3.1. EdX Course Catalog API Overview

Use the edX Course Catalog API to obtain information about the catalogs that edX has created for you, as well as information about the courses in a specific catalog.

Note

Before you use the edX Course Catalog API, you must request credentials to access edX REST web services and obtain an access token. For more information, see Getting a Client ID and Client Secret and Getting an Access Token.

Using the edX Course Catalog API, you can accomplish the following tasks.

• Get a list of all the course catalogs that edX has created for you.

• Get information about a specific catalog.

• Get a list of all courses in a catalog.

For more information, see EdX Course Catalog API Reference.