# SoundCloud Track API. Send a track link or ID. Exact plays, likes, reposts and ISRC. We handle the proxies, blocks and platform changes. [Get API key](https://socialtap.dev/signup/?next=%2Fplayground%2F%3Fendpoint%3Dsoundcloud.track) ## SoundCloud Track API at a glance Returns a public SoundCloud track from its link, share link, URN or ID, with exact play, like, repost, comment and download counts. It also has the title, description, hashtags, artwork, length, release and upload dates, uploader, genre, tags, license, and the album, ISRC, UPC, label, publisher and copyright that labels fill in. It says whether the track plays in full or as a preview in the United States. GET `/v1/soundcloud/track` [Read the API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/soundcloud/track/index.md) - **1 credit** per request, $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000 requests - **22 typed fields** null when unknown - **`url`** is all it needs, e.g. `https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood` - **100 credits** free when you sign up, no card, so you can build before you spend ## Send one request. Get 22 fields back. Copy the request in your language, or hand it to your agent. Sign up for an API key and your first 100 credits are free. `$ npm install socialtap` `url = https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood` [Open in playground](https://socialtap.dev/playground/?endpoint=soundcloud.track) cURL: ```shell curl -G 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/track' \ --data-urlencode 'url=https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood' \ -H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY" ``` TypeScript SDK: ```typescript import { SocialTap } from "socialtap"; const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY const res = await client.soundcloud.track.get({ url: "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood" }); console.log(res.data); console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id); ``` Node.js (fetch): ```javascript const params = new URLSearchParams({ url: "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood", }); const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/track?${params}`, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY ?? "" }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`); const { data, meta } = body; console.log(data, meta.credits_charged); ``` Python (requests): ```python import os import requests res = requests.get( "https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/track", params={"url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood"}, headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"]}, ) body = res.json() if not res.ok: raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['code']}: {body['error']['message']}") data, meta = body["data"], body["meta"] print(data, meta["credits_charged"]) ``` Go (net/http): ```go package main import ( "encoding/json" "fmt" "log" "net/http" "net/url" "os" ) func main() { q := url.Values{} q.Set("url", "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood") req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/track?"+q.Encode(), nil) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } req.Header.Set("x-api-key", os.Getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")) res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } defer res.Body.Close() var body struct { Data json.RawMessage `json:"data"` Meta map[string]any `json:"meta"` Error *struct { Code string `json:"code"` Message string `json:"message"` } `json:"error"` } if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil { log.Fatal(err) } if body.Error != nil { log.Fatalf("%s: %s", body.Error.Code, body.Error.Message) } fmt.Println(string(body.Data), body.Meta["credits_charged"]) } ``` 200 OK: ```json { "data": { "approximate_fields": [], "author": { "avatar_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000012778523-59quu3-t500x500.jpg", "display_name": "Forss", "id": "183", "is_verified": true, "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss", "username": "forss" }, "coauthors": [], "duration_ms": 213890, "hashtags": [], "id": "293", "is_nsfw": null, "is_pinned": null, "is_sponsored": null, "language": null, "media": [ { "alt_text": null, "duration_ms": 213886, "expires_at": null, "height": null, "thumbnail_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000067273316-smsiqx-t500x500.jpg", "type": "audio", "url": null, "width": null } ], "mentions": [], "metrics": { "comment_count": 400, "like_count": 2621, "quote_count": null, "repost_count": 413, "save_count": null, "share_count": null, "view_count": 972697 }, "platform": "soundcloud", "platform_specific": { "soundcloud": { "album_title": null, "artist_name": "Forss", "author_follower_count": 132108, "c_line": null, "caption": null, "download_count": 21595, "embeddable_by": "all", "genre": "Electronic", "is_commentable": true, "is_downloadable": true, "is_explicit": null, "is_music": true, "is_streamable": true, "isrc": "DEP960300042", "label_name": "sonarkollektiv", "last_modified_at": "2022-07-11T10:55:58Z", "license": "all-rights-reserved", "monetization_model": "AD_SUPPORTED", "p_line": null, "permalink": "flickermood", "policy": "MONETIZE", "publisher": "Universal Music Publishing", "purchase_title": null, "purchase_url": "http://sonarkollektiv.com/tracks/DE-P96-03-00042", "release_title": null, "released_at": "2003-06-02T00:00:00Z", "tags": [ "downtempo" ], "transcodings": [ { "duration_ms": 213886, "is_snipped": false, "mime_type": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"", "preset": "aac_160k", "protocol": "hls", "quality": "sq" }, { "duration_ms": 213886, "is_snipped": false, "mime_type": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"", "preset": "aac_96k", "protocol": "hls", "quality": "lq" }, { "duration_ms": 