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Edx Course Scraper API

Access any Edx page using our Edx Scraper API. Point one API request at a Edx URL and get structured JSON back while we get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection through residential proxies. Get back fields like course title, partner institution, instructor names, course level as structured JSON.

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Request 
curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.edx.com/"
JSON Response
200 OK 
{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.edx.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed Edx page content..."
  // + more fields
}
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Edx is served through the Universal Web Scraper API

You scrape Edx with Chocodata's Universal Web Scraper API: point it at any Edx URL and get the page back as structured JSON. Residential proxies, rotation, and retries are handled for you, with no Edx-specific setup. The same API key and credits work here as on every dedicated endpoint.

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About Edx

edX is an online learning platform offering university- and industry-led courses, programs, and certificates. An individual course page exposes the title, partner institution, instructors, description, level, and pricing/enrollment details worth extracting.

Scraping note: Course pages render most metadata server-side within structured data, so a single HTML fetch typically captures title, institution, and level.

Example Edx page

https://www.edx.org/learn/computer-science/harvard-university-cs50s-introduction-to-computer-science

Pass a URL like this as url= to the Universal Web Scraper API and get it back as JSON.

Fields you can extract from Edx

check_small course title check_small partner institution check_small instructor names check_small course level check_small subject area check_small enrollment/price details

Common use: A learning-path builder scrapes edX course pages to extract prerequisites and institution details for curriculum planning.

Everything you need to scrape Edx

Residential proxies keep your own IP out of every request, the JSON comes back clean, and 1,000 free requests a month let you prove edx scraper works before you add a card.

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Clean structured JSON

The Edx page comes back as JSON in the parse mode you choose: auto, html, text, or json. No selectors to maintain for edx scraper.

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Bypasses CAPTCHAs and anti-bot defenses

We get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection on Edx using rotating, country-matched residential proxies, so requests look like real users and your own IP stays private.

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One API call

Scraping Edx is one simple API call. The same key works across our whole web scraping API: all 235 targets, any language, no SDK required.

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Geo-targeting and JS rendering

Pass a country for proxy geo-targeting and turn on JavaScript rendering when a Edx page needs it. edx data api handles dynamic content and region-locked results.

Scrape Edx in one API request

Point the Universal Web Scraper API at any Edx page and get structured JSON back. You supply the URL; Chocodata handles the blocks, rotation, and retries that make scrape edx hard to run yourself.

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Request

curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.edx.com/"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.edx.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed Edx page content..."
  // + more fields
}

Parameters

Edx routes through the Universal Web Scraper API, so the parameters are the universal ones: the URL to fetch, an optional parse mode, and an optional country for proxy geo-targeting.

Parameter Type Required Example
url string required https://example.com
parse enum optional auto
country string optional us

Enum parameters accept a fixed set of values. For example, parse accepts auto, html, text, json.

What you can build with Edx data

Once the scraping API returns Edx course data as clean JSON, these are the patterns teams reach for most.

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Data Aggregation

Pull Edx course records into your own warehouse and analyze them on your terms.

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Market Intelligence

Track Edx course data over time to spot market shifts before competitors do.

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Competitor Monitoring

Watch rivals on Edx and alert your team when prices, ranks, or listings change.

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Lead Generation

Turn Edx course data into targeted lead lists and feed them into your CRM.

Why developers pick Chocodata for Edx

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Fast at the tail

Median 2.6 s per request with multi-tier retry, so latency stays predictable even when Edx fights back.

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Parity-checked output

The Universal scraper returns the live page faithfully in your chosen parse mode.

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One key, 235 targets

The same scraping API key that scrapes Edx works across every other target, with official Node, Python, and Go SDKs.

Simple pricing that scales with you

Start free with 1,000 requests a month and 5,000 credits, no credit card. Scale on monthly plans from $19, or top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. Only successful 2xx responses are billed, and every plan covers the full scraping API: all 235 targets and every endpoint.

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Pay-as-you-go top-up

$0.90 / 1,000 successful requests

Available on every plan including Free. Top up any time when included credits run out. Only 2xx responses charged. Balance never expires.

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Edx Scraper API FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Edx?

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Scraping publicly accessible Edx data is generally legal in the US under the Ninth Circuit's hiQ v. LinkedIn ruling, which held that scraping public web data does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It does not override Edx's own Terms of Service, which are a contract matter, so check those for your use case and comply with data laws such as GDPR. This is general information, not legal advice.

How do I scrape Edx without getting blocked?

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You scrape Edx without getting blocked by sending the URL to the Universal Web Scraper API, which fetches it through rotating residential proxies and retries on soft blocks. Your own IP is never used, so Edx's anti-bot layer sees ordinary residential traffic instead of a server.

What data does the Edx Scraper API return?

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Through the Universal Web Scraper API you get the Edx page back as JSON: rendered HTML, plain text, or auto-parsed content depending on the parse mode you pass. You choose the URL, Chocodata returns the data.

How much does the Edx Scraper API cost?

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The Edx Scraper API costs nothing to start: the Free plan includes 1,000 requests per month (5,000 credits) across all 235 targets. After that, monthly plans begin at $19, or you top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. One request is 5 credits, and non-2xx responses are never charged.

Do I need a Edx account or login?

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No Edx login is needed for public pages. You point the Universal Web Scraper API at a publicly accessible Edx URL with your Chocodata API key; you do not hand over any Edx credentials. Login-gated content is not supported.

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