
Upstream Exa cost breakdown. Informational only; customer billing is the flat $0.08.