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Scrape online courses from edX — one of the world's leading MOOC platforms featuring courses from MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, IBM, Microsoft, and 200+ top institutions worldwide. Acquired by 2U, edX hosts thousands of courses, professional certificates, MicroMasters programs, and degree programs across dozens of subjects.

Features

• Search mode — find courses by keyword (e.g., "python programming", "machine learning", "data science")
• Browse by subject — get all courses for a specific topic (computer science, data analysis, AI, finance, etc.)
• Browse by university — get all courses from a specific institution (harvardx, mitx, berkeleyx, ibm, etc.)
• Single course URL — scrape one or more specific edX course pages for complete details
• Filters: level (Introductory / Intermediate / Advanced), course type (Course / Professional Certificate / MicroMasters / etc.), free-only, language
• Output includes: title, institution, subject, level, duration, effort, pricing, enrollment count, skills, availability, pacing, image URL, course URL, and more

Input

Example Inputs

Search for Python courses:

{
"mode":"search",
"searchQuery":"python programming",
"maxItems":20
}

Browse CS courses from Harvard:

{
"mode":"byUniversity",
"universitySlug":"harvardx",
"filterCourseType":"Course",
"maxItems":50
}

Browse AI/ML courses:

{
"mode":"bySubject",
"subject":"artificial-intelligence",
"filterLevel":"Intermediate",
"maxItems":30
}

Output

Each record contains:

Sample Output

{
"courseId":"b3c02aea-cbf6-4fc4-a730-0433860e2a35",
"title":"Python for Data Science",
"description":"Learn to use powerful, open-source, Python tools including Pandas, Git and Matplotlib...",
"institution":"The University of California, San Diego",
"subject":"Computer Science",
"subjects":["Computer Science","Data Analysis & Statistics"],
"level":"Intermediate",
"durationWeeks":10,
"effortHoursPerWeekMin":3,
"effortHoursPerWeekMax":5,
"pacing":"self_paced",
"language":"English",
"availability":"Current",
"isFree":false,
"price":149.0,
"currency":"USD",
"enrollmentCount":333911,
"skills":["Python (Programming Language)","Data Science","Pandas"],
"courseType":"Course",
"imageUrl":"https://prod-discovery.edx-cdn.org/media/course/image/b3c02aea.jpg",
"courseUrl":"https://www.edx.org/learn/python/the-university-of-california-san-diego-python-for-data-science",
"sourceUrl":"https://www.edx.org/learn/python",
"scrapedAt":"2026-06-06T12:00:00+00:00",
"recordType":"course"
}

FAQ

What subjects are supported? All edX subjects are supported including Computer Science, Data Analysis, AI, Business & Management, Engineering, Healthcare, Math, Physics, Social Sciences, Language, and more.

Can I get courses by a specific university? Yes — use mode=byUniversity with a slug like harvardx, mitx, berkeleyx, microsoft, ibm, googlecloud, etc.

Are free courses available? Many edX courses are free to audit. Use filterIsFree: true to return only free courses.

Does this include boot camps and degree programs? Yes — edX hosts Boot Camps, MicroBachelors, MicroMasters, Professional Certificates, and full Degrees. Use filterCourseType to narrow down.

What is the daily test prefill?

{"mode":"search","searchQuery":"python programming","maxItems":5}

Data Source

edX embeds course data in its Next.js server-rendered HTML pages (RSC JSON payloads). This actor parses that embedded data without requiring authentication or API keys. Data is publicly accessible and does not require a proxy.