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Tests were performed on the original, unoptimized Courses API. These tests are not meant to be comprehensive; they are just to confirm that the API does in fact need serious optimization work.

 

Tests were performed with a single user waiting 1000 ms between requests.

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Details:

  • Endpoint: /api/course_structure/v0/courses/<course_key>/blocks+navigation
  • Number of users: 1
  • User wait per request: 1000 ms
Course key# Requests madeReq/sMedian response time (ms)95% response time (ms)(Link to X-Ray trace)
edX/DemoX.1/2014blocks    
navigation    
blocks+navigation3430.576901400https://rpm.newrelic.com/accounts/88178/key_transactions/14280/x_rays/1744

course-v1:edx+DemoX.1+LT_SPLIT

blocks    
navigation    
blocks+navigation2060.3418002700 

MITx/6.002x/2013_Spring

blocks    
navigation    
blocks+navigation350.061600021000 

course-v1:MITx+6.002x_6x+1T2015

blocks   

 
navigation    
blocks+navigation300.051800022000

 

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