Apply for and use SoundCloud API access for track upload and playback data
domain: developers.soundcloud.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Apply for API access by describing your app and use case, since SoundCloud reviews and issues credentials per application rather than open self-serve signup
Reference the published OpenAPI specification (openapi/api.yaml in the soundcloud/api repo) for the current set of endpoints, since it is updated on each release
Build your own HTTP client against the documented endpoints rather than relying on SoundCloud's own SDKs
Cover authentication, track upload/playback, social features, and search per the documented endpoint groups
Check the changelog before shipping, since new endpoints (e.g. recently-played tracks) and payload changes have shipped recently
Known gotchas
SoundCloud no longer maintains its official Ruby, Python, or JS SDKs - plan to call the REST API directly rather than depending on an official client library
API access requires an application/review step rather than instant self-serve key generation, so budget lead time before a launch
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