Keyword search fails when include_domains is specified.

TL;DR

Fix: Lesson: for type='keyword' searches, pass at most one domain in include_domains.

The error

Keyword search fails with 'Request failed with status code 500: An error occurred during the keyword search' when include_domains is specified; removing it succeeds.

Fix

1. Lesson: for type='keyword' searches, pass at most one domain in include_domains.

Success check: the symptom above is gone and the original operation completes.

When to use

• You hit this exact symptom in exa-py.
• You want the verified fix without digging through the thread.

When not to use

• A different error in exa-py, even a similar-looking one.
• General exa-py setup or credential questions.

Compatibility

• Exa Py (exa-labs/exa-py)

Variant phrasings

• How to fix "keyword search fails when include_domains is specified." in exa-py
• exa-py: keyword search fails when include_domains is specified.

Source

• https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-py/issues/6

In gh:exa-labs/exa-py#6 (https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-py/issues/6), the question was: Keyword search fails with 'Request failed with status code 500: An error occurred during the keyword search' when include_domains is specified; removing it succeeds. The verified resolution: Contributor jeffzwang: it fails when more than one domain is given - keyword search cannot support multiple domains. Reporter confirmed it works with exactly 1 domain.