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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.

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APIs

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.

Resources

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LinkedIn
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Website
Website
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Plans
Plans
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RateLimits
RateLimits
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FinOps
FinOps

Sources

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.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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
  - 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: 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