> **For coding agents and LLMs:** This is one page from the Social Fetch docs (markdown export). For curated orientation and workflow guidance, start with [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt); for agent onboarding and crawl rules, use [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt); for the full endpoint list with links to pages like this one, use [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt); for one platform's parameters and curls, use [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt); use [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) when you need structured JSON for tool registration. ## This page - **On-site (HTML):** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/soundcloud/tracks/get](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/soundcloud/tracks/get) - **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/soundcloud/tracks/get.mdx](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/soundcloud/tracks/get.mdx) ## API base URL and authentication - **API origin (from OpenAPI `servers`):** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` - **Authentication:** send `x-api-key: sfk_...` on `/v1/**` routes unless the operation is explicitly anonymous (check OpenAPI `security`, the [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx), [`/llms.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.txt), or [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) for each route). - **OpenAPI JSON:** [https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json](https://www.socialfetch.dev/openapi.json) ## Recommended docs entrypoints (this site) - [Documentation overview](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs.mdx) — top-level orientation (markdown). - [Quickstart](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/quickstart.mdx) — authenticate with `x-api-key`, validate auth with `whoami`, and understand the JSON envelope. - [SDK](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk.mdx) — official TypeScript SDK guide, including `SocialFetchClient`, `Result`, and `unwrap()`. - [SDK reference](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/sdk-reference.mdx) — exhaustive SDK method inventory and route mapping for agents, tooling, and power users. - [Choose the right endpoint](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/choose-endpoint.mdx) — task-oriented route selection for smoke tests, profiles, list endpoints, and single-item lookups. - [Capability matrix](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/capability-matrix.mdx) — fast comparison of identifiers, pagination, outcomes, media download, and SDK coverage. - [Recipes](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/recipes.mdx) — copyable workflows (brand monitoring, transcripts, Ad Library, creator scoring, Reddit research) with credit callouts and SDK examples. - [Integrations](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations.mdx) — MCP for AI clients, n8n verified node, Apify Store Actors, SDK, and REST API connection paths. - [MCP product page](https://www.socialfetch.dev/mcp) — hosted MCP overview, OAuth, Skills install. - [MCP integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/mcp.mdx) — hosted `/mcp` server, OAuth, Cursor/VS Code/Claude install snippets, 157 endpoint tools, plus docs_search/docs_read for implementation help. - [n8n integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/n8n.mdx) — install `n8n-nodes-socialfetch`, credentials, and workflow examples. - [Apify integration](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/integrations/apify.mdx) — Store Actors under @social-fetch, PPE billing, dataset export, and quick start. - [`/llms-endpoints.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-endpoints.txt) — every documented operation with a direct link to that route's agent-readable markdown page (prefer this over parsing OpenAPI). - [`/llms-{platform}.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms-tiktok.txt) — per-platform endpoint files generated from OpenAPI (parameters, credits, curls). - [`/agents.txt`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/agents.txt) — agent crawl/onboarding file with capabilities, auth rules, and allowlist. - [`/llms.json`](https://www.socialfetch.dev/llms.json) — structured machine-readable operation inventory with parameter names, pagination, outcomes, credits, and SDK mapping. - [API reference hub](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api.mdx) — human-friendly index of operations with links into generated pages. - [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) — shared error envelope and HTTP status guidance. - [Credits](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/credits.mdx) — metering, `402`, and planning batch jobs. - Outcome semantics such as `found`, `not_found`, and `private` are documented in [Errors](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/errors.mdx) and on operation pages when present in the OpenAPI contract. ## Markdown docs convention - Every docs page has a markdown twin: append **`.mdx`** to the docs pathname (for example `/docs/quickstart` → `/docs/quickstart.mdx`). - Agents that send `Accept: text/markdown` on `/docs/**` HTML URLs may receive markdown directly (same URL, `Vary: Accept`). --- # Get SoundCloud track (https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/soundcloud/tracks/get) ## Summary Get a SoundCloud track by URL. Call GET /v1/soundcloud/tracks on the Social Fetch API for parameters, response shape, and examples. **Tags:** `SoundCloud` ## HTTP - **Method:** GET - **Path:** `/v1/soundcloud/tracks` - **Base URL:** `https://api.socialfetch.dev` ## Capability summary - **SDK mapping:** `client.soundcloud.getTrack({ url })` - **Accepted identifiers:** `url` (query) - **Pagination:** none - **Business outcome field:** `data.lookupStatus` with values `found`, `not_found` ## Credits - **Base:** 1 credit per successful lookup. - **Maximum on success (200):** 1 credit. - **Normalization failure (502):** 0 credits charged. - **Authoritative field:** `meta.creditsCharged`. ## Authentication - **`x-api-key`**: API key (`sfk_...`) ## Parameters ### `url` (query) - **Required:** yes - **Constraints:** type `string`; minLength: 1; maxLength: 4096 - **Description:** Link to the SoundCloud track. ## Responses (status codes) - **200**: SoundCloud track lookup result. - **400**: Invalid query or bad request - **401**: Missing or invalid API key - **402**: Insufficient credits - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. ## Response body (200) SoundCloud track lookup result. ### Field outline - **data** (required) — type `object`. Endpoint-specific response payload. - **lookupStatus** (required) — type `string`; enum: found, not_found. Whether the track was found. - **track** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Track details when available. - **id** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Stable SoundCloud track id as a string. - **title** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Track title. - **url** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Canonical public SoundCloud URL for the track. - **permalink** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Track slug within the creator's profile when available. - **description** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Track