Download public SoundCloud tracks with one API call, as MP3, M4A or WAV. Title, artist, duration and artwork come with every response.
Free: read the title, channel and duration before you download, and see what it will cost. This is the real response for this link.
curl -G "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/v1/media" \ --data-urlencode "url=https://soundcloud.com/ethmusic/lostin-powers-she-so-heavy" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
{
"title": "Lostin Powers - She so Heavy (SneakPreview) Adrian Ackers Blueprint 1",
"channel": "E.T. ExTerrestrial Music",
"platform": "Soundcloud",
"thumbnail": "https://…",
"duration_seconds": 143,
"minutes_required": 3
}The API answers right away with HTTP 202 and a download_id; the file is prepared in the background.
curl -X POST "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/v1/downloads" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://soundcloud.com/ethmusic/lostin-powers-she-so-heavy", "format": "mp3"}'{
"download_id": "162b76ab-833e-4720-b687-dac284d479aa",
"title": "Lostin Powers - She so Heavy (SneakPreview) Adrian Ackers Blueprint 1",
"platform": "Soundcloud",
"duration_seconds": 143,
"format": "mp3",
"quality": "best",
"status": "processing",
"progress": 0,
"minutes": 3,
"expires_at": null
}Poll the download every few seconds. When the status is ready, the response includes the file link.
curl "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/v1/downloads/162b76ab-833e-4720-b687-dac284d479aa" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
{
"download_id": "162b76ab-833e-4720-b687-dac284d479aa",
"title": "Lostin Powers - She so Heavy (SneakPreview) Adrian Ackers Blueprint 1",
"platform": "Soundcloud",
"duration_seconds": 143,
"format": "mp3",
"quality": "best",
"status": "ready",
"progress": 100,
"minutes": 3,
"expires_at": "2026-11-04T10:30:46.678Z",
"download_url": "https://videodownloadapi.com/api/downloads/162b76ab-833e-4720-b687-dac284d479aa?token=…"
}status, progressprocessing, then storing, then ready (or failed). progress goes from 0 to 100.
download_urlSigned link to the file, valid for 1 hour. Ask for the download again to get a fresh one while the file is kept (48 hours).
title, platform, duration_secondsRead from the link before the download starts, with format and quality.
minutesDownloads are billed per started minute of media: a 61-second video uses 2 minutes. Charged when the job starts, refunded automatically if it fails.
The same API for every platform, with predictable costs
Start a download, follow its progress, get a link: long videos never time out
Private, deleted or unreadable videos cost nothing: the minutes come back
MP4 up to the best available quality, or MP3, M4A and WAV audio
Get your API key and start integrating our SoundCloud video download API into your application.