Udemy Scraper

Udemy Scraper

Scrape Udemy courses, instructors, and reviews from any course URL or the full sitemap, up to a million rows per run. Every course comes with its rating, price, instructor, and review data in one flat schema. No API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Udemy's official API needs a partner account and rate-limits you. This reads the public course pages directly, by course URL or sitemap discovery, and returns each course, its instructor, and its reviews in one fixed schema. Filter by rating, price, language, or instructor as the data is collected.

Who uses it	What they scrape Udemy for
Market researchers	Which course topics and price points are trending on Udemy this quarter
Course creators	What competitors charge and how their courses are rated
Affiliate marketers	Which courses to promote based on rating and popularity
EdTech analysts	How the online course catalog changes over time
Recruiters	Which instructors teach the most in-demand skills

What it does

This Actor collects Udemy courses, instructors, and reviews from course URLs or sitemap discovery, and returns each one as a flat row.

• 📚 Course data: title, subtitle, rating, review count, price, discount, language, level, and more.
• 👨‍🏫 Instructor data: name, bio, rating, student count, and course count for each instructor.
• ⭐ Review data: reviewer name, rating, comment, and date for every course review.
• 🗺️ Sitemap discovery: crawl Udemy's sitemap to discover and scrape courses in bulk.
• 🔍 Targeted scraping: provide specific course URLs to scrape only what you need.
• ⚙️ Rate control: set concurrency and request delay to avoid rate limits.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Udemy data

📈 Track course trends.

A market researcher runs the Actor in sitemap mode weekly to see which new courses are added and which topics are growing.

💰 Monitor competitor pricing.

A course creator scrapes competitor course URLs to compare prices, discounts, and ratings before launching a new course.

🎯 Find high-rated courses to promote.

An affiliate marketer scrapes courses by category and filters for high ratings and high review counts to pick the best offers.

👨‍🏫 Analyze instructor performance.

An EdTech analyst scrapes instructor profiles to see which instructors have the most students and highest ratings.

📊 Build a course database.

A data engineer runs the Actor in sitemap mode to build a complete database of Udemy courses for internal analysis.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Scrape public course pages directly, no registration or approval needed
Bulk discovery	Use sitemap mode to find and scrape courses across the entire catalog
Flat schema	Every course, instructor, and review is returned as a single row for easy analysis
Residential proxies	Built-in proxy support bypasses geo-restrictions and blocks

How it compares

This Actor combines course, instructor, and review scraping in one run, while the competitors below focus on either courses or reviews separately.

Feature	ParseForge	Udemy Course Scraper 📚	Udemy Course Reviews Scraper 📚	Udemy Scraper | $2 / 1k | All In One
Course data	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Yes
Review data	Yes	Not listed	Yes	Yes
Instructor data	Yes	Yes	Not listed	Yes
Sitemap discovery	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Residential proxy support	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Bulk scraping up to 1M items	Yes	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from course URLs or sitemap discovery, and set concurrency and request delay to control the crawl rate. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "startUrl": [
    "https://www.udemy.com/course/100-days-of-code/",
    "https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-web-development-bootcamp/"
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}

A larger pull:

{
  "startUrl": [
    "https://www.udemy.com/course/100-days-of-code/",
    "https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-web-development-bootcamp/"
  ],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$2.10
1,000 results	$21.00
10,000 results	$210.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Udemy Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Udemy through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/udemy-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that your course URLs are correct and that the courses are publicly accessible. If using sitemap mode, ensure it is enabled and you have not set maxItems too low.

Why am I getting rate-limited?

Lower the maxConcurrency setting and increase the requestDelayMs. Also make sure you are using residential proxies.

Why are some courses missing data?

Some courses may have restricted access or incomplete public pages. Try scraping the course URL directly to see if the data is available.

Why is the run slow?

Increase maxConcurrency to speed up the crawl, but be careful not to trigger rate limits. You can also reduce the number of courses to scrape.

Why do I get an error about proxies?

Make sure your proxy configuration is set to use Apify residential proxies. If you are using your own proxies, check that they are working.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need a Udemy API key?	No. The Actor scrapes public course pages directly, so no API key or registration is required.
Can I scrape all Udemy courses?	Yes, enable sitemap discovery mode and the Actor will crawl Udemy's sitemap to find and scrape courses in bulk.
How many courses can I scrape?	Free users are limited to 10 items. Paid users can scrape up to 1,000,000 items per run.
Does it scrape reviews?	Yes, the Actor collects review data including reviewer name, rating, comment, and date for each course.
Does it scrape instructor information?	Yes, instructor name, bio, rating, student count, and course count are included in the output.
Can I scrape specific courses only?	Yes, provide a list of course URLs in the startUrl field and the Actor will scrape only those courses.
What output formats are supported?	You can export the data to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.
How do I avoid getting blocked?	Use residential proxies and adjust the concurrency and request delay settings to avoid rate limits.
Is this legal?	Scraping public data is generally legal, but you should review Udemy's terms of service and comply with applicable laws.
Can I schedule this Actor to run regularly?	Yes, you can schedule runs on Apify to scrape Udemy data at regular intervals.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Udemy, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.