# Mixcloud Scraper: Show & Creator Monitor (`getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor`) Actor

Scrape public Mixcloud show, creator, search, genre, and comment metadata through the official API. Export flat JSON/CSV and monitor new or updated records by state key. No audio extraction. $0.00263 per metadata row.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [GetAScraper](https://apify.com/getascraper) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.97 / 1,000 metadata records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

## Mixcloud Scraper: Show & Creator Monitor

**Scrape public Mixcloud show, creator, search, genre, and comment metadata into flat JSON/CSV, then monitor new or updated records by state key.** Built for music publishers, catalog teams, and researchers who need structured public Mixcloud data without manual checks or audio extraction.

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<span style="font-size:22px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917;line-height:1.3">Public Mixcloud metadata, ready for repeat monitoring.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:15px;color:#57534E;line-height:1.6">Collect shows, creators, searches, genres, and comments. Reuse a state key to receive only new or changed records on later runs.</span>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#5B21B6">Public metadata</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12px;color:#57534E">Shows, creators, tags, engagement, and optional public comments.</span>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#5B21B6">Five collection modes</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12px;color:#57534E">Exact shows, creator catalogs, search, latest genre, and popular genre.</span>
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<span style="font-size:15px;font-weight:800;color:#5B21B6">Change-focused runs</span><br>
<span style="font-size:12px;color:#57534E">A stable state key marks first-seen and changed records for follow-up.</span>
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### What it collects

- **Show metadata** for public Mixcloud show URLs.
- **Creator shows** from public creator profile URLs.
- **Search shows** matching a query.
- **Latest in genre** and **Popular in genre** public feeds.
- Optional public creator details and comment rows, within one shared output limit.

All collection uses `https://api.mixcloud.com`. The Actor does not download audio, resolve stream URLs, use credentials, access private accounts, or bypass access controls.

### How monitoring works

Set `onlyNewItems` to `true` and reuse the same `stateKey` for one scope. The first run emits records as `new`; later runs omit unchanged records and label changed records as `updated`. The latest totals, errors, and unchanged count are stored in `RUN_SUMMARY`.

### Input

| Field                   | Default                  | Use                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `mode`                  | `showMetadata`           | Select show metadata, creator shows, search, latest genre, or popular genre collection.                                                    |
| `startUrls`             | Sample public show URL   | Public show URLs for show metadata or creator profile URLs for creator shows.                                                              |
| `query`                 | `jazz`                   | Search phrase used only in search mode.                                                                                                    |
| `genre`                 | `jazz`                   | Genre slug used only in the two genre modes.                                                                                               |
| `maxItems`              | `10`                     | Hard cap across show, comment, and status rows, from 1 to 1,000.                                                                           |
| `since`                 | Empty                    | Optional ISO 8601 lower bound for creator and genre feeds.                                                                                 |
| `until`                 | Empty                    | Optional ISO 8601 upper bound for creator and genre feeds.                                                                                 |
| `includeCreatorDetails` | `false`                  | Add available public creator bio, location, flags, and counts.                                                                             |
| `includeComments`       | `false`                  | Add public comment rows after show rows, within `maxItems`.                                                                                |
| `onlyNewItems`          | `false`                  | Return only first-seen or changed records for the selected `stateKey`.                                                                     |
| `stateKey`              | `mixcloud-media-monitor` | Stable identifier for one monitoring scope.                                                                                                |
| `authorizedStreamLinks` | `false`                  | Returns a structured `unsupported_policy` status row while public metadata collection continues. It never returns an audio or stream link. |
| `proxyConfiguration`    | Apify datacenter proxy   | Optional connection routing.                                                                                                               |

### Output

The default dataset contains flat `show`, `comment`, and `status` rows, downloadable as JSON or CSV. Missing source fields are omitted. `RUN_SUMMARY` is available from the default key-value store.

```json
{
    "recordType": "show",
    "status": "ok",
    "mode": "showMetadata",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.mixcloud.com/spartacus/party-time/",
    "sourceKey": "/spartacus/party-time/",
    "title": "Party Time",
    "durationSeconds": 3361,
    "playCount": 9422,
    "tags": ["Funky house", "Funk", "Soul"],
    "creatorUsername": "spartacus",
    "creatorName": "Spartacus",
    "fetchedAt": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "stateKey": "mixcloud-media-monitor"
}
```

| Row or field            | Meaning                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `recordType` / `status` | `show`, `comment`, or `status`; outcome is `ok`, `error`, or `unsupported_policy`.                                                                    |
| Show fields             | `sourceUrl`, `sourceKey`, `title`, `description`, `slug`, timestamps, duration, public engagement counts, tags, and public artwork URL when supplied. |
| Creator fields          | Public username, name, URL, and optional details and aggregate counts.                                                                                |
| Comment fields          | Public comment text, timestamp, author details, and related show fields when supplied.                                                                |
| `monitoringStatus`      | `new` or `updated` when `onlyNewItems` is enabled.                                                                                                    |
| `message`               | Honest diagnostic on `error` or `unsupported_policy` status rows.                                                                                     |

