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SoundCloud is a music and audio streaming platform with a developer REST API for tracks, users, playlists, search, comments, likes, and uploads. Authentication is OAuth 2.1 with PKCE; access tokens expire approximately every hour.

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APIs

SoundCloud API

REST API for SoundCloud covering tracks (upload, metadata, stream), users (/me, profiles), playlists (CRUD), search (title/username/description), social (follow, like, comment),...

Resources

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Website
Website
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DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
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Plans
Plans
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RateLimits
RateLimits
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FinOps
FinOps

Sources

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: soundcloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soundcloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: SoundCloud
x-type: company
description: >-
  SoundCloud is a music and audio streaming platform with a developer REST API for tracks, users,
  playlists, search, comments, likes, and uploads. Authentication is OAuth 2.1 with PKCE; access
  tokens expire approximately every hour.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Music
  - Streaming
  - Audio
  - OAuth
  - Tracks
  - Playlists
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: soundcloud:platform
    name: SoundCloud API
    description: >-
      REST API for SoundCloud covering tracks (upload, metadata, stream), users (/me, profiles), playlists
      (CRUD), search (title/username/description), social (follow, like, comment), and audio playback.
      OAuth 2.1 with PKCE; supports Authorization Code and Client Credentials flows.
    humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
    baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
    tags:
      - Tracks
      - Users
      - Playlists
      - Search
      - Social
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide#authentication
      - type: RateLimits
        url: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/rate-limits
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://soundcloud.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developers.soundcloud.com/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/soundcloud-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/soundcloud-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/soundcloud-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]