aid: edx
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/edx/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: edX
x-type: 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-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/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: 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