Yes. The Free tier is 600 requests a month at 100 requests a minute, across every endpoint in the catalogue, with no credit card. Nothing about it expires.

What happens when I hit the quota?

Requests return 429 with the limit, what you have used, and which window you tripped — nothing is queued, and nothing is charged. The monthly quota resets on the 1st (UTC). There is no rollover: unused requests do not carry into the next month.

Do failed requests use up my quota?

A 5xx does not. If a source breaks on our side, the request is excluded from your monthly count. A 4xx does count — a wrong parameter is still a request we answered. Per-minute throttling counts everything, so a retry loop is still throttled.

Which tier do I need?

Start on Free. Every response carries the remaining quota in its headers, and the dashboard reads the same number enforcement uses, so you will see the ceiling coming rather than discovering it.

How is Zapi different from RapidAPI or Apify?

Zapi focuses on a consistent REST contract — one API key, one response format, one error pattern for every source. No need to learn per-provider quirks like on traditional marketplaces, and no need to set up scraping workflows like on Apify.

What about the legality of accessing public data?

Zapi only accesses data that is publicly available without a login. Responsibility for how it is ultimately used stays with the developer — make sure your use case complies with the original source's ToS and the regulations in your operating region.

Is there an official SDK?

One: zpi-sdk, for TypeScript and JavaScript. It carries a typed error hierarchy, retries only what is safe to retry, submits bulk jobs, and verifies webhook signatures. Everything else is plain REST — cURL or any HTTP client works.

Can I request a source that isn’t in the catalogue yet?

Yes, through the community Discord, on any tier.

SoundCloud

Search tracks, fetch metadata, and extract full audio download URLs (progressive MP3 / HLS) for public SoundCloud tracks.

4 endpoints68 calls3/3 passing

Get API key

Search

Search the catalog by text query.

GET/v1/music:soundcloud/search

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
q	string	query	Search query. Required.
limit	number	query	Items per page (1-50). Default 20.
page	number	query	Page 1-based. Default 1.

Example response

{"project":"music:soundcloud",  "data": {"page":1,"count":20,    "items": [      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390/the-weeknd-blinding-lights","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-12n314eZNB8i9ydb-S3uaYg-t500x500.jpg","title":"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights full",        "artist": {"id":978685288,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390","name":"Minh Prime"        },"trackId":1316258221,"likeCount":43746,"playCount":2715988,"durationMs":762820,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2022-08-02T06:27:33Z"      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/theweeknd/blinding-lights","genre":"R & B","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-QSijq2r1DiZI-0-t500x500.jpg","title":"Blinding Lights",        "artist": {"id":3274725,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/theweeknd","name":"The Weeknd"        },"trackId":718846078,"likeCount":528112,"playCount":32580337,"durationMs":30000,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2019-11-29T00:00:00Z"      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/jump-singers/blinding-lights","genre":"Jazz & Blues","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-LOzwVN5TpQHegdjC-JZ0HFg-t500x500.jpg","title":"Blinding Lights",        "artist": {"id":1176114340,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/jump-singers","name":"Jump Singers"        },"trackId":2274096695,"likeCount":1070,"playCount":48906,"durationMs":208769,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2026-03-04T12:16:33Z"      }    ],"total":10462,"hasMore":true,"nextPage":2  },"timestamp":"2026-06-07T13:48:39Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Track Detail

Fetch full metadata for a single track by ID or URL.

GET/v1/music:soundcloud/track

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
url	string	query	Track URL or numeric track ID. Required.

Example response

{"project":"music:soundcloud",  "data": {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390/the-weeknd-blinding-lights","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-12n314eZNB8i9ydb-S3uaYg-t500x500.jpg","title":"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights full",    "artist": {"id":978685288,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390","name":"Minh Prime","avatar":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-XQXJDSO9uo5vJUlj-dcXEqg-t500x500.jpg","verified":false    },"hasHls":true,"license":"all-rights-reserved","trackId":1316258221,"likeCount":43746,"playCount":2715988,"durationMs":762820,"isExplicit":false,"streamable":true,"releaseDate":"2022-08-02T06:27:33Z","repostCount":281,"waveformUrl":"https://wave.sndcdn.com/ZPlWIUpUD7Jz_m.json","commentCount":624,"downloadable":false,"lastModified":"2022-12-16T16:47:22Z","downloadCount":0,"fullDurationMs":762802,"hasProgressive":true  },"timestamp":"2026-06-07T13:48:39Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Playlist Detail

Fetch playlist info with tracklist.

GET/v1/music:soundcloud/playlist

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
url	string	query	Playlist/set URL or numeric playlist ID. Required.
limit	number	query	Max tracks to return (1-200). Default 100.

