403 Forbidden on requests

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Is there some bug on SoundCloud api cause few days ago my software started to get 403 Forbidden statuses from SoundCloud api? Sometimes request is successful, but mostly get 403 status. Here is example, I'm trying to put like on a track:

Request: /me/favorites/{track_id}.json?client_id={client_id}

Status: 403 Forbidden

Message which body is like this:

<div id="maintenance"> Whoa, something went wrong and it wasn't supposed to happen. <span> A <strong>report was sent</strong> to our tech team, they'll look into it. <br /> Please check <a href="http://status.soundcloud.com/"><strong>our Status page</strong></a> for more details as they come in. </span> </div>

Please help.

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same problem here. I've also noticed that soundcloud is not accepting registration of new apps anymore: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/… - andresp
I've tried the exact same code with the tokens from a different application and it worked. Maybe Soundcloud is throttling or blocking some applications? - andresp

1 Answers

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You have provided the response from sound cloud, but not your full request. Which makes it hard to diagnose.

Have you followed the API reference for follow/like tracks: https://developers.soundcloud.com/docs/api/guide#follow

As a 403 is security related, and Sound Cloud clearly states:

Follow & Like

This section presumes you have:

  • Registered your App
  • Authenticated

If these calls previously worked, and now do not, please check you app registration within Sound Cloud (Register your app) and that you have a current access token.

Sound Cloud uses OAuth 2.0 so make sure the authentication token you are using has not expired :)