213886, "is_snipped": false, "mime_type": "audio/mpegurl", "preset": "abr_sq", "protocol": "hls", "quality": "sq" } ], "upc": null, "uploaded_at": "2007-09-22T14:45:46Z", "visual_url": null, "waveform_url": "https://wave.sndcdn.com/cWHNerOLlkUq_m.json", "writer_composer": "Eric Wahlforss" } }, "platform_type": "track", "published_at": "2007-09-22T14:45:46Z", "text": "From the Soulhack album, recently featured in this ad https://www.dswshoes.com/tv_commercial.jsp?m=october2007", "thumbnail_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000067273316-smsiqx-t500x500.jpg", "title": "Flickermood", "type": "audio", "unknown_fields": [], "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood" }, "meta": { "request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f", "platform": "soundcloud", "source": "api", "is_cached": false, "credits_charged": 1, "latency_ms": 287, "fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z", "input": { "kind": "post", "id": "293", "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood" }, "credits_remaining": 9999, "client_request_id": null, "warnings": [] } } ``` ## One schema on 21 platforms. The [response reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/soundcloud/track/index.md#response) lists every field, its type and when it is `null`. [See the full schema](https://socialtap.dev/resources/post/index.md). - ### Null means unknown A field SoundCloud doesn't show is null, never zero or an empty string, so a real zero always means zero. - ### What it accepts The track: its link (soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood, also on m.soundcloud.com, with any share parameters), a share link (on.soundcloud.com/\), its address on the API (api.soundcloud.com/tracks/293), the embedded player's link to it, its URN (soundcloud:tracks:293) or its ID (293). - ### Write one parser SoundCloud, TikTok, Instagram and 18 more platforms answer in these fields, so the code that reads one reads them all. - **`platform`string**: Platform ID (tiktok, youtube, …). - **`id`string**: Platform-native post ID (string; Instagram shortcode, Reddit with its t3_ prefix). - **`url`string**: Canonical post URL. - **`type`string**: Normalized content shape. New values may be added; treat unknown values as other. - **`platform_type`string**: The platform's own product label, lowercase (reel, short, story, live, tweet, …). - **`title`string**: Headline (YouTube title, Reddit title); null on caption-only platforms. - **`text`string**: Caption, description or body as plain text. - **`language`string**: BCP-47 language of text, when the platform states it. Live data from 33 platforms. [TikTok](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/index.md) · [Instagram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/index.md) · [Facebook](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/index.md) · [YouTube](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/index.md) · [Reddit](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/index.md) · [Threads](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/index.md) · [Spotify](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/index.md) · [Amazon](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/index.md) · [Apple Music](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/index.md) · [Pinterest](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/index.md) · [Rumble](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/index.md) · [X](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/index.md) · [Bluesky](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/index.md) · [Twitch](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/index.md) · [LinkedIn](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/index.md) · [Telegram](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/index.md) · [TikTok Shop](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktokshop/index.md) · [Kwai](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/index.md) · [Snapchat](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/index.md) · [SoundCloud](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/index.md) · [Truth Social](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/index.md) · [Kick](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/index.md) · [Komi](https://socialtap.dev/apis/komi/index.md) · [Lnk.Bio](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkbio/index.md) · [Linkme](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkme/index.md) · [Linktree](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linktree/index.md) · [Pillar](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pillar/index.md) · [TikTok Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-ad-library/index.md) · [Facebook Events](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-events/index.md) · [Facebook Marketplace](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook-marketplace/index.md) · [Google Ads Transparency Center](https://socialtap.dev/apis/google-ads-transparency/index.md) · [LinkedIn Ad Library](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin-ad-library/index.md) ## What teams build with the SoundCloud Track API. - ### Track a song's plays and reposts over time - ### Get a track's ISRC and label by link - ### Enrich a catalog with genre, tags and license - ### Check whether a track plays in full ## Good to know before you build. - type is audio, SoundCloud's plays are metrics.view_count and its reposts metrics.repost_count. - media\[\].url is null, because SoundCloud's playback links need a request of their own per track and expire within minutes. platform_specific.soundcloud.transcodings lists the encodings it serves. - A secret link's token is never used: the link returns