specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: SoundCloud
providerId: soundcloud
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Music
- Streaming
- Audio
- OAuth
- Tracks
- Playlists
- Plans
description: >-
  SoundCloud's API is free for registered apps. New API access is currently gated; SoundCloud paused
  new API key registrations and accepts requests on a case-by-case basis. Consumer plans (SoundCloud
  Free, Go, Go+, Artist Pro, Pro Unlimited) are separate and apply to listeners and creators, not API
  consumers.
notes: API access requires application approval; SoundCloud paused public API key signups in 2021 and accepts case-by-case requests.
sources:
- https://developers.soundcloud.com/
- https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide
plans:
- id: soundcloud-developer
  name: Developer (API)
  type: free
  description: Free OAuth-based API access for approved applications.
  entries:
  - label: API Access
    name: api_access
    type: flat
    metric: requests
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Approval required
  - name: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE
- id: soundcloud-consumer
  name: Consumer Subscriptions (Listener / Creator)
  type: subscription
  description: Consumer plans (Go, Go+, Artist Pro, Pro Unlimited) apply to listeners and creators on the platform; not required for API access.
  entries:
  - label: Subscription
    name: consumer_sub
    type: flat
    metric: month
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: monthly
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: see https://soundcloud.com/pricing
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Listener tiers (Go, Go+)
  - name: Creator tiers (Artist Pro, Pro Unlimited)
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com