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SoundCloud Engineering

@SoundCloudDev

Everything related to SoundCloud Development and the API. Need API key? https://nitter.cf/t.co/fqAtemklD9

 Berlin/LA/London/New York
developers.soundcloud.com/
Joined May 2009
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Welcome to our new portal for developers developers.soundcloud.com/
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Spotted SoundCloud logo at Google Playtime in London! Shout out to our Android team!
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Our API now supports stations, personalized playlists (like your Weekly) and other so called system playlists! It has been a couple of years! But it's live! More to come! 🥳
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You think we only vibe code these days? You think you can do better? We're hiring Android and iOS Engineers in Berlin and New York! Come and work with us! soundcloud.com/company/caree…
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One extra condition on an if cut our p99 by 3×. Five lines changed. Four of them were the comment explaining why. developers.soundcloud.com/bl…

One line of Python, and a 3× drop in p99

We removed one log statement from a service’s hot path this week. Its 99th-percentile response latency fell from a steady to , and CPU usage dropped by about the same factor. The cleanest way to see...

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You asked for details for our new transcodings! Here you go: developers.soundcloud.com/bl…

Less Is More: Why Audio on SoundCloud Looks Different

Last year, SoundCloud upgraded its AAC encoder for the first time in over a decade. The new one (Fraunhofer’s libfdk_aac) delivers higher perceptual audio quality across every metric we track. But if...

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It seems SoundCloud is on🔥! Can't handle heat? 😋
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In May we opened self-service app registration for Artist Pro subscribers. That fixed the browser flow. Two requests kept coming up anyway: can I do this from the terminal? And where is the OpenAPI file? 👇 developers.soundcloud.com/bl…
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Responding to customer reviews is important. Always appreciate folks changing their review after 😁
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"We just can't get enough!" 🗣️🎸 We just rolled a brand new Related Artists endpoint on SoundCloud API. Time to remix your codebase with new discovery beats! github.com/soundcloud/api/re… Happy Coding!
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Your agent does your work for you these days? We published a new section just for them! developers.soundcloud.com/do…
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These aren't the drums you're looking for... but they're the ones you need. #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Developers: If you're still using the old OAuth 2.0 endpoint for Soundcloud APIs, this is your last chance to migrate before your app will stop worlking! How to check: if you use api.soundcloud.com/oauth2 and not secure.soundcloud.com please migrate asap!
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who's ready
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Are you writing custom SoundCloud players for your website? What is missing in our widget? Help us building a better widget! github.com/soundcloud/api/di…
What would you wish for for our widget? · soundcloud api · Discussion #482

What would you wish for for our widget? · soundcloud api · Discussion #482

Many of you are writing custom players. Tell us what is missing in our widget so you would not do that! https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/html5-widget

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So excited to announce that we were named "Best for Cars" this year by @GooglePlay team. A big shout out to our #Android developers! #GooglePlayBestOf
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Build something cool with SoundCloud API? Show and Tell us here: github.com/soundcloud/api/di…

soundcloud api Show And Tell · Discussions

Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for soundcloud api in the Show And Tell category.

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You like #Kotlin? Come to #Soundcloud HQ in Berlin for a great Meetup lineup: - Parallel Spring Boot Integration Tests: from >5 minutes to < 30 seconds by @jillesvangurp Crafting Idiomatic APIs with Kotlin and Compiler Plugins by Ash Davies meetup.com/de-DE/kotlin-berl…
Episode 6 of the 2025 Edition - The autumn dance!, Do., 16. Okt. 2025, 19:00 | Meetup

Episode 6 of the 2025 Edition - The autumn dance!, Do., 16. Okt. 2025, 19:00 | Meetup

The autumn just started... but we are not preparing yet for the winter! So the next dance will be thankfully at SoundCloud! **Line-Up:** 👉 *Parallel Spring Boot Integrat

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Do you play via SoundCloud API? Important updates for you: - We're moving to HLS only - Wer'e moving away from Opus and MP3 to AAC only Details on the blog: developers.soundcloud.com/bl… Please update your apps to be ready for the future!
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I been had them
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