Music — entry 027 of 30

SoundCloud

Verified Jul 2026

SoundCloud's API covers upload, streaming, search, and the social graph (follows, likes, comments, reposts) across its independent-artist catalog, authenticated with OAuth 2.1 and mandatory PKCE. As of this check, registering a new application requires the developer's own SoundCloud account to already hold a paid Artist Pro subscription — a real access-cost change from the historically free, open registration this entry inherited. Endpoints return JSON, with legacy JSONP support for cross-domain callback use.

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AuthenticationOAuthRequires an OAuth flow; expect app registration.

HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.

CORSEnabledCallable directly from browser JavaScript.

PricingPaidSubscription required — no meaningful free tier.

FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.

GreatAPIs Score

Score66out of 100

Authentication8/25OAuth flow required

Pricing9/20Paid API

Docs20/20Machine-readable spec file bundled

Formats9/15Single response format

Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months

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Auth quickstart

Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
Send it as an Authorization headerAuthorization: Bearer <token>

Stored keyNo key stored

Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.

Endpoints

Servers

https://api.soundcloud.com

Auth

AuthHeaderClientId

oauth2

Authentication and Authorization Endpoints.

GET/connectThe OAuth2 authorization endpoint. Your app redirects a user to this endpoint, allowing them to delegate access to their account.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`client_id`	query	yes	string
`redirect_uri`	query	yes	string
`response_type`	query	yes	string
`scope`	query	yes	string
`state`	query	no	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`302`	—	—
`401`	—	—

POST/oauth2/tokenThis endpoint accepts POST requests and is used to provision access tokens once a user has authorized your application.

Request body

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`400`	Bad Request	—
`401`	—	—

me19

Own User Endpoints.

GET/meReturns the authenticated user’s information.

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/activitiesReturns the authenticated user's activities.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/activities/all/ownRecent the authenticated user's activities.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/activities/tracksReturns the authenticated user's recent track related activities.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/connectionsReturns a list of the authenticated user's connected social accounts.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/connections/{connection_id}Returns the authenticated user's connected social account.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`connection_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/me/favorites/idsReturns user’s favorites ids. (use /me/likes/tracks instead to fetch the authenticated user's likes)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`404`	The user could not be found	—

GET/me/followersReturns a list of users who are following the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/followers/{follower_id}Returns a user who is following the authenticated user. (use /users/{user_id} instead, to fetch the user details)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`follower_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/followingsReturns a list of users who are followed by the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/followings/tracksReturns a list of recent tracks from users followed by the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/followings/{user_id}Returns a user who is followed by the authenticated user. (use /users/{user_id} instead, to fetch the user details)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

PUT/me/followings/{user_id}Follows a user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`201`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

DELETE/me/followings/{user_id}Deletes a user who is followed by the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—
`422`	—	—

GET/me/likes/tracksReturns a list of favorited or liked tracks of the authenticated user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/playlistsReturns user’s playlists (sets).

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/me/playlists/{playlist_id}Returns playlist. (use /playlists/{playlist_id} instead, to fetch the playlist details)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—

GET/me/tracksReturns a list of user's tracks.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/me/tracks/{track_id}Returns a specified track. (use /tracks/{track_id} instead, to fetch the track details)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—

search3

Search Endpoints.

GET/playlistsPerforms a playlist search based on a query

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`q`	query	yes	string
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/tracksPerforms a track search based on a query

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`q`	query	yes	string
`ids`	query	no	string
`genres`	query	no	string
`tags`	query	no	string
`bpm`	query	no	object
`duration`	query	no	object
`created_at`	query	no	object
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`500`	Internal Server Error	—

GET/usersPerforms a user search based on a query

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`q`	query	yes	string
`ids`	query	no	string
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

playlists6

Playlists Endpoints.

POST/playlistsCreates a playlist.

