SoundCloud Scraper

Extract tracks, artists, and playlists from SoundCloud at scale, with the richest field set on the platform: full engagement metrics, commercial identifiers (ISRC, UPC), stream and waveform resources, genre and tags, and complete creator profiles. Search by keyword or paste any URL. No API key required.

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Why this scraper?

🎵 Every entity type in one actor

Tracks, artists, and playlists or albums. Paste any SoundCloud URL and the type is detected automatically — a track link returns a track, an artist link returns the profile plus all of that artist's public tracks, a playlist link returns the full tracklist.

📊 The complete field set

Over 50 fields per record. Play counts, likes, reposts, comments and downloads, plus genre, tags, license, label, and full timing. Nothing is thinned out to keep rows small.

💿 Commercial identifiers

ISRC, UPC/EAN, publisher artist, album and release titles, writer/composer, and P-line/C-line rights data — everything a catalogue or rights workflow needs.

🔊 Stream and media resources

Every published stream resource (HLS and progressive), preset, protocol, and quality, plus artwork and waveform URLs.

👤 Full creator profiles

Follower and following counts, track and playlist totals, verification status, and location, attached to every track and returned in full for artist searches.

🔎 Search or direct URL

Search tracks, artists, or playlists by keyword with automatic pagination, or feed exact URLs. Combine both in a single run.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	"searchTracks"	What to scrape for Search queries: searchTracks, searchUsers, or searchPlaylists. Ignored when Start URLs are provided.
searchQueries	array	[]	One search term per line — a genre, artist name, or any keyword.
startUrls	array	[]	Any SoundCloud URLs — track, artist, playlist/album, or search page. Type is detected automatically. Takes precedence over Search queries.
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum records across all queries and URLs combined. Set to 0 for unlimited.
hydratePlaylistTracks	boolean	true	Backfill id-only playlist tracks with full titles and metadata.
includeCreatorDetails	boolean	true	Attach a compact creator block to every track record.

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Output schema

Each record carries a type field (track, user, or playlist). Fields the source does not publish for a given item are returned as null rather than omitted.

Track record

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Always "track".
id	number	SoundCloud track id.
urn	string	SoundCloud URN (e.g. soundcloud:tracks:123).
title	string	Track title.
permalink	string	URL slug.
url	string	Full public track URL.
description	string	Track description as published.
genre	string	Genre label.
tags	array	Parsed tag list.
playbackCount	number	Play count.
likesCount	number	Likes.
repostsCount	number	Reposts.
commentCount	number	Comments.
downloadCount	number	Downloads.
durationMs	number	Playable duration in milliseconds.
fullDurationMs	number	Full duration in milliseconds.
duration	string	Human-readable duration (m:ss).
createdAt	string	Upload timestamp (ISO 8601).
releaseDate	string	Release date where published.
displayDate	string	Display date.
lastModified	string	Last modified timestamp.
license	string	License string.
labelName	string	Label name.
monetizationModel	string	Monetization model.
policy	string	Playback policy.
sharing	string	public or private.
streamable	boolean	Whether the track is streamable.
downloadable	boolean	Whether downloads are enabled.
hasDownloadsLeft	boolean	Whether download quota remains.
commentable	boolean	Whether comments are enabled.
embeddableBy	string	Embed permission scope.
isrc	string	International Standard Recording Code.
upcOrEan	string	UPC or EAN barcode.
publisherArtist	string	Publisher-declared artist.
albumTitle	string	Album title.
releaseTitle	string	Release title.
writerComposer	string	Writer / composer credit.
pLine	string	Phonographic copyright line.
cLine	string	Copyright line.
explicit	boolean	Explicit-content flag.
containsMusic	boolean	Whether the item is flagged as music.
artworkUrl	string	Artwork image URL.
waveformUrl	string	Waveform data URL.
stationPermalink	string	Related station slug.
streams	array	Published stream resources: url, preset, protocol, mimeType, quality, snipped.
userId	number	Creator id.
creator	object	Compact creator block (see below).

Artist (user) record

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Always "user".
id	number	Artist id.
urn	string	SoundCloud URN.
username	string	Display name.
fullName	string	Full name where published.
permalink	string	URL slug.
url	string	Full profile URL.
description	string	Profile bio as published.
avatarUrl	string	Avatar image URL.
verified	boolean	Verification status.
city	string	City.
countryCode	string	ISO country code.
followersCount	number	Followers.
followingsCount	number	Accounts followed.
trackCount	number	Public tracks.
playlistCount	number	Public playlists.
likesCount	number	Likes given.
commentsCount	number	Comments made.
groupsCount	number	Groups.
lastModified	string	Last modified timestamp.
stationPermalink	string	Artist station slug.

