Soundstripe

Soundstripe is a Nashville-based subscription platform that licenses royalty-free music, sound effects, and stock video to creators, agencies, podcasters, filmmakers, and enterprises. The catalog spans roughly 120,000 human-made tracks from Grammy-winning and independent artists, nearly 100,000 sound effects, and 100,000+ stock video clips (HD through 8K) — all pre-cleared under a single digital license that covers YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasting, and commercial use, with stems and cut-downs available for many songs. Soundstripe also publishes a server-to-server REST API at api.soundstripe.com (JSON:API, token auth, 25 req/sec, signed webhooks) that exposes songs, sound effects, playlists, private playlists, and "Supe" — an AI music supervisor that matches catalog tracks to natural-language briefs, scene context, and reference imagery via asynchronous search and asset upload endpoints. Native integrations exist for Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Express, and Twitch; partner programs cover API embedding, music resale, and custom licensing for tool makers and platforms.

Soundstripe publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Categories API, Playlists API, Private Playlists API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Music, Sound Effects, Stock Video, Royalty-Free, and Licensing.

Soundstripe’s developer surface includes authentication, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, YouTube channel, and 19 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

40.4/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 24/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

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1 APIs

Music Sound EffectsStock VideoRoyalty-Free Licensing Subscription Creators Content Creation Video Production PodcastingAI Music SupervisorStems

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Composite quality — 40.4/100 · developing

Contract Quality 12.4 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 3.2 / 18

Access Clarity 11.1 / 18

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 12

Contract Governance 0.0 / 11

Discoverability 6.8 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 24/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 6 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 7

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

Soundstripe Categories API

Tagging and category metadata for songs and SFX.

Soundstripe Playlists API

Soundstripe-curated playlists and their categories.

Soundstripe Private Playlists API

User-scoped playlists for organizing songs and sound effects.

Soundstripe Songs API

Catalog song retrieval with artists and audio files.

Soundstripe Sound Effects API

Sound-effect library and category browsing.

Soundstripe Supe Assets API

Reference image and video uploads consumed by Supe Search.

Soundstripe Supe Search API

Asynchronous AI music supervisor for natural-language and image-based catalog matching.

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Open Collections 9

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Playlists API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Private Playlists API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Songs API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Sound Effects API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Supe Assets API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe Categories Supe Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Soundstripe API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Soundstripe Plans Pricing

7 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Soundstripe Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Soundstripe Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Soundstripe Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Soundstripe Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Soundstripe Agentic Access

20 operations · 9 acting · 2 human-in-the-loop

20 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Login

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Learn 2

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Video

Video

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Help

Help

Contact

Contact

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 5

The organization behind the API

Website

Blog

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

Other 5

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Music

SoundEffects

Business

APILandingPage

Licensing

Source (apis.yml)

aid: soundstripe
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/soundstripe/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Soundstripe
kind: company
description: Soundstripe is a Nashville-based subscription platform that licenses royalty-free music, sound effects, and stock
  video to creators, agencies, podcasters, filmmakers, and enterprises. The catalog spans roughly 120,000 human-made tracks
  from Grammy-winning and independent artists, nearly 100,000 sound effects, and 100,000+ stock video clips (HD through 8K)
  — all pre-cleared under a single digital license that covers YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasting, and commercial use,
  with stems and cut-downs available for many songs. Soundstripe also publishes a server-to-server REST API at api.soundstripe.com
  (JSON:API, token auth, 25 req/sec, signed webhooks) that exposes songs, sound effects, playlists, private playlists, and
  "Supe" — an AI music supervisor that matches catalog tracks to natural-language briefs, scene context, and reference imagery
  via asynchronous search and asset upload endpoints. Native integrations exist for Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Express, and
  Twitch; partner programs cover API embedding, music resale, and custom licensing for tool makers and platforms.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/soundstripe.png
tags:
- Music
- Sound Effects
- Stock Video
- Royalty-Free
- Licensing
- Subscription
- Creators
- Content Creation
- Video Production
- Podcasting
- AI Music Supervisor
- Stems
tags_raw:
- Music
- Sound Effects
- Stock Video
- Royalty Free
- Licensing
- Subscription
- Creators
- Content Creation
- Video Production
- Podcasting
- AI Music Supervisor
- Stems
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-categories-api
  name: Soundstripe Categories API
  description: Tagging and category metadata for songs and SFX.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Categories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-categories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-playlists-api
  name: Soundstripe Playlists API
  description: Soundstripe-curated playlists and their categories.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Playlists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-playlists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-private-playlists-api
  name: Soundstripe Private Playlists API
  description: User-scoped playlists for organizing songs and sound effects.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Private Playlists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-private-playlists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-songs-api
  name: Soundstripe Songs API
  description: Catalog song retrieval with artists and audio files.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Songs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-songs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-sound-effects-api
  name: Soundstripe Sound Effects API
  description: Sound-effect library and category browsing.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Sound Effects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-sound-effects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-supe-assets-api
  name: Soundstripe Supe Assets API
  description: Reference image and video uploads consumed by Supe Search.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Supe Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-supe-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
- aid: soundstripe:soundstripe-supe-search-api
  name: Soundstripe Supe Search API
  description: Asynchronous AI music supervisor for natural-language and image-based catalog matching.
  humanURL: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  baseURL: https://api.soundstripe.com
  tags:
  - Supe Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/soundstripe-supe-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/rate-limits
  - type: Webhooks
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/reference/webhooks
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/docs/api-terms-of-use
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.soundstripe.com/llms.txt
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/soundstripe-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/soundstripe-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/soundstripe-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com
- type: Signup
  url: https://app.soundstripe.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://app.soundstripe.com/login
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/library/pricing
- type: Music
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/royalty-free-music
- type: SoundEffects
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/sfx
- type: Video
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/stock-video
- type: Business
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/business
- type: APILandingPage
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/api
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.soundstripe.com
- type: Licensing
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/licensing
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/blog
- type: Help
  url: https://help.soundstripe.com
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.soundstripe.com/contact-us
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/soundstripeinc
- type: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/soundstripe
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/soundstripe
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@Soundstripe
- type: Plans
  url: plans/soundstripe-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/soundstripe-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/soundstripe-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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