# ExaSearchBot

Operator: Exa
Purpose: AI search
Reviewed: 2026-09-14
HTTP identifier: ExaSearchBot
robots.txt token: ExaSearchBot

## What is ExaSearchBot?

Indexes public pages for Exa search and retrieval.

## How to identify it

Look for the ExaSearchBot identifier in a request’s User-Agent. This is a name match, not identity verification. Version strings may change.

## How to check identity

Validate the HTTP Message Signature against Exa’s published Web Bot Auth key directory linked in its crawler documentation.

## Access and robots.txt

The operator documents robots.txt rules for this identifier.

Optional full-site opt-out; merge with existing rules only if intended. Not a security control.

```text
User-agent: ExaSearchBot
Disallow: /
```

## What it means in your analytics

Index access can support downstream agent research; it is not a completed conversion.

## Useful measures

Fetched pages; Failed retrievals; Repeat fetches.

## What to check next

Verify Exa’s HTTP message signature and inspect errors on pages you want discoverable.

## Sources

- [crawler.exa.ai](https://crawler.exa.ai/)

Operator facts are source-backed; interpretation and actions are Apostl guidance.

## Related profiles

- [OAI-SearchBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/oai-searchbot)
- [Claude-SearchBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/claude-searchbot)
- [PerplexityBot](https://apostl.dev/bots/perplexitybot)

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