SoundCloud Scraper — Tracks, Playlists, Artists, Comments & Search

Extract SoundCloud tracks, playlists/sets, artist profiles, comments, and search results — no API key, no login, no cookies. Pure HTTP, no browser — fast and cheap.

Access is managed automatically at runtime and self-heals if credentials rotate mid-run — so it keeps working without any manual key management.

Modes

Mode	Input	What you get
Search tracks	searchQueries	Tracks matching a keyword/genre/artist
Search playlists	searchQueries	Playlists/sets matching a query
Search users/artists	searchQueries	Artist/creator profiles
Track by URL	startUrls	Full metadata for a track
Playlist/Set by URL	startUrls	Playlist metadata (+ optional child tracks)
User profile + tracks	startUrls	Artist profile + all public tracks
User likes feed (extra)	startUrls	Tracks/playlists a user has liked
User reposts feed (extra)	startUrls	Tracks/playlists a user has reposted
Track comments (extra)	startUrls	Comments on a track (timestamped)
Related tracks (extra)	startUrls	Tracks related to a given track
Resolve any URL (extra)	startUrls	Auto-detect and scrape any SoundCloud URL

Why this scraper

• No API key / no login / no cookies — public data only.
• Self-healing — access is managed and refreshed automatically, so runs don't break when credentials rotate.
• Superset of metadata — everything the popular scrapers return, plus rights/publisher data (ISRC, UPC, label, album title, P-line, explicit), monetization/policy, waveform, station URLs, transcoding formats and more.
• Resolved stream URLs (opt-in) — get the real, playable progressive MP3 and HLS URLs for each track that exposes them. Some tracks are HLS-only or restricted (e.g. Go+), and are returned with a null stream URL rather than a fake one.
• Comments (opt-in or dedicated mode) — attach a comments sample to tracks, or scrape all comments.
• Likes & reposts feeds — build listening/curation graphs.
• Built-in analytics — plays per day, like/repost/comment rates, and a combined engagement rate per track.
• Dedup + time-series-friendly — de-duplicated rows, scrapedAt on every record for scheduled time-series runs.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	searchTracks	One of the modes above.
searchQueries	array	[]	Terms for search modes (one per line).
startUrls	array	[]	SoundCloud URLs for URL/feed modes.
maxResults	integer	100	Max items per query/URL. 0 = unlimited.
includeUserDetails	boolean	true	Embed full creator profile in each track.
includePlaylistTracks	boolean	false	Expand playlist child tracks (hydrated).
resolveStreamUrls	boolean	false	Resolve real MP3/HLS stream URLs per track.
includeComments	boolean	false	Attach a comments sample to each track.
commentsLimit	integer	10	Comments per track / rows in comments mode.
includeAnalytics	boolean	true	Add engagement analytics to tracks.
searchGenreFilter	string	""	Optional server-side genre filter for search.
dedupResults	boolean	true	Drop duplicate items by id within a run.
clientId	string	""	Override the auto-extracted client_id.
proxyConfiguration	object	auto	Apify Proxy configuration.

Example

{
  "mode": "searchTracks",
  "searchQueries": ["lofi hip hop", "ambient techno"],
  "maxResults": 100,
  "resolveStreamUrls": true,
  "includeAnalytics": true
}

Scrape an artist's whole catalog:

{ "mode": "userUrl", "startUrls": ["https://soundcloud.com/deadmau5"], "maxResults": 200 }

Output (track example, truncated)

{
  "_type": "track",
  "id": 417474360,
  "title": "Chill Study Beats - Lofi Hip Hop Mix",
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/nigeldelviero/chill-study-beats-lofi-hip-hop-mix",
  "genre": "Hip-hop & Rap",
  "tagList": ["Lo-Fi", "Relax", "Chill"],
  "playbackCount": 4824267, "likesCount": 93032, "repostsCount": 2221, "commentCount": 4802,
  "isrc": null, "labelName": null, "monetizationModel": "NOT_APPLICABLE",
  "waveformUrl": "https://wave.sndcdn.com/...json",
  "streamUrl": "https://cf-media.sndcdn.com/....mp3?...",
  "userName": "nigeldelviero", "userFollowersCount": 4056, "userVerified": false,
  "playsPerDay": 1653.4, "engagementRate": 0.020, "scrapedAt": "2026-09-06T..."
}

Pricing

Pay-per-event:

• Run start — $0.01, charged once per run.
• Item — $0.006 per record delivered (track, playlist, artist or comment).

You pay only for what a run actually returns — there is no monthly rental.

Support & feedback

Found a rough edge or need another field or mode? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab — requests and bug reports are welcome and shape the roadmap. If this actor saves you time, a rating on the Store page genuinely helps.

Legal

Scrapes only public data — no login, no cookies, and no copyrighted audio is downloaded by the actor. Resolved stream URLs are signed, short-lived CDN links. You are responsible for complying with SoundCloud's Terms of Service and applicable law when using the output.