### Policy boundary

`authorizedStreamLinks` is intentionally supported only as a structured policy response. When selected, it emits one `status: "unsupported_policy"` row and continues collecting the requested public metadata. It does not resolve, expose, download, archive, or bypass access restrictions for audio or private streams.

### Pricing

**$0.00263 per metadata row.** A billable metadata row is a supported public show, creator, search, genre, or comment record returned to the dataset. An `unsupported_policy` status row is an honest capability notice, not an audio or stream result. Set `maxItems` to control the maximum dataset size.

### Feedback

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<span style="font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#1C1917">Was this Mixcloud metadata useful?</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px;color:#57534E">A neutral review helps other catalog and research teams evaluate whether this public-metadata workflow fits their needs.</span>
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<a href="https://apify.com/getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor/reviews" style="display:block;padding:13px 16px;color:#FFFFFF;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;font-size:15px">Review this Actor on Apify</a>
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### FAQ

##### Does this Actor download Mixcloud audio?

No. It collects public metadata and public page links only.

##### What happens if I request authorized stream links?

The Actor returns an `unsupported_policy` status row and continues with public metadata collection. No stream or audio link is returned.

##### Can I monitor a creator or genre over time?

Yes. Run the same input with `onlyNewItems: true` and a stable `stateKey`.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public show URLs for Show metadata, or creator profile URLs for Creator shows.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose exact shows, a creator feed, search results, or a genre feed.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search phrase used only in Search shows mode.

## `genre` (type: `string`):

Genre used only in Latest in genre or Popular in genre mode, for example jazz.

## `since` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive calendar-date lower bound for feed results.

## `until` (type: `string`):

Optional inclusive calendar-date upper bound for feed results.

## `includeCreatorDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Add available public creator bio, location, flags, and aggregate counts.

## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`):

Add public comment records after show records, within the item limit.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard limit across show, comment, and policy-status records.

## `onlyNewItems` (type: `boolean`):

Compare the previous state snapshot and emit only first-seen or changed records.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Stable name that isolates one monitoring scope from another.

## `authorizedStreamLinks` (type: `boolean`):

Returns a policy-status record, no stream links are resolved.

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

Optional proxy settings for public Mixcloud API requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/spartacus/party-time/"
    }
  ],
  "mode": "showMetadata",
  "query": "jazz",
  "genre": "jazz",
  "since": "",
  "until": "",
  "includeCreatorDetails": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "onlyNewItems": false,
  "stateKey": "mixcloud-media-monitor",
  "authorizedStreamLinks": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/spartacus/party-time/"
        }
    ],
    "mode": "showMetadata",
    "query": "jazz",
    "genre": "jazz",
    "since": "",
    "until": "",
    "includeCreatorDetails": false,
    "includeComments": false,
    "maxItems": 10,
    "onlyNewItems": false,
    "stateKey": "mixcloud-media-monitor",
    "authorizedStreamLinks": false,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor").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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/spartacus/party-time/" }],
    "mode": "showMetadata",
    "query": "jazz",
    "genre": "jazz",
    "since": "",
    "until": "",
    "includeCreatorDetails": False,
    "includeComments": False,
    "maxItems": 10,
    "onlyNewItems": False,
    "stateKey": "mixcloud-media-monitor",
    "authorizedStreamLinks": False,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.mixcloud.com/spartacus/party-time/"
    }
  ],
  "mode": "showMetadata",
  "query": "jazz",
  "genre": "jazz",
  "since": "",
  "until": "",
  "includeCreatorDetails": false,
  "includeComments": false,
  "maxItems": 10,
  "onlyNewItems": false,
  "stateKey": "mixcloud-media-monitor",
  "authorizedStreamLinks": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call getascraper/mixcloud-media-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/PeXb8PIBSXO7ZhdwE/builds/9krb2T1DlC9n3FnAG/openapi.json