# edX

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/edx/  
**Website:** https://www.edx.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 15.6 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 38.9 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

Regulatory layer — **Education & Research**: 11.1 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 18.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free — onboarding: unknown, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (2)

- **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.

## Security (1)

- **Edx Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Edx Plans Pricing**

## Tags

EdTech, Online Learning, Open-Source, MOOC

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/edx/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.