# \[DEPRECATED] SoundCloud Scraper - Track Metadata Extractor (`dltik/soundcloud-scraper`) Actor

Extrayez les métadonnées de tracks SoundCloud : titre, durée, genre, likes, reposts, commentaires, uploader. Supporte tracks, playlists, profils utilisateurs et batch d'URLs. Aucun téléchargement — données structurées uniquement.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dltik/soundcloud-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Walid](https://apify.com/dltik) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Social media
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 1,000 track scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 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**.

⭐ **Bookmark this SoundCloud Scraper** — Apify ranks actors by bookmarks, so it directly helps the visibility of this scraper on the Apify Store.

### What is the SoundCloud Scraper?

The **SoundCloud Scraper** is an Apify actor that pulls metadata from any [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/) 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

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

### Output

```json
{
  "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).

***

⭐ **Found this useful? Bookmark this SoundCloud Scraper** — it's the strongest signal for Apify Store ranking.

#### Related actors

- [Vimeo Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/vimeo-scraper) — video metadata
- [Dailymotion Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/dailymotion-scraper) — Dailymotion videos
- [YouTube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/dltik/youtube-transcript-scraper) — bulk YouTube transcripts

License: MIT · Author: [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik)

# Actor input Schema

## `url` (type: `string`):

URL d'un track, playlist, profil utilisateur ou likes SoundCloud (ex: https://soundcloud.com/artist/track-name)

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Liste d'URLs SoundCloud pour traitement batch

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Nombre maximum de tracks à retourner (1-1000)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Métadonnées structurées de chaque track SoundCloud : titre, durée, genre, likes, reposts, commentaires, uploader.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dltik/soundcloud-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dltik/soundcloud-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "url": "https://soundcloud.com/forss/flickermood"
}' |
apify call dltik/soundcloud-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,dltik/soundcloud-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/t6e4qrq5mAvqB42bo/builds/83SfJwEHupaJaGhUH/openapi.json