SoundCloud Pro Scraper 🎵

SoundCloud Pro Scraper is a high-performance, optimized tool designed for deep data extraction from the SoundCloud platform. Unlike traditional scrapers that rely on heavy browser automation, this tool utilizes Private API methods to deliver lightning-fast results, including metadata, direct audio stream links, artist insights, and playlist structures.

🚀 Key Features

• All-in-One Extraction: Seamlessly handles Track URLs, User Profiles, Playlists (Sets), and Search result pages.
• Direct Stream URLs: Automatically resolves and generates direct streaming links (HLS/Progressive).
• Rich Artist Metadata: Get follower counts, verification status, avatar URLs, and bios.
• SEO & Analytics Ready: Perfect for building music databases, tracking trends, or market research.
• Resource Efficient: Built on a lightweight Node.js architecture to minimize your Apify Compute Unit (CU) consumption.

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📥 Input Parameters

The scraper is designed to be flexible. You can provide direct links or search queries.

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://soundcloud.com/sibel-dar-c/ekin-ekinci-gel-art-k" },
    { "url": "https://soundcloud.com/sibel-dar-c" },
    { "url": "https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=dnb" }
  ],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "includeComments": false,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Fields Breakdown:

Field	Type	Description
startUrls	Array	List of SoundCloud URLs (tracks, profiles, albums, or search queries).
maxItems	Integer	Maximum number of results to extract.
includeComments	Boolean	(Optional) Whether to fetch the latest comments for each track.
proxy	Object	Proxy settings (Apify Proxy is highly recommended for stability).

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📤 Output Data Structure

The scraper returns a comprehensive JSON object containing every detail available via the API.

Example Output:

