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exa-hello-world

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Create a minimal working Exa example. Use when starting a new Exa integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Exa API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "exa hello world", "exa example", "exa quick start", "simple exa code".

Review Score

66%

Validation Score

11/16

Implementation Score

42%

Activation Score

90%

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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

ErrorCauseSolution
Import ErrorSDK not installedVerify with npm list or pip show
Auth ErrorInvalid credentialsCheck environment variable is set
TimeoutNetwork issuesIncrease timeout or check connectivity
Rate LimitToo many requestsWait 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

  • Exa Getting Started
  • Exa API Reference
  • Exa Examples

Next Steps

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