# SoundCloud API

**Provider:** SoundCloud
**Category:** entertainment
**Base URL:** `https://api.soundcloud.com`
**Auth:** oauth2 — `?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID
# or OAuth: Authorization: Bearer OAUTH_TOKEN`
**Rate Limit:** Undisclosed (fair use policy)
**Free Tier:** Yes — [object Object]
**Pricing:** Free tier available (freemium)
**Docs:** https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/reference

## Description

The SoundCloud API provides access to SoundCloud's catalog of 300+ million tracks. Discover and search tracks, playlists, and artist profiles; retrieve track waveform data and stream URLs; read comments and likes; manage user libraries (with OAuth). The API is used for music discovery apps, DJ tools, podcast platforms, and social listening features.

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks` | Search and discover tracks |
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/{id}` | Get track metadata, waveform, and stream URL |
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/users/{id}` | Get user/artist profile info and follower count |
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/users/{id}/tracks` | List all tracks uploaded by a user |
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/{id}` | Get playlist details and track list |
| GET | `https://api.soundcloud.com/me` | Get the authenticated user's profile (OAuth) |

## Authentication

Use OAuth 2.0 for user-scoped actions or pass your client_id as a query parameter for public data. Register at soundcloud.com/you/apps.

```
?client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID
# or OAuth: Authorization: Bearer OAUTH_TOKEN
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl "https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks?q=lo-fi+hip+hop&limit=5&client_id=$SC_CLIENT_ID"
```

## Sample Response

```json
[{
  "id": 123456789,
  "title": "Lofi Study Beats",
  "user": { "username": "ChillBeats" },
  "playback_count": 1234567,
  "likes_count": 8921,
  "duration": 7200000,
  "genre": "Hip-hop & Rap"
}]
```

## Pricing Details

The SoundCloud API is free for developers. Rate limits apply. Commercial use and high-volume streaming may require a partnership agreement.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/soundcloud/) — CC BY 4.0*