# Source: https://docs.crewai.com/en/tools/search-research/exasearchtool.md

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# EXA Search Web Loader

> The `EXASearchTool` is designed to perform a semantic search for a specified query from a text's content across the internet.

# `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  theme={null}
pip install 'crewai[tools]'
```

## Example

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

```python Code theme={null}
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.