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Class Central Search Scraper

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$19.99/month + usage

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Class Central Search Scraper

Class Central Search Scraper

Scrape course listings from Class Central by search URL, with automatic load-more and course details extraction.

Pricing

$19.99/month + usage

Rating

5.0

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Developer

PowerAI

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This actor helps you collect course listings from Class Central. You provide a search URL (for example, a search for "python" or "data science"), and the actor returns course titles, providers, descriptions, ratings, workload, start dates, and pricing.

Features

  • URL-based search: Use any Class Central search results URL.
  • Automatic pagination: More courses are loaded by clicking "Load more" until the end or your chosen limit.
  • Structured course data: Each item includes course title, link, image, institution, provider, rating, description, workload, start date, and pricing when available.

Input Parameters

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
searchUrlstringYesFull Class Central search results URL to scrape
maxItemsintegerNoMaximum number of courses to fetch (default: 50)

Output

Each output item includes:

  • courseUrl: Link to the course page on Class Central
  • courseTitle: Name of the course
  • courseImageUrl: Course image URL when available
  • institution: University or institution name when available
  • provider: Platform name (e.g. Coursera, edX)
  • ratingText: Star rating text when available
  • description: Short course description
  • workload: Duration or hours when available
  • startDate: Start date or "On-Demand" when available
  • pricing: Free, paid, or price when available
  • courseCount: Number of courses in a program when applicable
  • scrapedAt: When the item was scraped

Use Cases

  • Discovering online courses by topic or keyword
  • Comparing courses across providers and institutions
  • Building course catalogs or recommendation lists
  • Researching learning options for a subject