SoundCloud Scraper — Tracks, Artists & Playlists

Search SoundCloud and pull clean, structured JSON for tracks, artists (users) and playlists — including play counts, likes, reposts, followers and genres. You can also drop in any SoundCloud URL and resolve it directly. It runs over SoundCloud's public web API with an auto-extracted, self-refreshing client ID, so there's no login and no API key to manage. Fast HTTP scraping built for music analytics, A&R scouting and marketing research.

Features

• 🎧 Tracks, users & playlists — set searchType to all, track, user or playlist.
• 📊 Engagement metrics — tracks come with playbackCount, likesCount, repostsCount and commentCount.
• 👤 Artist intelligence — user records include followersCount, trackCount, city, countryCode and verified.
• 🔗 Resolve any URL — paste track/user/playlist links into urls to scrape them directly, no search needed.
• 🔑 Self-healing auth — the public client ID is extracted at runtime and refreshes automatically when it rotates.
• 🎚️ Volume control — maxItemsPerSearch (1–2000) with automatic pagination per search term.
• 🧱 Clean text fields — descriptions and tags are stripped of HTML and decoded, ready to use.

What you get

One flat JSON record per item. Example track:

{
  "type": "track",
  "id": 123456789,
  "title": "Late Night Lofi",
  "user": "chillbeats",
  "userId": 987654,
  "durationMs": 184000,
  "genre": "Lo-fi",
  "playbackCount": 254800,
  "likesCount": 9800,
  "repostsCount": 1200,
  "commentCount": 340,
  "downloadable": false,
  "createdAt": "2023-04-12T10:20:30Z",
  "tags": "lofi chill study",
  "description": "A mellow beat for late nights.",
  "artwork": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-....-t500x500.jpg",
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/chillbeats/late-night-lofi"
}

Input

{
  "searches": ["lofi", "deep house"],
  "searchType": "track",
  "urls": [],
  "maxItemsPerSearch": 40
}

Field	Description
searches	Keywords to search on SoundCloud, one per line.
searchType	What to return: all, track, user or playlist.
urls	Specific SoundCloud track/user/playlist URLs to resolve directly.
maxItemsPerSearch	Results per search term (1–2000).

Use cases

• Find rising tracks in a genre by sorting on playbackCount and likesCount.
• Build A&R shortlists of artists by followersCount and location.
• Monitor a track or artist's engagement over time.
• Enrich a music dataset with genres, durations and artwork.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: you're billed a small amount per run and per item scraped — you only pay for what you get. See the Pricing tab for current rates.

FAQ

Do I need a SoundCloud account or API key? No. The Actor runs over SoundCloud's public web API with a client ID that's auto-extracted at runtime and refreshes itself, so there's no login and no API key to manage.

How many tracks can I get per run? Set maxItemsPerSearch up to 2,000 per search term, with pagination handled automatically. Add more keywords in searches to scale the run further.

Can I download tracks or audio? No. This Actor returns public metadata only — titles, engagement metrics, genres, artwork URLs and descriptions. It does not download audio streams or files.

What's the output format? One flat JSON record per item, with clean, decoded text fields. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel from the dataset.

Can I scrape a specific track, artist or playlist URL? Yes. Paste any SoundCloud track, user or playlist link into urls to resolve it directly, no search required.

Related Actors

Building a music dataset? Pair this with our other music and media scrapers:

• Spotify Scraper — tracks, artists, albums and playlists with no login or API key.
• Deezer Scraper — tracks, artists, albums, playlists and global top charts with ISRCs.
• Discogs Scraper — vinyl, CD and digital releases with marketplace prices and community stats.
• Apple Podcasts Scraper — podcast shows and episodes with RSS feeds and artwork.

Notes

This Actor uses SoundCloud's public web API and returns public metadata only — no audio streams or downloads. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to SoundCloud; all trademarks belong to their respective owners.