aid: epidemic-sound
name: Epidemic Sound
description: Epidemic Sound is a Stockholm-based royalty-free music and sound effects licensing platform
  for video creators, businesses, and platforms. The catalog includes 55,000+ tracks across 390 genres,
  250,000+ sound effects, stems and instrumental versions, all under an all-inclusive license that covers
  mechanical, sync, and public performance rights globally. The Partner Content API ("Epidemic Sound Connect")
  exposes the full catalog and Epidemic Sound's AI-powered soundtracking tools — Soundmatch (video-to-music
  recommendation), semantic search, similar-track and similar-section lookup, image-based matching, beat
  detection, HLS streaming previews, AI voiceover generation, and the new track-versions endpoint that
  adapts a recording to a target duration while preserving musical structure. An official Model Context
  Protocol (MCP) server (beta) makes the same catalog and tools available to AI agents at https://www.epidemicsound.com/a/mcp-service/mcp.
  Access to the Partner API is gated behind a partnership agreement; once signed, partner engineers receive
  credentials via the Developer Portal and authenticate using API Key, Partner Token, or Epidemic Sound
  Connect (OAuth 2.0).
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/epidemic-sound.png
tags:
- Music
- Sound Effects
- Royalty-Free Music
- Audio
- Audio Licensing
- Soundtracking
- Sync Licensing
- Creators
- Video
- AI Voiceover
- Semantic Search
- MCP
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/epidemic-sound/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-assets-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Assets API
  description: These endpoints allows your application to upload assets such as images or audio.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-authentication-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Authentication API
  description: Endpoints for user authentication.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-authentication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-beta-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Beta API
  description: These endpoints are in beta.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Beta
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-beta-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-browse-search-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Browse & search API
  description: These endpoints will allow you to explore the Epidemic Sound library. You can display tracks
    grouped in curated playlists, moods or genres or use search to get tracks by any term.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Browse & search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-browse-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-reporting-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Reporting API
  description: These endpoints will allow you to report how tracks are used in your application.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Reporting
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-reporting-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-safelisting-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Safelisting API
  description: Endpoints for managing safelisting licenses. Allows partners to create, list, update, and
    delete licenses for channels and videos on behalf of their end users.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Safelisting
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-safelisting-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-sound-effects-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Effects API
  description: Endpoints to get sound effect specific information. These endpoints allow you to build
    a UI to browse and search for sound effects.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Sound Effects
  tags_raw:
  - Sound effects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-sound-effects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-tracks-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Tracks API
  description: Endpoints to get track specific information.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - Tracks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-tracks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- aid: epidemic-sound:epidemic-sound-users-api
  name: Epidemic Sound Users API
  description: These endpoints allows your application to get user specific information such as liked
    sounds.
  humanURL: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  baseURL: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/epidemic-sound-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  - type: SwaggerUI
    url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/epidemic-sound-capability-edges.yml
  name: Epidemic Sound Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/epidemic-sound-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/epidemic-sound-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/epidemic-sound-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/epidemic-sound-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/business/developers/
  name: Music API for Developers & Platforms
- type: Portal
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/
  name: Epidemic Sound Connect Developer Portal
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/api-reference/
  name: Partner Content API Reference
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/guides
  name: Guides
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/get-started
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/authentication
- type: SwaggerUI
  url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/swagger
- type: OpenAPI
  url: https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/docs/spec.json
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/mcp/
  name: Epidemic Sound MCP Server (Beta)
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/pricing/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/epidemic-sound-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/epidemic-sound-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/epidemic-sound-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/blog/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/blog/epidemic-sound-api/
  name: Learn how the Epidemic Sound API works
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/careers/
- type: About
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/about/
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/contact/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/privacy-notice/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/epidemicsound
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/epidemicsound/partner-content-api-demo-ios
  name: Partner Content API Demo (iOS, Swift)
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/epidemicsound/homebrew-epidemicsound
  name: Homebrew tap (internal tooling)
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/epidemic-sound
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/epidemicsound
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@EpidemicSound
- type: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/epidemicsound/
- type: Facebook
  url: https://www.facebook.com/epidemicsound
- type: TikTok
  url: https://www.tiktok.com/@epidemicsound
- type: Apps
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/apps/
  name: Desktop and mobile apps
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/integrations/
- type: Partners
  url: https://www.epidemicsound.com/business/partners/
- type: Features
  data:
  - 55,000+ royalty-free music tracks across 390 genres
  - 250,000+ sound effects across categorized collections
  - Stems and instrumental versions included with every track
  - All-inclusive licensing covering mechanical, sync, and public performance rights worldwide
  - Semantic search by natural-language description
  - Soundmatch — video-frame analysis returning mood-matched track recommendations
  - Similar-track and similar-section discovery for seamless audio replacement
  - Image-based track matching (`/v0/tracks/matching-image/{imageId}`)
  - Beat detection for video-sync workflows (`/v0/tracks/{trackId}/beats`)
  - HLS streaming previews with cookie-authenticated playback
  - Track-versions generation (beta) — adapt a track to a target duration while preserving structure
  - AI voiceover generation via the MCP server (browse artists, generate, status, download)
  - Partner audio and image uploads for similarity / matching workflows
  - Safelisting licenses for end-user YouTube/social channels
  - Usage and analytics reporting endpoints for partner billing reconciliation
  - Three authentication modes — ApiKey, Partner Token, Epidemic Sound Connect (OAuth 2.0)
  - Official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server (Beta) at https://www.epidemicsound.com/a/mcp-service/mcp
  - Audio delivered via Fastly's global CDN; API hosted in Europe
  - Versioned API surface with `/v0/` path prefix
  - 30-day-rotation API keys for programmatic MCP access
  - Partnership-gated access; credentials provisioned via the Developer Portal
  sources:
  - https://www.epidemicsound.com/business/developers/
  - https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/
  - https://developers.epidemicsound.com/docs/mcp/
  - https://partner-content-api.epidemicsound.com/docs/spec.json
  - https://www.epidemicsound.com/blog/epidemic-sound-api/
  updated: '2026-05-25'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com