Exa Websets Search

Blocks for running and managing searches within Exa websets.

Exa Cancel Webset Search

What it is

Cancel a running webset search

How it works

This block stops a running search operation on a webset. Items already found before cancellation are retained in the webset.

Use this when a search is taking too long, returning unexpected results, or is no longer needed. The block returns the number of items found before cancellation.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
webset_id	The ID or external ID of the Webset	str	Yes
search_id	The ID of the search to cancel	str	Yes

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
search_id	The ID of the canceled search	str
status	Status after cancellation	str
items_found_before_cancel	Number of items found before cancellation	int
success	Whether the cancellation was successful	str

Possible use case

Resource Control: Stop searches that are taking longer than expected.

Query Refinement: Cancel searches to adjust query and restart with better parameters.

Partial Results: Stop searches early when you have enough items for your needs.

Exa Create Webset Search

What it is

Add a new search to an existing webset to find more items

How it works

This block adds a new search to an existing webset to expand its contents. You define the search query, target count, and how results should integrate with existing items (append, override, or merge).

Searches support scoped and exclusion sources, criteria validation, and relationship-based "hop" searches to find related entities.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
webset_id	The ID or external ID of the Webset	str	Yes
query	Search query describing what to find	str	Yes
count	Number of items to find	int	No
entity_type	Type of entity to search for	"company" \| "person" \| "article" \| "research_paper" \| "custom" \| "auto"	No
entity_description	Description for custom entity type	str	No
criteria	List of criteria that items must meet. If not provided, auto-detected from query.	List[str]	No
behavior	How new results interact with existing items	"override" \| "append" \| "merge"	No
recall	Enable recall estimation for expected results	bool	No
exclude_source_ids	IDs of imports/websets to exclude from results	List[str]	No
exclude_source_types	Types of sources to exclude ('import' or 'webset')	List[str]	No
scope_source_ids	IDs of imports/websets to limit search scope to	List[str]	No
scope_source_types	Types of scope sources ('import' or 'webset')	List[str]	No
scope_relationships	Relationship definitions for hop searches	List[str]	No
scope_relationship_limits	Limits on related entities to find	List[int]	No
metadata	Metadata to attach to the search	Dict[str, Any]	No
wait_for_completion	Wait for the search to complete before returning	bool	No
polling_timeout	Maximum time to wait for completion in seconds	int	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
search_id	The unique identifier for the created search	str
webset_id	The webset this search belongs to	str
status	Current status of the search	str
query	The search query	str
expected_results	Recall estimation of expected results	Dict[str, Any]
items_found	Number of items found (if wait_for_completion was True)	int
completion_time	Time taken to complete in seconds (if wait_for_completion was True)	float

Possible use case

Webset Expansion: Add more items to existing websets with new or refined queries.

Multi-Criteria Collection: Run multiple searches with different criteria to build comprehensive datasets.

Iterative Building: Progressively expand websets based on analysis of initial results.

Exa Find Or Create Search

What it is

Find existing search by query or create new - prevents duplicate searches in workflows

How it works

This block implements idempotent search creation. If a search with the same query already exists in the webset, it returns that search. Otherwise, it creates a new one.

Use this pattern to prevent duplicate searches when workflows retry or run multiple times with the same parameters.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
webset_id	The ID or external ID of the Webset	str	Yes
query	Search query to find or create	str	Yes
count	Number of items to find (only used if creating new search)	int	No
entity_type	Entity type (only used if creating)	"company" \| "person" \| "article" \| "research_paper" \| "custom" \| "auto"	No
behavior	Search behavior (only used if creating)	"override" \| "append" \| "merge"	No

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
search_id	The search ID (existing or new)	str
webset_id	The webset ID	str
status	Current search status	str
query	The search query	str
was_created	True if search was newly created, False if already existed	bool
items_found	Number of items found (0 if still running)	int

Possible use case

Retry-Safe Workflows: Safely handle workflow retries without creating duplicate searches.

Deduplication: Avoid running the same search multiple times when called from different workflow branches.

Efficient Operations: Skip search creation when results from identical queries already exist.

Exa Get Webset Search

What it is

Get the status and details of a webset search

How it works

This block retrieves detailed information about a webset search including its query, criteria, progress, and recall estimation.

Use this to monitor search progress, verify search configuration, or investigate search behavior when results don't match expectations.

Inputs

Input	Description	Type	Required
webset_id	The ID or external ID of the Webset	str	Yes
search_id	The ID of the search to retrieve	str	Yes

Outputs

Output	Description	Type
error	Error message if the operation failed	str
search_id	The unique identifier for the search	str
status	Current status of the search	str
query	The search query	str
entity_type	Type of entity being searched	str
criteria	Criteria used for verification	List[Dict[str, Any]]
progress	Search progress information	Dict[str, Any]
recall	Recall estimation information	Dict[str, Any]
created_at	When the search was created	str
updated_at	When the search was last updated	str
canceled_at	When the search was canceled (if applicable)	str
canceled_reason	Reason for cancellation (if applicable)	str
metadata	Metadata attached to the search	Dict[str, Any]

Possible use case

Progress Tracking: Monitor search completion and items found during long-running operations.

Configuration Review: Retrieve search details to verify criteria and settings are correct.

Debugging: Investigate search configuration when results don't match expectations.