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SoundCloud

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.

SoundCloud publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Playlists API, Search API, Social API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Music, Streaming, Audio, OAuth, and Tracks.

SoundCloud’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 11 more developer resources.

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37.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
MusicStreamingAudioOAuthTracksPlaylists

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 37.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

SoundCloud API

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

SoundCloud Playlists API

Playlist CRUD

SoundCloud Search API

Search and resolution

SoundCloud Social API

Follow and like actions

SoundCloud Tracks API

Track CRUD, streaming, and comments

SoundCloud Users API

Authenticated user and profile actions

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

SoundCloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

SoundCloud GraphQL Schema

This document describes a conceptual GraphQL schema for the SoundCloud platform API. SoundCloud provides a REST API v2 for audio streaming and music discovery, covering tracks, ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Soundcloud Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Soundcloud Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Soundcloud Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Soundcloud Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Soundcloud Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Soundcloud Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Soundcloud Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode/clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Soundcloud Agentic Access

19 operations · 12 acting

19 operations · 12 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: soundcloud
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soundcloud/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: SoundCloud
kind: 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.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/soundcloud.png
tags:
- Music
- Streaming
- Audio
- OAuth
- Tracks
- Playlists
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-30'
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
  - url: graphql/soundcloud-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: soundcloud:soundcloud-playlists-api
  name: SoundCloud Playlists API
  description: Playlist CRUD
  humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
  baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
  tags:
  - Playlists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundcloud-playlists-api-openapi.yml
- aid: soundcloud:soundcloud-search-api
  name: SoundCloud Search API
  description: Search and resolution
  humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
  baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundcloud-search-api-openapi.yml
- aid: soundcloud:soundcloud-social-api
  name: SoundCloud Social API
  description: Follow and like actions
  humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
  baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
  tags:
  - Social
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundcloud-social-api-openapi.yml
- aid: soundcloud:soundcloud-tracks-api
  name: SoundCloud Tracks API
  description: Track CRUD, streaming, and comments
  humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
  baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
  tags:
  - Tracks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundcloud-tracks-api-openapi.yml
- aid: soundcloud:soundcloud-users-api
  name: SoundCloud Users API
  description: Authenticated user and profile actions
  humanURL: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
  baseURL: https://api.soundcloud.com
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundcloud-users-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/soundcloud-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/soundcloud-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soundcloud-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/soundcloud-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/soundcloud-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/soundcloud
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundcloud
- 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
- type: Integrations
  url: https://soundcloud.com/marketplace
- url: https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog/blog.rss
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: MP Tech outtake - counterpart
- name: Finding your dream career
- name: Marketplace's likes
- name: Marketplace's playlists
- name: Marketplace's tracks
- name: Marketplace's comments
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com