diff --git a/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py b/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
index 332576039..5dbd1df0b 100644
--- a/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
+++ b/src/crewai_tools/tools/exa_tools/exa_search_tool.py
@@ -43,10 +43,18 @@ class EXASearchTool(BaseTool):
         description="API key for Exa services",
         json_schema_extra={"required": False},
     )
+    base_url: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=lambda: os.getenv("EXA_BASE_URL"),
+        description="API server url",
+        json_schema_extra={"required": False},
+    )
     env_vars: List[EnvVar] = [
         EnvVar(
             name="EXA_API_KEY", description="API key for Exa services", required=False
         ),
+        EnvVar(
+            name="EXA_BASE_URL", description="API url for the Exa services", required=False
+        ),
     ]
 
     def __init__(
@@ -73,7 +81,10 @@ class EXASearchTool(BaseTool):
                 raise ImportError(
                     "You are missing the 'exa_py' package. Would you like to install it?"
                 )
-        self.client = Exa(api_key=self.api_key)
+        client_kwargs = {"api_key": self.api_key}
+        if self.base_url:
+            client_kwargs["base_url"] = self.base_url
+        self.client = Exa(**client_kwargs)
         self.content = content
         self.summary = summary
         self.type = type
diff --git a/tests/tools/exa_search_tool_test.py b/tests/tools/exa_search_tool_test.py
index 17c92e2f4..02e9b4cc2 100644
--- a/tests/tools/exa_search_tool_test.py
+++ b/tests/tools/exa_search_tool_test.py
@@ -15,18 +15,58 @@ def mock_exa_api_key():
         yield
 
 def test_exa_search_tool_initialization():
-    with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
-        api_key = "test_api_key"
-        tool = EXASearchTool(api_key=api_key)
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
+            api_key = "test_api_key"
+            tool = EXASearchTool(api_key=api_key)
 
-        assert tool.api_key == api_key
-        assert tool.content is False
-        assert tool.summary is False
-        assert tool.type == "auto"
-        mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key=api_key)
+            assert tool.api_key == api_key
+            assert tool.content is False
+            assert tool.summary is False
+            assert tool.type == "auto"
+            mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key=api_key)
 
 
 def test_exa_search_tool_initialization_with_env(mock_exa_api_key):
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {"EXA_API_KEY": "test_key_from_env"}, clear=True):
+        with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
+            EXASearchTool()
+            mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key="test_key_from_env")
+
+
+def test_exa_search_tool_initialization_with_base_url():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
+            api_key = "test_api_key"
+            base_url = "https://custom.exa.api.com"
+            tool = EXASearchTool(api_key=api_key, base_url=base_url)
+
+            assert tool.api_key == api_key
+            assert tool.base_url == base_url
+            assert tool.content is False
+            assert tool.summary is False
+            assert tool.type == "auto"
+            mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key=api_key, base_url=base_url)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_exa_base_url():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {"EXA_BASE_URL": "https://env.exa.api.com"}):
+        yield
+
+
+def test_exa_search_tool_initialization_with_env_base_url(mock_exa_api_key, mock_exa_base_url):
     with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
         EXASearchTool()
-        mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key="test_key_from_env")
+        mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key="test_key_from_env", base_url="https://env.exa.api.com")
+
+
+def test_exa_search_tool_initialization_without_base_url():
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        with patch("crewai_tools.tools.exa_tools.exa_search_tool.Exa") as mock_exa_class:
+            api_key = "test_api_key"
+            tool = EXASearchTool(api_key=api_key)
+
+            assert tool.api_key == api_key
+            assert tool.base_url is None
+            mock_exa_class.assert_called_once_with(api_key=api_key)