Monitor the web for new results

Monitor the web for new results

Creates a monitor that reruns an Exa search on a schedule and sends only new, deduplicated results to your webhook.

Note: Store the webhookSecret from the response: it is returned only once and verifies webhook signatures. Each run only fetches content from after the previous run, so write the query around the ongoing signal, not a date range.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.exa.ai
• Endpoint: POST /monitors
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $EXA_API_KEY
• Get a key: https://dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys
• Docs: https://exa.ai/docs/get-started/quickstart

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
• Never print API keys.