# livecrawl on POST /contents is deprecated

Exa API deprecated POST /contents, body parameter livecrawl without giving a shutdown date yet.

The body parameter livecrawl on POST /contents has been deprecated without a shutdown date. Calls continuing to rely on this parameter will eventually fail once the removal takes effect. This change targets all requests submitted to the POST /contents endpoint that specify the livecrawl option.

## What to use instead

Use maxAgeHours with livecrawlTimeout instead.

- API: Exa API (api.exa.ai)
- Kind: Parameter removal
- Announced: June 7, 2025
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /contents`, `body parameter livecrawl`
- Source: [Announcement](https://exa.ai/docs/changelog)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Exa API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/exa/breaking-changes/livecrawl-on-post-contents-is-deprecated/

## Exa API's words

> Historical entry: the livecrawl string parameter is now deprecated. For new integrations, use maxAgeHours with livecrawlTimeout.

Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix: https://github.com/apps/okapi-agent