Exa Answer API: intermittent 500 on structured output with large-volume queries

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#!/bin/bash
# Exa Answer API - Intermittent 500 INTERNAL_ERROR on structured output queries
# Usage: EXA_API_KEY=your-key bash exa_repro.sh
# Requires: jq

PAYLOAD=$(cat << 'JSON'
{
  "query": "Are there any mainstream news articles with controversies, scandals, lawsuits, legal settlements, or major fines involving Goldman Sachs (goldmansachs.com) OR companies owned by Goldman Sachs?",
  "systemPrompt": "Research: Goldman Sachs (goldmansachs.com) and its portfolio companies. Extract reputation issues from news journalism ONLY. Required sources: news articles from established journalism outlets (Reuters, Bloomberg, WSJ, FT, etc.).",
  "outputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": ["has_issues", "summary", "key_findings"],
    "properties": {
      "has_issues": { "type": "boolean" },
      "summary": { "type": "string" },
      "key_findings": {
        "type": "array",
        "items": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": ["evidence", "citation_url", "materiality", "is_about_target_entity", "reasoning"],
          "properties": {
            "evidence": { "type": "string" },
            "citation_url": { "type": "string" },
            "materiality": { "type": "string", "enum": ["high", "medium", "low"] },
            "is_about_target_entity": { "type": "boolean" },
            "reasoning": { "type": "string" }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
JSON
)

for i in 1 2 3; do
  echo "=== Attempt $i ==="
  curl -s -X POST https://api.exa.ai/answer \
    -H "x-api-key: $EXA_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d "$PAYLOAD" \
  | jq '{result: (if .error then "ERROR: \(.tag) - \(.error)" else "SUCCESS: answer type is \(.answer | type)" end)}'
done