Example
curl 'https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?handle=forss' \
-H "x-api-key: $SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"import { SocialTap } from "socialtap";
const client = new SocialTap(); // apiKey defaults to process.env.SOCIALTAP_API_KEY
const res = await client.soundcloud.artist.get({ handle: "forss" });
console.log(res.data);
console.log(res.credits.charged, res.meta.request_id);const params = new URLSearchParams({
handle: "forss",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?${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);import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist",
params={"handle": "forss"},
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"])package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"log"
"net/http"
"net/url"
"os"
)
func main() {
q := url.Values{}
q.Set("handle", "forss")
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?"+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"])
}<?php
$query = http_build_query([
'handle' => 'forss',
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?' . $query);
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['x-api-key: ' . getenv('SOCIALTAP_API_KEY')],
]);
$body = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
if (curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE) >= 400) {
throw new RuntimeException($body['error']['code'] . ': ' . $body['error']['message']);
}
print_r($body['data']);
echo $body['meta']['credits_charged'], PHP_EOL;require "json"
require "net/http"
uri = URI("https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form('handle' => 'forss')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = ENV.fetch("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") { |http| http.request(req) }
body = JSON.parse(res.body)
raise "#{body["error"]["code"]}: #{body["error"]["message"]}" unless res.is_a?(Net::HTTPSuccess)
pp body["data"]
puts body["meta"]["credits_charged"]import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URLEncoder;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
String query = "handle=" + encode("forss");
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?" + query))
.header("x-api-key", System.getenv("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"))
.GET()
.build();
HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
// An error is {"error": {"code", "message", ...}}; success is {data, meta}, meta.credits_charged its price.
if (response.statusCode() >= 400) throw new RuntimeException(response.body());
System.out.println(response.body());
}
static String encode(String value) {
return URLEncoder.encode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
}
}using System.Text.Json;
using var http = new HttpClient();
http.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY"));
var query = string.Join("&",
"handle=" + Uri.EscapeDataString("forss"));
var res = await http.GetAsync("https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist?" + query);
using var body = JsonDocument.Parse(await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if (!res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
{
var error = body.RootElement.GetProperty("error");
throw new Exception($"{error.GetProperty("code")}: {error.GetProperty("message")}");
}
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("data"));
Console.WriteLine(body.RootElement.GetProperty("meta").GetProperty("credits_charged"));// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
use std::env;
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let res = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
.get("https://socialtap.dev/v1/soundcloud/artist")
.query(&[("handle", "forss")])
.header("x-api-key", env::var("SOCIALTAP_API_KEY")?)
.send()?;
let ok = res.status().is_success();
let body: serde_json::Value = res.json()?;
if !ok {
return Err(format!("{}: {}", body["error"]["code"], body["error"]["message"]).into());
}
println!("{} {}", body["data"], body["meta"]["credits_charged"]);
Ok(())
}{
"data": {
"approximate_fields": [],
"avatar_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000012778523-59quu3-t1080x1080.jpg",
"banner_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/visuals-000000000183-juJMfF-original.jpg",
"bio": "Artist & Founder SoundCloud",
"category": null,
"country_code": null,
"created_at": null,
"display_name": "Forss",
"external_links": [
{
"title": "Forss Official Site",
"url": "http://forssmusic.com/"
},
{
"title": "facebook",
"url": "http://facebook.com/forssmusic"
},
{
"title": "twitter",
"url": "http://twitter.com/Forssmusic"
}
],
"id": "183",
"is_private": null,
"is_verified": true,
"location": null,
"metrics": {
"follower_count": 132108,
"following_count": 1254,
"post_count": 26,
"total_like_count": null,
"total_view_count": null
},
"platform": "soundcloud",
"platform_specific": {
"soundcloud": {
"first_name": "Eric",
"full_name": "Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss",
"is_creator_mid_tier": false,
"is_pro": false,
"is_pro_unlimited": true,
"last_modified_at": "2023-03-28T16:19:18Z",
"last_name": "Quidenus-Wahlforss",
"liked_playlist_count": 10,
"liked_track_count": 288,
"plan": "creator-pro-unlimited",
"playlist_count": 4,
"repost_count": null,
"social_links": [
{
"network": "personal",
"title": "Forss Official Site",
"url": "http://forssmusic.com/",
"username": null
},
{
"network": "facebook",
"title": null,
"url": "http://facebook.com/forssmusic",
"username": "forssmusic"
},
{
"network": "twitter",
"title": null,
"url": "http://twitter.com/Forssmusic",
"username": "Forssmusic"
}
]
}
},
"type": "unknown",
"unknown_fields": [],
"url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss",
"username": "forss"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a9f0e2d4b6a8c0e1f",
"platform": "soundcloud",
"source": "api",
"is_cached": false,
"credits_charged": 1,
"latency_ms": 424,
"fetched_at": "2026-10-25T12:00:00Z",
"input": {
"kind": "profile",
"id": "183",
"url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss"
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"client_request_id": null,
"warnings": []
}
}Long arrays and strings are shortened for display; real responses are complete.
