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Minimal Exa Hello Example

v20260311
exa-hello-world
Guides you through creating a minimal Exa integration, from initializing the SDK client to making your first API call and verifying the success output, ideal for quick onboarding or environment checks.
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Overview

Exa Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core Exa functionality.

Prerequisites

  • Completed exa-install-auth setup
  • Valid API credentials configured
  • Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

import { ExaClient } from '@exa/sdk';

const client = new ExaClient({
  apiKey: process.env.EXA_API_KEY,
});

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

  • Working code file with Exa client initialization
  • Successful API response confirming connection
  • Console output showing:
Success! Your Exa connection is working.

Error Handling

Error Cause Solution
Import Error SDK not installed Verify with npm list or pip show
Auth Error Invalid credentials Check environment variable is set
Timeout Network issues Increase timeout or check connectivity
Rate Limit Too many requests Wait and retry with exponential backoff

Examples

TypeScript Example

import { ExaClient } from '@exa/sdk';

const client = new ExaClient({
  apiKey: process.env.EXA_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

from exa import ExaClient

client = ExaClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to exa-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.

Info
Category Development
Name exa-hello-world
Version v20260311
Size 2.19KB
Updated At 2026-03-12
Language