Example response

{"project":"music:soundcloud",  "data": {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/mugatunesofficial/sets/tiktok-tik-tok-best-songs-hits-2020-viral","tags":"Workout Party Chill Study TikTok \"Tik Tok\"","count":100,"genre":"Party","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-R7Tb28ChEtyyHx7N-32fYvQ-t500x500.jpg",    "items": [      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/raye/where-is-my-husband","genre":"Pop","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-79zKyQ9mcZvO-0-t500x500.jpg","title":"WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!",        "artist": {"id":115767975,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/raye","name":"RAYE"        },"trackId":2172401325,"likeCount":46150,"playCount":1694273,"durationMs":30000      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/iam-doechii/anxiety","genre":"Hip Hop","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-GtsRERqtQq3b-0-t500x500.jpg","title":"Anxiety",        "artist": {"id":177337922,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/iam-doechii","name":"Doechii"        },"trackId":2046899172,"likeCount":91420,"playCount":3470647,"durationMs":30000      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/puesta-soul/boston-stella-lefty-cover","genre":"Deep House","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-SSTU602zWLf9d3lj-8l4kFg-t500x500.png","title":"Boston (Stella Lefty Deep House Cover)",        "artist": {"id":1649416628,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/puesta-soul","name":"Puesta Soul"        },"trackId":2306743976,"likeCount":69,"playCount":6905,"durationMs":198799      }    ],    "owner": {"id":193531220,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/mugatunesofficial","name":"MugaTunes Playlists","avatar":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-DYDGFqyYAhNnDmgq-N2PxYQ-t500x500.jpg","verified":true    },"title":"TikTok Songs 2026 ~ Tik Tok Top Viral Hits Playlist","isAlbum":false,"likeCount":86323,"durationMs":28741434,"playlistId":333345223,"trackCount":139,"description":"The best songs trending on Tik Tok, or is it TikTok? Who the **** knows. #NoShittyMusic\n\n💚 Spotify Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/31lwmozl7vpo6xomqtl4u45agrjq?si=8acd77…","releaseDate":"2017-06-26T13:31:37Z","repostCount":4638,"lastModified":"2026-05-06T16:07:49Z"  },"timestamp":"2026-06-07T13:48:39Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Download Audio

Return the direct audio stream URL for a track.

GET/v1/music:soundcloud/download

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Parameters

Name	Type	In	Description
url	string	query	Track URL or numeric track ID. Required.
format	enum	query	Preferred stream format. 'progressive' = direct MP3, 'hls' = m3u8 playlist, 'auto' = progressive then hls. Default 'auto'. One of progressive, hls, auto.

Example response

{"project":"music:soundcloud",  "data": {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390/the-weeknd-blinding-lights","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-12n314eZNB8i9ydb-S3uaYg-t500x500.jpg","title":"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights full",    "artist": {"id":978685288,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390","name":"Minh Prime"    },"format":"progressive","preset":"mp3_1_0","quality":"sq","trackId":1316258221,"audioUrl":"https://cf-media.sndcdn.com/ZPlWIUpUD7Jz.128.mp3?Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiKjovL2NmLW1lZGlhLnNuZGNkbi5jb20vWlBsV0lVcFVEN0p6LjEyOC5tcDMqIiwiQ29uZGl0aW9uIjp7IkRhdGVMZXNzVGhhbiI6eyJBV1M6RXBvY2hUaW1lIjoxNzc5Nzk5NjI3fX19XX0_&Signature=I3rUiJxNPG-w0EX09syvaWj2gUMIbyV9zWa1RT8F709Kkh458aLGURv50p3p57YS6aXfLHAHRsz0eWF9UTIqYXe62FAYEeZe2zz5zIySPd-7hJqz3Jtg55ce9rvGnZYz53PuTRmgG~5WrlZHJ6aG8RX6~wJ1ncxqb63-Z8eZ7ejMWBPHC9GPQ51ABnrtx3z2nj9~NjZ-u8KVNIQ~hRGFmy5oP~9dZBukD9u6Gcl9KlOFDDeEIcX7xoP64KRAdZuev4PnkyGA~LtjRwBuDAFhiDoH-31Y~9hP3gxgHZIv9EGjPM-ngt~CA9QTBaw1wjj6EkZmrliq9xsqdzl~eGIYcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAI6TU7MMXM5DG6EPQ","mimeType":"audio/mpeg","durationMs":762820  },"timestamp":"2026-06-07T13:48:39Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Try it

Live request with your key

const data = await client.run(  "music:soundcloud",  "search",  { q: "blinding lights" });

SoundCloud

Search tracks, fetch metadata, and extract full audio download URLs (progressive MP3 / HLS) for public SoundCloud tracks.

4 endpoints68 calls3/3 passing

Get API key

Search the catalog by text query.

GET/v1/…soundcloud/search

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Try it

Parameters

string · query · required

Search query.

limit

number · query · optional

Items per page (1-50). Default 20.

page

number · query · optional

Page 1-based. Default 1.

Example response

{"project":"music:soundcloud",  "data": {"page":1,"count":20,    "items": [      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390/the-weeknd-blinding-lights","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-12n314eZNB8i9ydb-S3uaYg-t500x500.jpg","title":"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights full",        "artist": {"id":978685288,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/user-167787390","name":"Minh Prime"        },"trackId":1316258221,"likeCount":43746,"playCount":2715988,"durationMs":762820,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2022-08-02T06:27:33Z"      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/theweeknd/blinding-lights","genre":"R & B","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-QSijq2r1DiZI-0-t500x500.jpg","title":"Blinding Lights",        "artist": {"id":3274725,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/theweeknd","name":"The Weeknd"        },"trackId":718846078,"likeCount":528112,"playCount":32580337,"durationMs":30000,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2019-11-29T00:00:00Z"      },      {"url":"https://soundcloud.com/jump-singers/blinding-lights","genre":"Jazz & Blues","image":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-LOzwVN5TpQHegdjC-JZ0HFg-t500x500.jpg","title":"Blinding Lights",        "artist": {"id":1176114340,"url":"https://soundcloud.com/jump-singers","name":"Jump Singers"        },"trackId":2274096695,"likeCount":1070,"playCount":48906,"durationMs":208769,"isExplicit":false,"releaseDate":"2026-03-04T12:16:33Z"      }    ],"total":10462,"hasMore":true,"nextPage":2  },"timestamp":"2026-06-07T13:48:39Z"}

Errors

401Missing or invalid x-api-key
404Not found or private
429Rate limit or monthly quota reached

Code

const data = await client.run(  "music:soundcloud",  "search",  { q: "blinding lights" });