POST /contents → endpoint removal
Exa API
Deprecated, no date
The body parameter highlightsPerUrl on the POST /contents endpoint has been deprecated without a shutdown date. Calls that continue to rely on this parameter will eventually fail once it is fully removed.
Calls it hits
POST /contentsbody parameter highlightsPerUrl
What to use instead of these calls
Control highlight length with highlights.maxCharacters instead of highlightsPerUrl.
In Exa API's words
numSentences and highlightsPerUrl are deprecated.
Facts
- API
- Exa API
api.exa.ai - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Announced
- February 2, 2026
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Exa API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Exa API deprecated POST /contents, body parameter highlightsPerUrl without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: Exa API has not given a shutdown date yet.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
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