SoundCloud Scraper — Track Metadata Extractor (Likes, Genre, Reposts)

Extract SoundCloud track metadata in bulk: title, duration, genre, likes, reposts, comments count, uploader. Supports tracks, playlists, user profiles, and batch URL input. No audio download — clean structured data only. HTTP-only, $0.002 per track.

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What is the SoundCloud Scraper?

The SoundCloud Scraper is an Apify actor that pulls metadata from any SoundCloud track, playlist, or user profile. Drop in a list of URLs and get back a clean dataset: title, duration, genre, likes count, reposts count, comments count, uploader name, upload date, artwork. No audio download — pure metadata extraction for analytics, music research, and creator-economy tracking.

Especially valuable for indie music research, podcast analytics, and tracking up-and-coming artists.

Use cases

• Music industry analytics — track top SoundCloud tracks in a genre over time (likes velocity).
• A&R / talent scouting — find rising indie artists in electronic, hip-hop, house SoundCloud charts.
• Podcast analytics — many podcasts host on SoundCloud; pull listen/like counts.
• Brand sponsorship — find top SoundCloud creators in a niche genre for influencer partnerships.
• Cross-platform creator economy — combine with Spotify, YouTube data for full music-creator view.
• Genre trend research — count uploads per genre per month to spot rising sounds.

Input

{
  "urls": [
    "https://soundcloud.com/example_artist/example-track",
    "https://soundcloud.com/example_artist/sets/example-album",
    "https://soundcloud.com/example_artist"
  ]
}

Output

{
  "track_id": "1234567890",
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/example_artist/example-track",
  "title": "Example Track Title",
  "duration_sec": 234,
  "genre": "electronic",
  "likes": 12453,
  "reposts": 423,
  "comments_count": 87,
  "uploader": "example_artist",
  "uploaded_at": "2026-04-10",
  "artwork_url": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/..."
}

Pricing

PAY_PER_EVENT — $0.002 per track metadata fetched (= $2 per 1,000). Failed fetches not charged.

FAQ — SoundCloud API alternatives

SoundCloud official API? Closed to new applicants since 2014. This scraper provides bulk access without auth.

Does it download audio? No — metadata only. For audio download, use yt-dlp (which supports SoundCloud).

Playlist expansion? Yes — playlist URLs are auto-expanded to constituent tracks.

User profile = all tracks? Yes — user URLs return all public tracks for that profile (paginated).

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License: MIT · Author: dltik