Soundcloud introduces limitations for third-party applications

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Just when you thought SoundCloud couldn’t get any more ‘popular’…

The streaming giant has just announced a new limit for use of their information on applications. Beginning July 1st, SoundCloud will be limiting the use of it’s API to 15,000 streams per day for each client. This essentially means that developers wishing to continue to use the company’s API will be required to pay up an amount of cash for the rights.

Here’s a part of the press statement released,

“…we’re dealing with an increasing number of applications that abuse creator content. To help us limit this type of behaviour, we’re introducing a daily rate limit on API play request.”

There will be no change for the end user though. Fans and users will still be able to access content as they have been all this time. The limitation does not play into effect on embeds as well. (Which means it doesn’t affect us from putting up the music on our site… Yeay!)

Khushrav Bhada
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