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edX

edX is an online learning platform now operated by 2U; the underlying Open edX software is open source. Open edX exposes a comprehensive REST API surface (Enrollment, Courses, Users, Catalog, Discussion, Grades, LTI, Enterprise) and hosts a public API at api.edx.org for partners.

edX publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include EdTech, Online Learning, Open Source, and MOOC.

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24.3/100 emerging ▲ 9.0 Agent 19/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFree
2 APIs
EdTechOnline LearningOpen SourceMOOC

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 24.3/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 10.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 19/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Open edX REST API

Open-source REST API surface across the Open edX platform: Enrollment API, Courses API, User API, Catalog API, Discussion API, Grades API, LTI APIs, Enterprise API. Implementati...

edX Public API

Public/partner API surface hosted at api.edx.org for the edx.org learning marketplace. Access scopes vary by partner agreement.

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

edX GraphQL API

edX is an online learning platform offering MOOCs from universities and institutions. The API covers course catalog, enrollment management, course grades, certificates, user pro...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Edx Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Edx Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Edx Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Edx Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Developer
Developer

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: edx
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edx/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: edX
kind: company
description: edX is an online learning platform now operated by 2U; the underlying Open edX software is open source. Open
  edX exposes a comprehensive REST API surface (Enrollment, Courses, Users, Catalog, Discussion, Grades, LTI, Enterprise)
  and hosts a public API at api.edx.org for partners.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/edx.png
tags:
- EdTech
- Online Learning
- Open Source
- MOOC
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: edx:open-edx-rest
  name: Open edX REST API
  description: 'Open-source REST API surface across the Open edX platform: Enrollment API, Courses API, User API, Catalog
    API, Discussion API, Grades API, LTI APIs, Enterprise API. Implementations expose endpoints under each Open edX deployment.'
  humanURL: https://docs.openedx.org/
  tags:
  - REST
  - Open Source
  - LMS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openedx.org/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/openedx
  - url: graphql/edx-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: edx:edx-api
  name: edX Public API
  description: Public/partner API surface hosted at api.edx.org for the edx.org learning marketplace. Access scopes vary by
    partner agreement.
  humanURL: https://docs.openedx.org/
  baseURL: https://api.edx.org
  tags:
  - REST
  - Catalog
  - Partner
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openedx.org/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/edx-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/edx1
- type: Website
  url: https://www.edx.org/
- type: Developer
  url: https://docs.openedx.org/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/edx-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/edx-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/edx-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com