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ActionExaUpdated June 2026

How do I get a grounded answer from Exa?

Short answer: You can exa answer in Exa by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Exa Exa Answer action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Question
query
stringRequiredWhat is the latest research on quantum error correction?
Stream
stream
optionsOptionalStream. Options: No, Yes (SSE)
Model
model
optionsOptionalModel. Options: Exa, Exa Pro
Sample request
{
  "query": "What is the latest research on quantum error correction?",
  "stream": "{{trigger.stream}}",
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}"
}
Returns
{
  "answer": "Quantum error correction has...",
  "citations": [
    {
      "id": "abc",
      "url": "https://x.com",
      "title": "T"
    }
  ]
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Exa Answer.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Gmail → Exa
1 Gmail triggers
Slack → Exa
13 Slack triggers
Google Sheets → Exa
2 Google Sheets triggers
HubSpot → Exa
18 HubSpot triggers
FAQ

Questions about Exa Answer.

What does the Exa Answer action do in Exa?
Exa's RAG-as-a-service — pass a question, get back a synthesised answer with source citations. Saves the search + retrieve + LLM-summarise chain by bundling all three server-side. For "agent needs to look something up" workflows.
What inputs does Exa Answer require?
Required: Question. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.
Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?
Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.
What happens if Exa returns an error?
The workflow pauses on the failed node, the error message is captured in the run log, and you can retry the run with one click. Auto-retry policies are configurable per workflow with exponential backoff up to 5 attempts.
Does Exa Answer support batch operations?
Yes. Run Exa Answer inside a Loop node to process arrays. TinyCommand handles Exa's rate limits automatically so you don't have to throttle manually.
More actions

Other Exa actions.

Action
Exa Find Similar
Pass a reference URL, get back semantically similar pages. Useful for content discovery ("find articles like this one"), competitive intel ("find similar blog posts to our hero piece"), and LLM grounding ("find related sources before answering").
Action
Exa Get Contents
Fetches and cleans the full text of one or more specific URLs. The right path when you already have the URLs (from elsewhere or from Search) and want Exa's text extraction for downstream LLM consumption.
Action
Exa Neural Search
Semantic web search — favours content depth and topical relevance over keyword exactness. Returns URLs with titles and summaries. Use include_answer to bundle LLM synthesis, include_raw_content to fetch the cleaned text inline.
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