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Coursera API

Coursera (coursera.org) has 2 public methods: get course details and search courses. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

2

  • Get course details

    Looks up a Coursera course, specialization or professional certificate by name or link and returns its providers, instructors, rating, enrollment, modules, skills, languages and publicly shown price.

    Returns title, type, providers, instructors, rating, enrollment, level, duration, modules, skills, languages, cost

    Readcoursera.org/get_course

  • Search courses

    Finds Coursera courses, specializations, professional certificates, degrees and guided projects on a topic, in Coursera's search order.

    Returns title, partner, type, level, rating, reviews, duration, skills, image, URL

    Readcoursera.org/search_courses