SoundCloud Public API Specification

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SoundCloud Public API Specification API

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

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

Security Advice * Using the [implicit OAuth authorization flow](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-security-topics-16#section-2.1.2) (`response_type=token`) is **not recommended**. It can suffer from access token leakage and access token replay attacks. Use `response_type=code` i

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect?scope=example&state=example&client_id=example&redirect_uri=example&response_type=code

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect?scope=example&state=example&client_id=example&redirect_uri=example&response_type=code"

import requests
params = {
    "scope": "example",
    "state": "example",
    "client_id": "example",
    "redirect_uri": "example",
    "response_type": "code"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect');
url.searchParams.set('scope', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('state', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('client_id', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('redirect_uri', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('response_type', 'code');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("scope", "example")
	q.Set("state", "example")
	q.Set("client_id", "example")
	q.Set("redirect_uri", "example")
	q.Set("response_type", "code")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "scope" => "example",
  "state" => "example",
  "client_id" => "example",
  "redirect_uri" => "example",
  "response_type" => "code"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/connect?" . http_build_query([
    "scope" => "example",
    "state" => "example",
    "client_id" => "example",
    "redirect_uri" => "example",
    "response_type" => "code"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Returns the authenticated user’s information.

Returns the authenticated user’s information.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/me";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Performs a playlist search based on a query

Performs a playlist search based on a query

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists?q=test&limit=50&access=playable,preview&offset=0&linked_partitioning=true

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists?q=test&limit=50&access=playable%2Cpreview&offset=0&linked_partitioning=true"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "test",
    "limit": "50",
    "access": "playable,preview",
    "offset": "0",
    "linked_partitioning": "true"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'test');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '50');
url.searchParams.set('access', 'playable,preview');
url.searchParams.set('offset', '0');
url.searchParams.set('linked_partitioning', 'true');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "test")
	q.Set("limit", "50")
	q.Set("access", "playable,preview")
	q.Set("offset", "0")
	q.Set("linked_partitioning", "true")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "test",
  "limit" => "50",
  "access" => "playable,preview",
  "offset" => "0",
  "linked_partitioning" => "true"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/soundcloud.com/1.0.0/playlists?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "test",
    "limit" => "50",
    "access" => "playable,preview",
    "offset" => "0",
    "linked_partitioning" => "true"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with SoundCloud Public API Specification?

SoundCloud Public API Specification is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. SoundCloud Public API Specification is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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