The account: its name in links (forss, with or without the @; @123 is an account named 123), its link (soundcloud.com/forss, also on m.soundcloud.com, any tab of it such as /tracks or /likes, with any share parameters), its address on the API (api.soundcloud.com/users/183), its URN (soundcloud:users:183) or its numeric ID (183). Names are case-insensitive. A share link (on.soundcloud.com/<code>) is not read here: pass what it leads to.
Exampleforss
handle takes SoundCloud profile links; another kind of link, or another platform's, fails free with invalid_input. Unknown parameters are rejected with a suggestion, never ignored (Requests).
Parameters every endpoint accepts
Accept a cached response up to this many seconds old. Cache hits cost 0 credits. Omit to always fetch fresh. The Cache-Control: max-age=N request header is equivalent; max_age wins when both are sent.
fieldsstringReturn only these fields of each item: comma-separated paths in the schema's notation (id,text,metrics.view_count,segments[].text; a parent path keeps the whole object). Unknown paths are rejected. Applied after the cache, so it changes neither the price nor cache hits; page and meta are always returned whole.
Response
200
{data, meta}. data is a profile object; meta describes the request (meta). Fields only SoundCloud has are under platform_specific.soundcloud.
platformstringPlatform ID (tiktok, youtube, …).
idstringPlatform-native account ID (string; YouTube UC…, Reddit t2_…).
usernamestringnullableHandle without the @; null when the account has none.
display_namestringnullableDisplay name, channel title or page name; null when empty or not exposed.
urlstring uriCanonical profile URL.
typestringCoarse account kind, as the platform labels it; unknown when it does not (TikTok labels organizations only). New values may be added; treat unknown values as unknown.
One ofpersonorganizationcommunityunknown
biostringnullableProfile bio, channel description or page about text; null when empty or not exposed.
avatar_urlstring urinullableProfile picture URL (largest available). Platform CDN URLs can expire within hours.
banner_urlstring urinullableHeader or cover image URL.
is_verifiedbooleannullablePlatform verification badge; null where the platform has no badge.
is_privatebooleannullableTrue when the account's posts are not public.
categorystringnullablePlatform category label (e.g. Musician, Media & Entertainment), as shown; not normalized. Often set only for business or creator accounts.
external_linksobject[]Links in the bio or channel links; [] if none or not exposed.
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urlstring uriLink target, absolute (https:// is added where the platform stores the link without a scheme).
titlestringnullableLink label shown by the platform.
locationstringnullableSelf-declared location text.
country_codestringnullableISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country the platform states for the account.
created_atstring date-timenullableAccount creation or join date, RFC 3339 UTC (some platforms give only the day: see approximate_fields).
metricsobjectCounts at fetch time; null = hidden or not exposed, 0 = zero.
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follower_countintegernullableFollowers or subscribers.
following_countintegernullableAccounts this profile follows.
post_countintegernullableSoundCloud: tracks SoundCloud states (not its list)Posts or videos as the platform counts them on the profile (for a private account, posts the caller cannot see).
total_like_countintegernullableLikes received across all of the profile's posts (not likes given).
total_view_countintegernullableLifetime views across all of the profile's posts.
platform_specificobjectFields only this platform has, under its ID (platform_specific.<platform>); each null when unknown.
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soundcloudobjectnullableA SoundCloud account's own fields.
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full_namestringnullableThe name the account gives besides its display name; null when empty.
first_namestringnullableThe first name the account gives; null when empty.
last_namestringnullableThe last name the account gives; null when empty.
playlist_countintegernullablePlaylists and albums, as SoundCloud counts them on the account's page. The public list can hold fewer.
liked_track_countintegernullableTracks the account has liked (given, not received), as SoundCloud counts them. The public list can hold fewer.
liked_playlist_countintegernullablePlaylists the account has liked (given, not received).
repost_countintegernullableTracks and playlists the account has reposted, when SoundCloud says; it usually leaves this empty for a logged-out reader: null.
is_probooleannullableSoundCloud's Pro badge.
is_pro_unlimitedbooleannullableSoundCloud's Pro Unlimited badge.
is_creator_mid_tierbooleannullableSoundCloud's mid-tier creator badge.
planstringnullableThe account's creator plan, as SoundCloud names it (free, creator-pro-unlimited, …). New values may be added.
last_modified_atstring date-timenullableWhen the account last changed its profile, RFC 3339 UTC.
social_linksobject[]The links the account lists on its profile, in its order, with SoundCloud's name for each and the email addresses among them; [] when none (listed in unknown_fields when the source cannot see them).
