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Exa can look for public web pages and return text from results. Its Contents service can also retrieve text for a URL you already have.

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When do you use Exa Search or Contents?

Use Search when you need candidate pages. If you already know which public page to check, Contents can retrieve text from that URL.

Returned text may leave out a booking widget, an image or other details you can see on the original page. If a retrieval fails, treat the fact as unconfirmed.

What changes the price of an Exa request?

Exa lists Auto Search at $7 per 1,000 requests for up to ten results. Lite and Deep Search use different rates. Separately priced Contents is listed per 1,000 pages for each requested output type, such as full text or highlights.

Exa’s Contents page says basic Search includes text and highlights for up to ten results. Check the current price before requesting more results or generated summaries.

What should you leave out of an Exa query?

Describe the public fact you want. Leave customer details, secret keys and private URLs out of the request.

Exa’s privacy policy describes possible uses of query data, including improvement and training, and says data handled on behalf of business customers may fall under their agreements. Check your plan before relying on any retention controls. Check publisher permissions before reusing full text.

How would you check a result if you already have the link?

Draw a fictional library event page and a retrieved text excerpt. Use no service or real URLs.

  1. Check the excerpt against the page
    Let the excerpt say the event is Sunday. Give the original page a separate “registration required” note.
  2. Write the answer with its limit
    Use the source page for the reservation rule. If your version of the page cannot confirm the rule, leave it open.