Exa API
startCrawlDate body parameter behaviour change on POST /search
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On April 15, 2026, the startCrawlDate body parameter on POST /search stopped working and became silently ignored. Calls relying on this parameter fail to filter results as intended since that date.
Calls it hits
POST /searchbody parameter startCrawlDate
What to use instead of these calls
Remove startCrawlDate and endCrawlDate, and use the published date filters instead.
In Exa API's words
startCrawlDate / endCrawlDate (deprecated request parameters): silently ignored from April 15.
Facts
- API
- Exa API
api.exa.ai - Kind
- Behaviour change
- Announced
- April 1, 2026
- Takes effect
- April 15, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Exa API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to POST /search, body parameter startCrawlDate on Exa API stopped working on April 15, 2026.
What happens to calls after April 15, 2026?
They have failed since April 15, 2026.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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