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networkstringSoundCloud's name for the service, lowercase: personal, instagram, facebook, twitter, youtube, soundcloud, spotify, email, support:patreon, other, … New values may be added.
usernamestringnullableThe account on that service, as SoundCloud reads it from the link; null when it has none.
titlestringnullableThe label the account gave the link; null when it gave none.
urlstring uriThe link as the account wrote it (https:// added when it had no scheme); an email address as a mailto: link.
approximate_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of values rounded by the platform or parsed from display text (e.g. metrics.follower_count). A list path (external_links) means the list may be incomplete. [] when all exact.
unknown_fieldsstring[]JSON paths of lists whose [] means unknown rather than none (a source that cannot see them); null already means unknown for every other field. [] when every list is known.
not_found and private_or_unavailable are item-level: the request was fine, the item can't be returned.
400
400 Bad Request: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
invalid_inputNo retryA parameter is missing or malformed, or the link is not one this endpoint takes.
Fix the parameter named in param as the message says. For a link of the wrong kind, call an endpoint listed in details.endpoints, when there is one.
401
401 Unauthorized: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
unauthorizedNo retryThe x-api-key header is missing, or its key is unknown or revoked. On the dashboard's routes: the session cookie is missing or expired.
Send a valid API key in the x-api-key header. No key yet? A person gets one at details.signup_url; an AI agent follows details.agent_auth_url.
402
402 Payment Required: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
insufficient_creditsNo retryThe account does not have enough credits for this request.
Have a person buy credits at details.purchase_url (or make them a checkout link with details.checkout), then repeat the request. Do not retry automatically.
spend_limit_reachedNo retryThe API key reached its spend limit for this period. The account may still have credits.
Wait until details.resets_at, or raise the key's spend limit (PATCH /v1/api_keys/{id}). Do not retry automatically.
403
403 Forbidden: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
forbiddenNo retryThe API key is valid but may not make this request, and details.reason says why: the account is suspended, the key lacks the route's scope, waits for its owner to confirm it by email, has expired, or was used from an IP outside its allowlist, or a rotated key's previous secret was used for a call that needs the admin scope. A running job stops with it too when its account is suspended or the key that created it is revoked or expires. It is about the key, never the item: a private item is private_or_unavailable, also 403, so branch on the code.
Act on details.reason. suspended: contact support. scope: use a key with details.required_scope. previous_secret: use the new secret. key_pending: have the owner open the emailed link. key_expired or key_revoked: create a new key. ip_not_allowed: call from an allowed IP.
404
404 Not Found: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
not_foundNo retryThe item does not exist or was deleted. On GET /v1/requests/{id}/response: the response was not kept (details.reason says why).
Check the link or ID. Do not retry.
429
429 Too Many Requests: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
rate_limitedYes, laterThe account passed its runaway-protection ceiling: a high per-account limit that stops a broken client loop (plans have no rate limit). Requests without an API key (signup, the MCP server's tool listing and find_endpoint) are limited per IP address instead. It also stops an account whose failed requests in the last hour cost far more than its successful ones paid for: failures are free within a limit (the message says so), and successes raise it.
Wait the seconds in the retry-after header, then retry. If your steady traffic needs more, ask support to raise the ceiling; without an API key, send one.
500
500 Internal Error: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
internalYes, laterAn unexpected error on SocialTap's side.
Retry with backoff. If it keeps happening, contact support with the request_id.
502
502 Bad Gateway: 1 error code. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_errorYes, laterThe platform failed, or answered with something we could not read.
Retry with backoff. Failed requests are free.
503
503 Unavailable: 2 error codes. Free: errors cost nothing.
upstream_blockedYes, laterThe platform refused every attempt, our own retries included.
Retry later with backoff. Failed requests are free.
overloadedYes, laterSocialTap was at capacity, or paused by its operators, and did not start the request. Nothing was fetched or charged.
Retry after the seconds in the retry-after header. Failed requests are free.
From 1 credit per request. Charged only for successful requests. Errors are free. The price depends on the source that produced the result, reported as meta.source; sources are tried cheapest first: Platform API → Public page.
| 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 |
Balance, sources and what you were charged
Your balance must be at least 1 credit to start a request; with less, it is refused with insufficient_credits (HTTP 402) and costs nothing. Only that minimum is set aside when the request starts.
| meta.source | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|
api | Platform API | The platform's public, logged-out API. |
page | Public page | Data embedded in the platform's public web page. |
meta.credits_charged and the x-credits-charged header show what you paid. How credits work · Packs
Endpoint ID soundcloud.artist · operationId soundcloud.artist.get · Product overview