Is there an API for TED-Ed?

TED-Ed does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ed.ted.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape TED-Ed data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when ed.ted.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a TED-Ed account?

No. Every TED-Ed action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.

What does the TED-Ed API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Education

TED-Ed API

ed.ted.com

TED-Ed - lessons, subjects, lesson details, and educational videos.

Actions: 3
Category: Education
Login: Not required
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the TED-Ed API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_ed_ted_lesson_listing_featured.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "act_ed_ted_lesson_listing_featured",
    "params": {
      "sort": "featured-position"
    }
  }'

3 actions on ed.ted.com

Read

Featured Lesson Listing
act_ed_ted_lesson_listing_featuredread2 credits / call
Lists featured lessons with titles, URLs, thumbnails, categories, and durations.
sort
string · required
Homepage Featured Lessons
act_ed_ted_homepage_featured_lessonsread1 credit / call
Returns homepage featured lesson cards with titles, thumbnails, categories, and lesson URLs.
Lesson Details
act_ed_ted_lesson_detailread1 credit / call
Returns a lesson's title, summary, body, author, subject, publish date, and video thumbnail.
lesson_slug
string · required

TED-Ed API questions

Is there an API for TED-Ed?: TED-Ed does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for ed.ted.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape TED-Ed data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when ed.ted.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a TED-Ed account?: No. Every TED-Ed action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
What does the TED-Ed API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.