{
	"artwork_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-9D2rRO22ElyCJrEj-8k6y3w-large.jpg",
	"caption": null,
	"commentable": true,
	"comment_count": 15,
	"created_at": "2026-02-06T18:29:15Z",
	"description": "🚨SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/DnbaSubscribe\n\n🎵STREAM: DnBAllstars.lnk.to/No-Looking-Back\n\n📲FOLLOW: instagram.com/dnballstars\n\n📰VISIT: dnballstars.com\n\n🔊BUY: dnballstars.bandcamp.com \n\n🎧PLAYLISTS: lnk.to/DNBA-hotpick\n\n💡Enable Alerts 💥",
	"downloadable": false,
	"download_count": 0,
	"duration": 213989,
	"full_duration": 213969,
	"embeddable_by": "all",
	"genre": "Drum & Bass",
	"has_downloads_left": false,
	"id": 2261503823,
	"kind": "track",
	"label_name": "",
	"last_modified": "2026-02-27T14:40:20Z",
	"license": "all-rights-reserved",
	"likes_count": 1684,
	"permalink": "basstripper-no-looking-back",
	"permalink_url": "https://soundcloud.com/dnballstars/basstripper-no-looking-back",
	"playback_count": 33282,
	"public": true,
	"publisher_metadata": {
		"id": 2261503823,
		"urn": "soundcloud:tracks:2261503823",
		"artist": "DnB Allstars",
		"contains_music": true,
		"isrc": "US39N2618801",
		"explicit": false
	},
	"purchase_title": null,
	"purchase_url": "https://dnballstars.lnk.to/No-Looking-Back",
	"release_date": null,
	"reposts_count": 73,
	"secret_token": null,
	"sharing": "public",
	"state": "finished",
	"streamable": true,
	"tag_list": "",
	"title": "Basstripper - No Looking Back",
	"uri": "https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/soundcloud%3Atracks%3A2261503823",
	"urn": "soundcloud:tracks:2261503823",
	"user_id": 366752855,
	"visuals": null,
	"waveform_url": "https://wave.sndcdn.com/ARi9lybVjqOJ_m.json",
	"display_date": "2026-02-06T18:29:15Z",
	"media": {
		"transcodings": [
			{
				"url": "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:2261503823/53da2e1e-c0bb-4cd8-ac53-55bdc65cc9ea/stream/hls",
				"preset": "aac_160k",
				"duration": 213989,
				"snipped": false,
				"format": {
					"protocol": "hls",
					"mime_type": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\""
				},
				"quality": "sq",
				"is_legacy_transcoding": false
			},
			{
				"url": "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:2261503823/fc0ae26d-2dc0-4444-a347-faaf68a82c58/stream/hls",
				"preset": "abr_sq",
				"duration": 213989,
				"snipped": false,
				"format": {
					"protocol": "hls",
					"mime_type": "audio/mpegurl"
				},
				"quality": "sq",
				"is_legacy_transcoding": false
			},
			{
				"url": "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:2261503823/f4459e98-9e0d-4f9c-a561-fd0cf86fd2ee/stream/hls",
				"preset": "mp3_1_0",
				"duration": 213969,
				"snipped": false,
				"format": {
					"protocol": "hls",
					"mime_type": "audio/mpeg"
				},
				"quality": "sq",
				"is_legacy_transcoding": true
			},
			{
				"url": "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:2261503823/f4459e98-9e0d-4f9c-a561-fd0cf86fd2ee/stream/progressive",
				"preset": "mp3_1_0",
				"duration": 213969,
				"snipped": false,
				"format": {
					"protocol": "progressive",
					"mime_type": "audio/mpeg"
				},
				"quality": "sq",
				"is_legacy_transcoding": true
			}
		]
	},
	"station_urn": "soundcloud:system-playlists:track-stations:2261503823",
	"station_permalink": "track-stations:2261503823",
	"track_authorization": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJnZW8iOiJVUyIsInN1YiI6IiIsInJpZCI6Ijk2M2E1MjMyLTczODAtNDU3Yy05M2EyLTZjY2JlMmI2NzkzOSIsImlhdCI6MTc3NTkxODk4MX0.GDizhSev-OykvwVFoQZlskWhwr5DjwEad7NPEpSvs8s",
	"monetization_model": "AD_SUPPORTED",
	"policy": "MONETIZE",
	"user": {
		"avatar_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000367648727-gp601z-large.jpg",
		"city": "London",
		"comments_count": 0,
		"country_code": null,
		"created_at": null,
		"creator_subscriptions": [
			{
				"product": {
					"id": "creator-pro-unlimited"
				}
			}
		],
		"creator_subscription": {
			"product": {
				"id": "creator-pro-unlimited"
			}
		},
		"description": "Delivering high quality Drum & Bass content to party people around the world.",
		"followers_count": 173908,
		"followings_count": 0,
		"first_name": "",
		"full_name": "",
		"groups_count": 0,
		"id": 366752855,
		"kind": "user",
		"last_modified": "2026-04-08T18:37:50Z",
		"last_name": "",
		"likes_count": 2,
		"playlist_likes_count": 0,
		"permalink": "dnballstars",
		"permalink_url": "https://soundcloud.com/dnballstars",
		"playlist_count": 28,
		"reposts_count": null,
		"track_count": 775,
		"uri": "https://api.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud%3Ausers%3A366752855",
		"urn": "soundcloud:users:366752855",
		"username": "DnB Allstars",
		"verified": true,
		"visuals": {
			"urn": "soundcloud:users:366752855",
			"enabled": true,
			"visuals": [
				{
					"urn": "soundcloud:visuals:39386193",
					"entry_time": 0,
					"visual_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/visuals-000366752855-f8pJyi-original.jpg"
				}
			],
			"tracking": null
		},
		"badges": {
			"pro": false,
			"creator_mid_tier": false,
			"pro_unlimited": true,
			"verified": true
		},
		"station_urn": "soundcloud:system-playlists:artist-stations:366752855",
		"station_permalink": "artist-stations:366752855",
		"date_of_birth": null
	},
	"direct_stream_url": "https://playback.media-streaming.soundcloud.cloud/ARi9lybVjqOJ/aac_160k/53da2e1e-c0bb-4cd8-ac53-55bdc65cc9ea/playlist.m3u8?expires=1775926396&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5YmFjay5tZWRpYS1zdHJlYW1pbmcuc291bmRjbG91ZC5jbG91ZC9BUmk5bHliVmpxT0ovYWFjXzE2MGsvNTNkYTJlMWUtYzBiYi00Y2Q4LWFjNTMtNTViZGM2NWNjOWVhL3BsYXlsaXN0Lm0zdTg~ZXhwaXJlcz0xNzc1OTI2Mzk2IiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoxNzc1OTE5MzE2fX19XX0_&Signature=CFMFdtSpfkhZfqZFmFZuq4-L8ZLHEdO3TZaDHg-ezMPcsADwkksHibANGxu-mmbiMYFdvOD7mAzDCPUx4VMXiU5pdNe~5PS7VVT5Zns1Ed4gT4ydZRuen-e1gC3KHYxq0n3IpiPx2Exxsila6I3ddMvG2cEH~UVYU3uQ1Vm8psNhv2h8tnUILBt04mJbYqC~OLr867GWiWRrt1eaRdTzCexoocGyR6mZS94iIWyZvIgqTmG3aKKC42zOqNMSOz-oRD~DI6K31trVa8IdbHaq9q2Jc3Wb1zE6TuN7SGk-XQzqHYA9h51vYFCDCN7UxtHwzg-E99q5DDZtJ6DSkOAjnA__&Key-Pair-Id=K34606QXLEIRF3"
}

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🛠️ How to Use

1. Install the Apify CLI.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Run apify run locally or apify push to deploy it directly to the Apify Cloud.

📈 Performance Advantage

Most SoundCloud scrapers use Puppeteer or Playwright, which are heavy and expensive to run. SoundCloud Pro Scraper communicates directly with the backend API. This means:

• 90% Lower RAM Usage compared to browser-based scrapers.
• Faster Execution: No waiting for images or CSS to load.
• Cost Effective: Process thousands of items for a fraction of the cost.

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