SoundCloud
SoundCloud — free tier with API key
SoundCloud exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
GET https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks
{
"code": 401,
"message": "",
"link": "https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/explorer/open-api",
"status": "401 - Unauthorized",
"errors": [],
"error": null
}curl "https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks"const res = await fetch("https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks")
print(res.json())THIS API IS DEAD — NOTHING TO RUN
/tracksPROBEDSoundCloud — free tier with API key
/tracks?limit=5Paginated variant with limit parameter.
/meMe — documented GET route.
/tracks/TRACK_IDTrack listing.
/playlistsPlaylists — documented GET route.
/playlists/PLAYLIST_IDPLAYLIST ID — documented GET route.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
SoundCloud: common questions
Is SoundCloud free to use?
Yes — SoundCloud is a free media API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does SoundCloud need an API key?
Yes — SoundCloud needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call SoundCloud from the browser?
Yes — SoundCloud returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is SoundCloud up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, SoundCloud is dead. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.