# SoundExchange

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/soundexchange/  
**Website:** https://www.soundexchange.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

SoundExchange is a non‑profit collective rights organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of sound recording owners and performers. It ensures that artists, record labels, and rights holders receive fair compensation when their music is streamed, broadcast, or otherwise publicly performed across digital platforms. By operating a transparent and efficient royalty distribution system, SoundExchange supports the sustainability of the music ecosystem and promotes the value of creative works in the modern digital landscape.

## Kin Score — 15.4 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-09 under rubric 0.23.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.1 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 28.6 |
| Access Clarity | 21.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 13.7 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Security (1)

- **Soundexchange Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Non-Profit, Royalties, Music, Digital, Rights

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/soundexchange/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.