description text when available. - **genre** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Genre label when available. - **tags** (required) — type `array`. Creator-supplied tags for the track (may be empty). - _items:_ - type `string`; minLength: 1 - **artworkUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Track artwork image URL when available. - **durationMs** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Full track duration in milliseconds when available. - **createdAt** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 timestamp when the track was uploaded. - **releaseDate** (required) — type `string`; nullable. ISO-8601 release date when available. - **labelName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Record label credited on the track when available. - **license** (required) — type `string`; nullable. License the track is published under when available. - **isrc** (required) — type `string`; nullable. International Standard Recording Code when available. - **albumTitle** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Album or release the track belongs to when available. - **artistName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Credited artist name from the release metadata. - **explicit** (required) — type `boolean`; nullable. Whether the release metadata marks the track as explicit. - **downloadable** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the creator allows downloads for this track. - **artist** (required) — type `object`; nullable. Creator who uploaded the track when available. - **platform** (required) — type `string`; enum: soundcloud. Social platform for this creator. - **platformUserId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Stable SoundCloud user id as a string. - **handle** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. SoundCloud handle without a leading @. - **displayName** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Public display name when available. - **avatarUrl** (required) — type `string`; nullable. Avatar image URL when available. - **profileUrl** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Canonical public SoundCloud profile URL. - **verified** (required) — type `boolean`. Whether the creator is marked as verified. - **followers** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Follower count for the creator when available. - **metrics** (required) — type `object`. Engagement metrics for the track. - **plays** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Play count when available. - **likes** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Like count when available. - **reposts** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Repost count when available. - **comments** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Comment count when available. - **downloads** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0; nullable. Download count when available. - **meta** (required) — type `object`. Metadata describing the request and billing outcome. - **requestId** (required) — type `string`; minLength: 1. Unique request identifier for tracing this API call. - **creditsCharged** (required) — type `integer`; minimum: 0. Credits charged for this request. - **version** (required) — type `string`; enum: v1. Public API version that served the response. - **cached** (optional) — type `boolean`. True when served from shared response cache. Credits still apply (full endpoint price); Age header may be present. ### Example JSON (found) ```json { "data": { "lookupStatus": "found", "track": { "id": "2306956232", "title": "Lights On (feat. Big Sean)", "url": "https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/lights-on-feat-big-sean", "permalink": "lights-on-feat-big-sean", "description": null, "genre": "R&B", "tags": [], "artworkUrl": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-yDBHqvCqcSNn-0-large.jpg", "durationMs": 179305, "createdAt": "2026-04-22T00:39:25Z", "releaseDate": "2026-04-23T00:00:00Z", "labelName": "TSNMI / Atlantic", "license": "all-rights-reserved", "isrc": "USAT22601414", "albumTitle": "Kehlani", "artistName": "Kehlani", "explicit": true, "downloadable": false, "artist": { "platform": "soundcloud", "platformUserId": "51562330", "handle": "kehlanimusic", "displayName": "Kehlani", "avatarUrl": "https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-4pU1zic9ZyyDdF4G-dF6LHA-large.jpg", "profileUrl": "https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic", "verified": true, "followers": 846352 }, "metrics": { "plays": 64952, "likes": 2545, "reposts": 32, "comments": 25, "downloads": 0 } } }, "meta": { "requestId": "req_01example", "creditsCharged": 1, "version": "v1" } } ``` ### Machine-readable error codes When an error JSON body is returned, it may include one of these `error.code` values (derived from the OpenAPI schemas for this operation; additional codes may exist at runtime): - `bad_request` ## Error handling & retries Interpret HTTP status codes using the descriptions below. Do not assume a JSON body unless the OpenAPI schema defines one for that status. - **400**: Invalid query or bad request **Retry:** Fix the request; retrying the same invalid payload will not help. - **401**: Missing or invalid API key **Retry:** Fix the API key first; retrying without changes will not help. - **402**: Insufficient credits **Retry:** Do not retry without resolving billing/credits (retrying the same request will not help). - **500**: Unexpected or billing error - **502**: Lookup could not be completed from the response (unexpected or invalid data). **Retry:** May be transient; a few retries with backoff are reasonable. - **503**: Service temporarily unavailable; safe to retry with backoff. **Retry:** Usually safe to retry with exponential backoff and jitter. ### Suggested client defaults - Send the API key using the `x-api-key` header on every request. - On `503` (and sometimes `502`), retry with backoff; cap retries and surface a clear error to the user. - On `402`, surface an actionable billing message rather than blind retries. ## Examples ### TypeScript SDK ```typescript import { SocialFetchClient } from "@socialfetch/sdk"; const client = new SocialFetchClient({ apiKey: process.env.SOCIALFETCH_API_KEY!, }); const result = await client.soundcloud.getTrack({ url: "https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/lights-on-feat-big-sean", }); if (!result.ok) { console.error(result.error); } else { console.log(result.value.data); } ``` ### Node.js ```javascript const response = await fetch( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/soundcloud/tracks?url=https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/lights-on-feat-big-sean", { headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" } } ); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); ``` ### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/soundcloud/tracks?url=https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/lights-on-feat-big-sean" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ### Python ```python import requests response = requests.get( "https://api.socialfetch.dev/v1/soundcloud/tracks?url=https://soundcloud.com/kehlanimusic/lights-on-feat-big-sean", headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}, ) data = response.json() print(data) ```