# 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:** 61 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 4 bookmarks
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## 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# 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
        }
    }
]
```

### Related Actors

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- 🎵 [Bandcamp Audio Downloader](https://apify.com/easyapi/bandcamp-audio-downloader) - Download and extract audio tracks from Bandcamp with comprehensive metadata.
- 🎵 [SoundCloud MP3 Downloader](https://apify.com/easyapi/soundcloud-mp3-downloader) - Download your favorite SoundCloud tracks in high quality with batch capabilities.
- 🎵 [Spotify Track Search](https://apify.com/easyapi/spotify-track-search) - Extract and search Spotify tracks data using keywords with comprehensive information.
- 🎵 [Spotify Songs Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/spotify-songs-scraper) - Scrape Spotify tracks data by keywords with comprehensive track information.
- 🎵 [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.
- 🎵 [Shazam Artists Search Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/shazam-artists-search-scraper) - Get detailed artist profiles from Shazam's search results.
- 🎵 [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.
- 🎵 [All-in-One YouTube Music Scraper](https://apify.com/easyapi/all-in-one-youtube-music-scraper) - Extract comprehensive data about songs, videos, albums and more from YouTube Music.

# 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(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,easyapi/mixcloud-audio-downloader"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/CzFqAZsERdaFNLycC/builds/0xuY0pw9hyCegb8Jy/openapi.json