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title: EXA Search Web Loader
description: The `EXASearchTool` is designed to perform a semantic search for a specified query from a text's content across the internet.
icon: globe-pointer
---

# `EXASearchTool`

## Description

The EXASearchTool is designed to perform a semantic search for a specified query from a text's content across the internet. 
It utilizes the [exa.ai](https://exa.ai/) API to fetch and display the most relevant search results based on the query provided by the user.

## Installation

To incorporate this tool into your project, follow the installation instructions below:

```shell
pip install 'crewai[tools]'
```

## Example

The following example demonstrates how to initialize the tool and execute a search with a given query:

```python Code
from crewai_tools import EXASearchTool

# Initialize the tool for internet searching capabilities
tool = EXASearchTool()
```

## Steps to Get Started

To effectively use the EXASearchTool, follow these steps:

<Steps>
    <Step title="Package Installation">
        Confirm that the `crewai[tools]` package is installed in your Python environment.
    </Step>
    <Step title="API Key Acquisition">
        Acquire a [exa.ai](https://exa.ai/) API key by registering for a free account at [exa.ai](https://exa.ai/).
    </Step>
    <Step title="Environment Configuration">
        Store your obtained API key in an environment variable named `EXA_API_KEY` to facilitate its use by the tool.
    </Step>
</Steps>

## Conclusion

By integrating the `EXASearchTool` into Python projects, users gain the ability to conduct real-time, relevant searches across the internet directly from their applications. 
By adhering to the setup and usage guidelines provided, incorporating this tool into projects is streamlined and straightforward.