---
title: "Answer a web research question with cited sources using Exa"
method: POST
path: "/v1/exa/answer"
tags: ["Proxy"]
---

# Answer a web research question with cited sources using Exa

`POST /v1/exa/answer`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.munition.io`
- URL: `https://api.munition.io/v1/exa/answer`
- Auth: none required

Munition Exa Answer: x402-paid cited answers for AI agents. Pay 0.01 USDC to get a direct answer to a question grounded in live web search, with the source pages as citations.

## Request body

- ExaAnswerInput
  - `query` string, required: Question to answer.
  - `text` boolean: Include full text of each citation.

## Response `200`

Successful response

- ExaAnswerOutput
  - `query` string, required
  - `answer` string, required
  - `citations` object[], required
    - `title` string, nullable
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `publishedDate` string, nullable
    - `author` string, nullable
    - `score` number, nullable
    - `text` string, nullable: Page text when contents were requested.
    - `highlights` string[]
    - `summary` string, nullable
  - `meta` object, required
    - `citationCount` integer, required
    - `answeredAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input; rejected before any payment is verified or settled.
- `402`: x402 payment required or settlement failed
- `409`: Idempotency conflict; do not pay again
- `422`: Upstream provider rejected the request after settlement (client-side error); payment is kept, paidCallId returned for reconciliation.
- `502`: Upstream provider failed after settlement; payment is kept, paidCallId returned for reconciliation.

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