Track Stream Links

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GET/tracks/stream

Get playable audio links (MP3 and HLS) for a track, with format, bitrate and expiry time.

QUERY PARAMS

track *

SoundCloud track link, numeric ID, URN or artist/track permalink. Share links (on.soundcloud.com) and secret links work too.

Examples:

Link: https://soundcloud.com/billieeilish/ocean-eyes
ID: 233719633
Permalink: billieeilish/ocean-eyes

{
  "id": 233719633,
  "title": "Ocean Eyes",
  "link": "https://soundcloud.com/billieeilish/ocean-eyes",
  "duration_ms": 200456,
  "playable_duration_ms": 200456,
  "policy": "monetize",
  "is_preview_only": false,
  "is_downloadable": false,
  "streams": [
    {
      "format": "aac",
      "bitrate_kbps": 160,
      "protocol": "hls",
      "quality": "sq",
      "mime_type": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"",
      "is_preview": false,
      "link": "https://playback.media-streaming.soundcloud.cloud/gE8zJfoXbliZ/aac_160k/955d1c33-0c38-494e-bdfe-5618d652039a/playlist.m3u8?expires=1789826764&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5YmFjay5tZWRpYS1zdHJlYW1pbmcuc291bmRjbG91ZC5jbG91ZC9nRTh6SmZvWGJsaVovYWFjXzE2MGsvOTU1ZDFjMzMtMGMzOC00OTRlLWJkZmUtNTYxOGQ2NTIwMzlhL3BsYXlsaXN0Lm0zdTg~ZXhwaXJlcz0xNzg5ODI2NzY0IiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoxNzg5ODE5Njg0fX19XX0_&Signature=DjebPWqI5OKmy7M6TjzjIvqKKcULjMmbMHhuyVFIjv8s89wBOsf12gVjYS8d2ZCdIoxMaCWtKfjln4hPa9QzzMsHWJr00JhHqO3Kr64JfaGZsVrpM66ThXWUls-hk1cZLjTmAvo58tLpBrSLmjyIiQBOTtA8-44mYr2V07DtQNTMTALMlqAsfIZQRAcDzBBaFcfKYJoDA9xKkAZZzLhGPbE-wqSUmcjfcbnV9FfIkbL9Rt-d0vDM55pqHw3I3TfXQ9Rj0R2auzhjTOHLoZ4EF0JmryddM2UM~iVhrylBSi5P95GHwcBYEX9tbq6XLXkvDh4qyzEP8uUc7dDrysZidA__&Key-Pair-Id=K34606QXLEIRF3",
      "expires_at": "2026-09-19T14:06:04Z"
    },
    {
      "format": "mp3",
      "bitrate_kbps": 128,
      "protocol": "hls",
      "quality": "sq",
      "mime_type": "audio/mpeg",
      "is_preview": false,
      "link": "https://cf-hls-media.sndcdn.com/playlist/gE8zJfoXbliZ.128.mp3/playlist.m3u8?Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiKjovL2NmLWhscy1tZWRpYS5zbmRjZG4uY29tL3BsYXlsaXN0L2dFOHpKZm9YYmxpWi4xMjgubXAzL3BsYXlsaXN0Lm0zdTgqIiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoxNzg5ODE5Njg0fX19XX0_&Signature=KfKHrUBujHQBVxphU2TUMQVjWf4uyfjiVi~k68cxyufL~yHr-UOg9U4~-3aqykXA1mCh1deoYMGhOVH8ed2lmx0iLjb-pvJfAWRfVAwpi3~kTMzRpArJBfwdcdFrApwIc7~guC8-azMfS6Y71uXfftpq1KJbqwCslW37SDmiGgaT8k3QCh01tdsG0RvZF4bb8ZW2M~IVclzlML7vDiROixkeyrA5PnmLOJarE7Gx0AZMsytuQH5cfc~fIBVHslaIC60wQD7oT2QpX6UbNVlvlTU40K6A2oMFUB~~bCBqcBIigiZRpLPXSWzi-FTBri2tT5fs2aXY3NH0oh6DmRjrRQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAI6TU7MMXM5DG6EPQ",
      "expires_at": "2026-09-19T12:08:04Z"
    },
    {
      "format": "aac",
      "bitrate_kbps": 96,
      "protocol": "hls",
      "quality": "lq",
      "mime_type": "audio/mp4; codecs=\"mp4a.40.2\"",
      "is_preview": false,
      "link": "https://playback.media-streaming.soundcloud.cloud/gE8zJfoXbliZ/aac_96k/0633723e-5eb9-45f1-9b95-760f9d6e9a97/playlist.m3u8?expires=1789826764&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5YmFjay5tZWRpYS1zdHJlYW1pbmcuc291bmRjbG91ZC5jbG91ZC9nRTh6SmZvWGJsaVovYWFjXzk2ay8wNjMzNzIzZS01ZWI5LTQ1ZjEtOWI5NS03NjBmOWQ2ZTlhOTcvcGxheWxpc3QubTN1OD9leHBpcmVzPTE3ODk4MjY3NjQiLCJDb25kaXRpb24iOnsiRGF0ZUxlc3NUaGFuIjp7IkFXUzpFcG9jaFRpbWUiOjE3ODk4MTk2ODR9fX1dfQ__&Signature=V4p0Ah5zqntsXka6JA2JV~pZ53qyx6fe-GEmdqVtLvDkcUF6QPQi3r2Nlfqw76cxdKW~xdfAYkqRCuQeVkOT1UXDVnsqxBb7g0YFjsqFzJm7OpwIeLfqR86cUuCdyxoc5-uwsSzc77f36hAZs1MSdmGldaNWqphid9ClXJ7bVzrxmRtI34yRnjm9qXHpSDZYfVjbfRibnt2wWKUH0nNTY8Jy12n4Ane7388upCNz6qVeyF42Y-7TkU1C8Sa2bTRTP5~80Y7s-icLbGzc9Sq57-Ev2z6NiP6zvn4AiT8JgPglp9tn82Hcjmb-GZP7jIhtFMFD0n2Vnbcwe6Dt4pjEMw__&Key-Pair-Id=K34606QXLEIRF3",
      "expires_at": "2026-09-19T14:06:04Z"
    }
  ]
}