Upload a track to SoundCloud via the API using multipart form data
domain: developers.soundcloud.com · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Obtain a valid OAuth 2.1 access token for a user with upload permissions (Artist Pro / API-enabled account, depending on current access tier)
Send a `POST` request to the tracks endpoint with `Content-Type: multipart/form-data`, an `Authorization: OAuth <access_token>` header, and form fields for `track[title]` and the audio payload as `track[asset_data]`
Set additional metadata fields as needed in the same multipart body (e.g. description, sharing/privacy, genre, tags) following the track resource's writable attributes
Confirm the source file is in one of the accepted formats (e.g. AIFF, WAV, FLAC, OGG, MP2, MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA) and within the size/duration limits before uploading
After a successful upload, poll or fetch the track resource to confirm transcoding has completed, since playback uses server-side transcoded output, not the raw uploaded bytes
To update metadata after upload, send a `PUT` to the track resource endpoint with the changed attributes — the audio asset itself cannot be replaced this way
Known gotchas
Uploads are capped (documented around 4 GB / 24 hours of audio) — very large files or unusual codecs should be pre-validated client-side to avoid failed uploads burning quota
The uploaded file is not what listeners stream; SoundCloud transcodes to formats like AAC, so immediate byte-for-byte playback checks against the source file will not match
API upload access has historically been gated behind app review/account tier; confirm your current access level supports write/upload scopes before assuming any authenticated user can upload
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