edX Scraper
Spider read edx.org in 127 ms without a browser and returned 124 lines of clean markdown, including sections like "Explore top courses" and "Learn something new with edX".
## Explore top coursesArtificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy MIT Sloan School of Management Executive EducationUndergraduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Maryville University Certificate 1 CoursesCS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python Harvard University CourseArtificial Intelligence Programme Oxford Saïd Executive EducationUndergraduate Certificate in Software Development Maryville University Certificate 1 CoursesCybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age Harvard VPAL Executive EducationComputing in Python I: Fundamentals and Procedural Programming The Georgia Institute of Technology CourseData Analysis for Management LSE Executive EducationMaster of Science in Data Science Maryville University MastersData Science: R Basics Harvard University CoursePython for Data Science The University of California, San Diego CourseFinance Massachusetts Institute of Technology MicroMasters 6 CoursesStrategic Management Executive Programme Oxford Saïd Executive EducationMaster of Business Administration Maryville University MastersData Analytics for Business The Georgia Institute of Technology CourseHealthcare Leadership University of Toronto Executive EducationBachelor of Arts in Human Development and Family Studies Maryville University BachelorsMicroBachelors® Program in Introduction to Neuroscience Harvard University MicroBachelors 4 CoursesIntroduction to Biology - The Secret of Life Massachusetts Institute of Technology Course## Learn something new with edXedX helps learners around the world grow their skills and careers. Join our learning community today!global learners, in nearly every industry, are upskilling with edX.of edX learners have seen professional growth after earning a certificate.professionals have had their lives changed through Executive Education.edX learners have already found their degree program this year.The same call, in code.
The capture above came back as markdown. These examples add a key, so you get browser rendering, proxies, and concurrency on edx.org.
import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";
const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://www.edx.org/search?q=python&tab=course");
// No selectors, no schema. Spider reads the page and names the fields.
const data = await page.scrape();
console.log(data);
await spider.close();import { SpiderBrowser } from "spider-browser";
const spider = new SpiderBrowser({
apiKey: process.env.SPIDER_API_KEY!,
});
await spider.connect();
const page = spider.page!;
await page.goto("https://www.edx.org/search?q=python&tab=course");
const data = await page.extractFields({
title: "[data-testid*='card'] h3, [data-testid*='card'] h4, [data-testid*='title'], a[href*='/learn/'] h3, a[href*='/course/'] h3",
institution: ".partner-logo img[alt]",
level: ".badge-level",
duration: ".course-duration",
price: ".price-text",
availability: ".availability-text",
});
console.log(data);
await spider.close();Ready for volume? Get an API key →
Fields you can pull.
Spider names these from the page. The capture above came back as markdown; the same
call with return_format: "json" returns them as keys.
What edx.org costs to scrape.
The capture above cost $0.003823 to fetch. Pricing is $1 per GB of pre-transformation bandwidth plus $0.001 per CPU minute, so a page like this one lands at a fraction of a cent. Failed requests are billed at $0.
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