Playlist / album record

Field	Type	Description
type	string	Always "playlist".
id	number	Playlist id.
title	string	Playlist or album title.
permalink	string	URL slug.
url	string	Full public URL.
description	string	Description as published.
genre	string	Genre label.
tags	array	Parsed tag list.
isAlbum	boolean	Whether it is an album.
setType	string	Set type (album, ep, etc.).
trackCount	number	Number of tracks.
durationMs	number	Total duration in milliseconds.
duration	string	Human-readable total duration.
likesCount	number	Likes.
repostsCount	number	Reposts.
license	string	License string.
labelName	string	Label name.
createdAt	string	Creation timestamp.
releaseDate	string	Release date.
publishedAt	string	Publish timestamp.
displayDate	string	Display date.
lastModified	string	Last modified timestamp.
artworkUrl	string	Artwork image URL.
sharing	string	public or private.
userId	number	Creator id.
creator	object	Compact creator block (see below).
tracks	array	Full tracklist (hydrated when enabled), each a track record.

Creator block (embedded on tracks and playlists)

Field	Type	Description
id	number	Creator id.
urn	string	SoundCloud URN.
username	string	Display name.
fullName	string	Full name where published.
permalinkUrl	string	Profile URL.
avatarUrl	string	Avatar image URL.
followersCount	number	Followers.
followingsCount	number	Accounts followed.
trackCount	number	Public tracks.
verified	boolean	Verification status.
city	string	City.
countryCode	string	ISO country code.

Example record

{
  "type": "track",
  "id": 2336103512,
  "urn": "soundcloud:tracks:2336103512",
  "title": "Not Exactly (Rinzen Remix)",
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/deadmau5/not-exactly-rinzen-remix",
  "description": "Melodic house & techno remix.",
  "genre": "Melodic House & Techno",
  "tags": ["Melodic House & Techno"],
  "playbackCount": 11805,
  "likesCount": 940,
  "repostsCount": 112,
  "commentCount": 11,
  "downloadCount": 0,
  "durationMs": 273872,
  "duration": "4:33",
  "createdAt": "2026-06-15T09:56:01Z",
  "releaseDate": "2026-06-15",
  "license": "all-rights-reserved",
  "labelName": "mau5trap",
  "streamable": true,
  "isrc": "CA5KR2656692",
  "upcOrEan": null,
  "publisherArtist": "deadmau5",
  "albumTitle": null,
  "explicit": false,
  "artworkUrl": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-...-large.jpg",
  "waveformUrl": "https://wave.sndcdn.com/....json",
  "streams": [
    {
      "url": "https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:2336103512/.../stream/hls",
      "preset": "aac_160k",
      "protocol": "hls",
      "mimeType": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"",
      "quality": "sq",
      "snipped": false
    }
  ],
  "userId": 5427,
  "creator": {
    "id": 5427,
    "username": "deadmau5",
    "permalinkUrl": "https://soundcloud.com/deadmau5",
    "followersCount": 372451,
    "trackCount": 383,
    "verified": true,
    "city": "Toronto",
    "countryCode": "CA"
  }
}

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Examples

Search tracks by genre

{ "mode": "searchTracks", "searchQueries": ["melodic techno"], "maxResults": 500 }

Find artists by name

{ "mode": "searchUsers", "searchQueries": ["flume", "skrillex"], "maxResults": 50 }

Scrape an artist profile and all their tracks

{ "startUrls": ["https://soundcloud.com/deadmau5"], "maxResults": 1000 }

Mixed URLs — track, playlist, and a search page

{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://soundcloud.com/skrillex/sets/recess",
    "https://soundcloud.com/flume/never-be-like-you",
    "https://soundcloud.com/search?q=lofi"
  ],
  "maxResults": 2000
}

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Scheduled daily run:

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "lofi hip hop"
  ],
  "maxResults": 300
}

Schedule this input in the Apify Scheduler (for example daily at 07:00) to keep an always-fresh dataset.

💰 Pricing

$0.99 per 1,000 results — you only pay for records successfully retrieved. Failed retries are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.10
1,000	~$0.99
10,000	~$9.90
100,000	~$99.00

Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $0.34 per 1,000 at the highest tier. Use the Max results cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	Typical time
100 results	under 1 minute
1,000 results	1–3 minutes
10,000 results	12–25 minutes

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Known limitations

• Private tracks, playlists, and profiles are not accessible — only public content is returned.
• Commercial identifiers (ISRC, UPC) are present only where the uploader or distributor has published them; many independent uploads leave them blank.
• Stream resource URLs are the platform's authorised playback endpoints; this actor surfaces the URLs and formats but does not download audio.
• Search result totals reflect what SoundCloud's public search returns, which can differ slightly from on-site counts.

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Technical details

• Source: soundcloud.com — public tracks, artists, and playlists
• Coverage: global, searchable by keyword or direct URL
• Retry: automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff

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