How to Scrape SoundCloud with Node.js | Get Audio for AI Training

Building an AI music model? SoundCloud's vast library makes it ideal for training data. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to scrape SoundCloud track metadata from playlists using Node.js, Playwright, and residential proxies. 🚀 Try Decodo residential proxies with a free trial: https://decodo.com/proxies/residential-proxies?utm_source=SP&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=web_scraping 📚 Read our blog post with full code examples: https://decodo.com/blog/how-to-scrape-soundcloud-for-ai#h2-2._audio_enhancement_ai_training Note: SoundCloud regularly updates its anti-scraping measures. The code in this video is an example and may need refinement, retries, or some experimentation to find what works best. 📋 What you'll learn in this video: - How to extract metadata from SoundCloud playlists - Setting up Playwright with residential proxies - Handling lazy-loaded content and geo-blocked tracks - Bypassing cookie consent and login modals - Extracting play counts, artist names, and track URLs ⚙️ Prerequisites: Node.js version 14 or higher Playwright library Residential proxies 💡 Why scrape SoundCloud? SoundCloud hosts extensive music collections, podcasts, audiobooks, and interviews: perfect for training AI music generators, audio restoration models, or speech systems. This tutorial shows how to efficiently extract track metadata, which you can then use to purchase high-quality audio from official sources and proceed with training your AI model using that data. FAQ: ❓ Can I download audio files directly from SoundCloud? Yes, it’s possible to download audio from SoundCloud when the Download file option is enabled by the uploader. This tutorial focuses on metadata extraction, but we cover how to detect and scrape downloadable tracks in more detail in our blog post on scraping SoundCloud. ❓ Why do I need residential proxies? Residential proxies are important because SoundCloud actively limits automated traffic and applies geo-restrictions. Routing requests through real