exa-rate-limits

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Exa Rate Limits

Overview

Handle Exa API rate limits gracefully. Default limit is 10 QPS (queries per second) across all endpoints. Rate limit errors return HTTP 429 with a simple { "error": "rate limit exceeded" } response. For higher limits, contact hello@exa.ai for Enterprise plans.

Rate Limit Structure

Endpoint Default QPS Notes
/search 10 Most endpoints share this limit
/find-similar 10 Same pool as search
/contents 10 Same pool
/answer 10 Same pool
Research API Concurrent task limit Long-running operations

Prerequisites

  • exa-js SDK installed
  • Understanding of async/await patterns

Instructions

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