ExaSearchBot
Run by Exa
How to detect ExaSearchBot
ExaSearchBot signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from Exa; a copied user agent without the signature does not.
- Detection method
- SignedThe agent signs its requests, so its identity is verified cryptographically.
- Signals that identify it
- CryptographicA signed request verified cryptographically
- BehavioralHow the session clicks, types, moves and navigates, checked after the signature is verified
Every signal Verisoul checks for ExaSearchBot
ExaSearchBot signs its requests, so we verify who it is cryptographically, then check the rest of the session.
- Used
Cryptographic
A signed request verified cryptographically
- Not used
Network
Not needed to identify it
- Not used
Device
Not needed to identify it
- Used
Behavioral
How the session clicks, types, moves and navigates, checked after the signature is verified
How often you'll see it
Very common
One of the biggest sources of automated traffic on the web. Expect it on almost every site
Questions about ExaSearchBot
How do you detect ExaSearchBot?
ExaSearchBot signs its requests, so you detect it by verifying the cryptographic signature on each request. A valid signature proves the request came from Exa; a copied user agent without the signature does not.
What is ExaSearchBot?
ExaSearchBot is Exa's crawler, which builds the web index behind its AI search API.
Does ExaSearchBot identify itself?
Yes. ExaSearchBot signs its requests cryptographically, which is the strongest way an agent can identify itself.
Can a bot pretend to be ExaSearchBot?
Not convincingly. A bot can copy ExaSearchBot's user agent, but without Exa signing keys its requests fail verification and it is not labeled ExaSearchBot.
How common is ExaSearchBot?
Very common. One of the biggest sources of automated traffic on the web. Expect it on almost every site.
What does the Verisoul API return for ExaSearchBot?
Every session Verisoul identifies as ExaSearchBot carries an agent block with id "exasearchbot", name, provider, type "ai_crawler", detection_method "signed" and the detection_signals used (cryptographic, behavioral). Build rules on the id, type and detection method.