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Udemy(instructor)

Verified Jul 2026

Udemy's Instructor API lets verified course instructors manage their own courses, curriculum, and analytics programmatically, scoped to the authenticated instructor's own account. A live GET against the real gateway, www.udemy.com/api-2.0/courses/, returned a genuine 403 "You do not have permission to perform this action" JSON error with no Access-Control-Allow-Origin header, resolving cors unknown -> no and reconfirming API Key auth in the same probe. Free for verified instructors, with Udemy's revenue coming from course sales rather than API access — pricingModel free.

coursesinstructore-learningudemy
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score64out of 100
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

  1. Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
  2. Send it on every request as a headerAuthorization: <key>
  3. The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.