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SoundCloud to limit app API requests to combat “applications that abuse creator content”
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 19 June 2015
SoundCloud yesterday announced that it is introducing rate limits on API requests by third-party apps to 15,000 plays per 24 hour period. The move is designed to combat “an increasing number of applications that abuse creator content”.
Despite various reports to the contrary, one thing this does not – repeat not – do is limit the number of plays possible per day for tracks contained within the SoundCloud player when embedded on third party websites.
SoundCloud insists that “only a small number of developers will be affected by this change”. Presumably the key target is people building apps to falsely inflate play counts. The changes will be implemented on 1 Jul. Read SoundCloud’s full statement here.
