Coursera Catalog API

Public catalog browsing

Operations 4

GET /api/courses.v1 List courses #
GET /api/onDemandSpecializations.v1 List on-demand specializations #
GET /api/partners.v1 List partner organizations #
GET /api/instructors.v1 List instructors #

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OpenAPI Specification

coursera-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Coursera Catalog API
  description: 'The Coursera Catalog API provides public, read-only access to Coursera''s

    catalog of courses, specializations, partners, and instructors. Endpoints

    return paginated JSON responses with `elements`, `paging`, and `linked`

    fields. No authentication is required for the public catalog endpoints.

    '
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Coursera
    url: https://building.coursera.org/app-platform/catalog/
servers:
- url: https://api.coursera.org
  description: Coursera Catalog API
tags:
- name: Catalog
  description: Public catalog browsing
paths:
  /api/courses.v1:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: List courses
      description: Returns a paginated list of courses available on Coursera.
      operationId: listCourses
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: start
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination offset (e.g. "100").
      - in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Number of results to return per page.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of courses.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Course'
                  paging:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
                  linked:
                    type: object
  /api/onDemandSpecializations.v1:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: List on-demand specializations
      operationId: listSpecializations
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: start
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of specializations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Specialization'
                  paging:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
                  linked:
                    type: object
  /api/partners.v1:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: List partner organizations
      operationId: listPartners
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: start
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of partner organizations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Partner'
                  paging:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
                  linked:
                    type: object
  /api/instructors.v1:
    get:
      tags:
      - Catalog
      summary: List instructors
      operationId: listInstructors
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: start
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: limit
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of instructors.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Instructor'
                  paging:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Paging'
                  linked:
                    type: object
components:
  schemas:
    Paging:
      type: object
      properties:
        next:
          type: string
        total:
          type: string
    Course:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        courseType:
          type: string
          description: e.g. "v2.ondemand"
    Partner:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        shortName:
          type: string
    Specialization:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        tagline:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    Instructor:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        fullName:
          type: string