Request body

application/json — CreateUpdatePlaylistRequest

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/playlists/{playlist_id}Returns a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer
`secret_token`	query	no	string
`access`	query	no	array

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

PUT/playlists/{playlist_id}Updates a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Request body

application/json — CreateUpdatePlaylistRequest

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

DELETE/playlists/{playlist_id}Deletes a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`404`	—	—

GET/playlists/{playlist_id}/repostersReturns a collection of playlist's reposters.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/playlists/{playlist_id}/tracksReturns tracks under a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer
`secret_token`	query	no	string
`access`	query	no	array
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

tracks10

Tracks Endpoints.

POST/tracksUploads a new track.

Request body

multipart/form-data — TrackDataRequest

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}Returns a track.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`secret_token`	query	no	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

PUT/tracks/{track_id}Updates a track's information.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Request body

application/json — TrackMetadataRequest

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—

DELETE/tracks/{track_id}Deletes a track.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`404`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}/commentsReturns the comments posted on the track(track_id).

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

POST/tracks/{track_id}/commentsReturns the newly created comment on success

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Request body

application/json; charset=utf-8 (required)

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	—	—
`422`	—	—
`429`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}/favoritersReturns a list of users who have favorited or liked the track.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}/relatedReturns all related tracks of track on SoundCloud.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}/repostersReturns a collection of track's reposters.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/tracks/{track_id}/streamsReturns a track's streamable URLs

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer
`secret_token`	query	no	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

users10

SoundCloud Users Endpoints.

GET/users/{user_id}Returns a user.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/commentsReturns a list of user's comments.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer
`offset`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/favoritesReturns a list of user's favorited or liked tracks. (use /users/:userId/likes/tracks instead, to fetch a user's likes)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/followersReturns a list of user’s followers.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/followingsReturns a list of user’s followings.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/followings/{following_id}Returns a user's following. (use /users/{user_id} instead, to fetch the user details)

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`following_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/likes/tracksReturns a list of user's liked tracks.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/playlistsReturns a list of user's playlists.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/tracksReturns a list of user's tracks.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`access`	query	no	array
`limit`	query	no	integer
`linked_partitioning`	query	no	boolean

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—

GET/users/{user_id}/web-profilesReturns list of user's links added to their profile (website, facebook, instagram).

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`user_id`	path	yes	integer
`limit`	query	no	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

likes4

Liking Tracks & Playlists.

POST/likes/playlists/{playlist_id}Likes a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`201`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—
`429`	—	—

DELETE/likes/playlists/{playlist_id}Unlikes a playlist.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`404`	—	—

POST/likes/tracks/{track_id}Likes a track.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—
`429`	—	—

DELETE/likes/tracks/{track_id}Unlikes a track.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	—	—
`400`	—	—
`404`	—	—

reposts4

Reposting Tracks & Playlists.

POST/reposts/playlists/{playlist_id}Reposts a playlist as the authenticated user

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	Created	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

DELETE/reposts/playlists/{playlist_id}Removes a repost on a playlist as the authenticated user

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`playlist_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

POST/reposts/tracks/{track_id}Reposts a track as the authenticated user

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`201`	Created	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

DELETE/reposts/tracks/{track_id}Removes a repost on a track as the authenticated user

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`track_id`	path	yes	integer

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`200`	Success	—
`401`	—	—
`404`	—	—

miscellaneous1

Miscellaneous Endpoints.

GET/resolveResolves soundcloud.com URLs to Resource URLs to use with the API.

Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type
`url`	query	yes	string

Responses

Status	Description	Schema
`302`	—	—

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Operation

API key

Developer reference

Base URLhttps://api.soundcloud.com

Rate limit

No blanket per-app request cap: SoundCloud enforces limits only on two specific flows, both keyed to client_id. Play-stream requests to /tracks/:id/stream are capped at 15,000 per 24-hour window; client_credentials token issuance is capped at 50 per 12 hours per app and 30 per hour per IP, so apps should reuse and refresh access tokens rather than repeating the credentials exchange. No limit is currently enforced on total calls in aggregate. Exceeding a tracked limit returns HTTP 429 with the limit, remaining count, and reset time in the response body.

Key endpoints

GET/tracks
GET/tracks/{track_id}
POST/tracks
GET/users/{user_id}
GET/playlists/{playlist_id}

Changelog

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