the track only when it is public anyway, and private_or_unavailable otherwise. - Many major-label tracks play only as a preview to logged-out listeners: platform_specific.soundcloud.policy is SNIP, duration_ms is the whole track's length and media\[\].duration_ms the preview's. Under policy BLOCK nothing plays and media\[\].duration_ms is null. - platform_specific.soundcloud.policy, monetization_model and transcodings and media\[\].duration_ms are what SoundCloud serves a logged-out listener in the United States, wherever you call from, and can differ in other countries. duration_ms and every other field are the same everywhere. ## 1 credit per request. Failed requests are free. Buy credits once and spend them on any endpoint, on any platform. [Plans and packs](https://socialtap.dev/pricing/index.md) · [How this endpoint is priced](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/soundcloud/track/index.md#pricing) · [How credits work](https://socialtap.dev/docs/credits/index.md) | Source | Price per successful request | Per 1,000 requests | | --- | --- | --- | | Platform API `api` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | | Public page `page` | 1 credit | $0.75–$1.97 | - Cache hits are free. - Credits from packs and top-ups never expire. - A monthly plan's credits are spent first, and what is left of them ends at each renewal. - Prices exclude tax: sales tax is added at checkout where it applies. - Outside the US, plans and packs are sold to businesses: checkout asks for your VAT, GST or other business tax ID. ## Questions about the SoundCloud Track API. More in the [API reference](https://socialtap.dev/docs/reference/soundcloud/track/index.md). **Does it return the ISRC?** Yes, when the uploader filled it in, as labels and distributors do. Otherwise isrc is null, and so are the album, UPC, label and publisher. **How much does the SoundCloud Track API cost?** A request costs 1 credit. SocialTap credits cost $0.75–$1.97 per 1,000, depending on the plan or pack. Other platforms ## Posts on 20 more platforms. - [TikTok Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/tiktok/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/tiktok/post`) - [Instagram Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/instagram/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/instagram/post`) - [Facebook Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/facebook/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/facebook/post`) - [YouTube Video API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/youtube/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/youtube/post`) - [Reddit Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/reddit/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/reddit/post`) - [Threads Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/threads/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/threads/post`) - [Spotify Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/spotify/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/spotify/track`) - [Amazon Shop Posts API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/amazon/shop_posts/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/amazon/shop_posts`) - [Apple Music Track API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/applemusic/track/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/applemusic/track`) - [Pinterest Pin API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/pinterest/pin/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/pinterest/pin`) - [Rumble Video API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/rumble/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/rumble/post`) - [X (Twitter) Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/x/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/x/post`) - [Bluesky Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/bluesky/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/bluesky/post`) - [Twitch Video and Clip API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/twitch/video/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/twitch/video`) - [LinkedIn Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/linkedin/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/linkedin/post`) - [Telegram Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/telegram/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/telegram/post`) - [Kwai Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kwai/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/kwai/post`) - [Snapchat Spotlight API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/snapchat/spotlight/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/snapchat/spotlight`) - [Truth Social Post API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/truthsocial/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/truthsocial/post`) - [Kick Clip API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/kick/post/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/kick/post`) More SoundCloud ## SoundCloud API. 3 endpoints, one key. - [SoundCloud Artist Tracks API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/tracks/index.md) (1 credit / page · `GET /v1/soundcloud/tracks`) - [SoundCloud Artist API](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/artist/index.md) (1 credit · `GET /v1/soundcloud/artist`) ## Try it on a link you already have. Paste it in the playground, or copy the request into your code. 100free credits - No credit card - Failed requests are free - Works on all 218 endpoints [Start for free](https://socialtap.dev/signup/) [Read the docs](https://socialtap.dev/docs/index.md) --- [HTML version](https://socialtap.dev/apis/soundcloud/track/) · [Docs index for AI agents](https://socialtap.dev/llms.txt) · [All docs in one file](https://socialtap.dev/llms-full.txt)