# Mixcloud Audio Downloader 🎵 (`easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader`) Actor

Extract and download audio content from Mixcloud with high-quality streaming URLs, metadata, and author information. Perfect for content creators and music enthusiasts who need to analyze or archive Mixcloud content.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader.md
- **Developed by:** [EasyApi](https://apify.com/easyapi) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Integrations, Other
- **Stats:** 50 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Mixcloud Audio Downloader 🎵

Extract high-quality audio streams and metadata from Mixcloud links. This actor helps you retrieve direct streaming URLs, track information, and author details from Mixcloud content.

### Features 🌟

- 🎧 Extracts high-quality audio streaming URLs
- 📝 Retrieves comprehensive metadata (title, author, duration)
- 🖼️ Gets thumbnail images
- ⚡ Supports batch processing of multiple links
- 🔄 Rate-limit friendly with built-in delays
- 💾 Outputs structured JSON data

### Input Parameters 📋

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

- `links`: Array of Mixcloud URLs to process (required)

### Output 📤

For each processed URL, the actor returns:

- Source platform identification
- Author information
- Track title
- Duration in seconds
- Thumbnail URL
- Available media formats and quality
- Direct streaming URLs
- Error status

### Use Cases 💡

- Content archiving and backup
- Audio content analysis
- Media downloading automation
- Metadata extraction for cataloging
- Stream URL extraction for playback

### Limitations ⚠️

- Respects Mixcloud's terms of service and rate limits
- Processing time may vary based on input volume
- Some premium content may not be accessible

### Tips 💪

- Process URLs in smaller batches for optimal performance
- Include proper delays between requests
- Verify URL format before submission


#### Input Example
  
A full explanation of an input example in JSON.  
```json
{
    "links": [
        "https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-early-hours-mix/"
    ]
}
````

#### Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can always find in the **Storage** tab. Here's an excerpt from the data you'd get if you apply the input parameters above:

And here is the same data but in JSON. You can choose in which format to download your data: JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML.

```json
[
    {
        "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-early-hours-mix/",
        "result": {
            "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-early-hours-mix/",
            "source": "mixcloud",
            "author": "Mr_Scruff",
            "title": "Mr. Scruff - Early Hours Mix (Apple Music mix 2023)",
            "duration": 4530,
            "thumbnail": "https://thumbnailer.mixcloud.com/unsafe/136x136/extaudio/8/8/4/5/5802-fa81-4745-b922-bff8ab3ba872",
            "medias": [
                {
                    "format_id": "http",
                    "type": "audio",
                    "quality": "SQ",
                    "url": "https://stream16.mixcloud.com/secure/c/m4a/64/c/7/2/1/1b7e-6448-4e1d-8547-aa49fb166798.m4a?sig=X6kF52fgZnPUrqLioyMGnw",
                    "extension": "m4a"
                }
            ],
            "type": "single",
            "error": false,
            "time_end": 415
        }
    }
]
```

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- 🎵 [Spotify Track Search](https://apify.com/easyapi/spotify-track-search) - Extract and search Spotify tracks data using keywords with comprehensive information.
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- 🎵 [Spotify Playlists Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/spotify-playlists-scraper) - Extract comprehensive playlist data including tracks and metadata from Spotify.
- 🎵 [Spotify Albums Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/spotify-albums-scraper) - Scrape Spotify albums by keywords with comprehensive album data.
- 🎥 [All-in-One Media Downloader](https://apify.com/easyapi/all-in-one-media-downloader) - Download videos, images, or audio from various platforms in one place.
- 🎵 [Shazam Songs Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/shazam-songs-search-scraper) - Extract comprehensive song information from Shazam's search results.
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- 🎵 [YouTube Music Song Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-song-scraper) - Scrape song details from YouTube Music search results.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Albums Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-albums-scraper) - Extract album data including titles, artists and playlist URLs from YouTube Music.
- 🎵 [YouTube Music Artist Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/youtube-music-artist-scraper) - Get comprehensive artist information from YouTube Music search results.
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# Actor input Schema

## `links` (type: `array`):

Array of Mixcloud URLs to process

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "links": [
    "https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-early-hours-mix/"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Mixcloud Audio Downloader 🎵",
        "description": "Extract and download audio content from Mixcloud with high-quality streaming URLs, metadata, and author information. Perfect for content creators and music enthusiasts who need to analyze or archive Mixcloud content.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "0xuY0pw9hyCegb8Jy"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/easyapi~mixcloud-audio-downloader/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-easyapi-mixcloud-audio-downloader",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/easyapi~mixcloud-audio-downloader/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-easyapi-mixcloud-audio-downloader",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
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                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
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                    }
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            }
        },
        "/acts/easyapi~mixcloud-audio-downloader/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-easyapi-mixcloud-audio-downloader",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "links"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "links": {
                        "title": "Mixcloud URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Array of Mixcloud URLs to process",
                        "default": [
                            "https://www.mixcloud.com/Mr_Scruff/mr-scruff-early-hours-mix/"
                        ],
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "Optionally, use Apify Proxy or custom HTTP proxy to avoid IP address-based blocking.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": false,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
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                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
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                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
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                            },
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                                "properties": {
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                                    },
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                                    }
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                            "stats": {
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                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    }
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                            "options": {
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                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
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                                    "timeoutSecs": {
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                                        "example": 300
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                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
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                            "buildId": {
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                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
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                            "usageTotalUsd": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                }
            }
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    }
}
```