One music API. Seamless integration. Cleared for your users.
The Epidemic Sound API
More than 55,000 tracks recorded by real artists.
250,000 sound effects captured by award-winning sound designers.
Cleared for your users to publish at scale, on the platforms they use.
For video editing software, AI content tools, social apps, podcast platforms, games, and everywhere else content creation lives.
Licensed globally, forever.
Try for free. No sales call needed.
The sound of your users’ workflow
World-class sound. Straight to your users.
Your users edit, publish, and redistribute content across a range of online touchpoints. The Epidemic Sound API keeps their workflow in your platform.
Broadcast-grade music and sound effects. AI tools to help them find, edit, and sync music to their content.
The API works cross-platform, keeping users in their flow across your mobile, desktop, and web apps.
One API. One license. Covered wherever your users publish content.
Smart soundtracking tools
Cut tracks to length
Create versions
Extend, shorten, loop, and exclude parts of any track, from one second to five minutes. The API adjusts music to content in seconds.
Match the sound to the screen
Search by video
Upload a single video frame. The API reads the scene for context, then finds matching music and sound effects.
Advanced search made simple
Discovery features
Search for music in plain language, or find similar tracks via Spotify link, song title, or Epidemic Sound reference track. The API does the rest.
Legally compliant from day one
Peace of mind now, peace of mind forever
The Epidemic Sound API is built on safe usage, keeping your platform and users legally compliant. Sublicensing for users is supported, or onward to other platforms if needed.
A simple safelisting system lets platforms like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitch, and more know that the music is licensed correctly.
Content safelisted with the Epidemic Sound API is licensed globally, forever.
Try the Epidemic Sound API for free
Start building in minutes. No sales call needed.
Sign up, get your API key, and prototype for free. No contract, no credit card, and no waiting on a sales rep.
Prototype and evaluate the Epidemic Sound API against your product with the Free tier. Full access to music and sound effects, cleared by design and ready to test.
- Self-serve sign-up, API key issued instantly
- Full catalog access for prototyping and evaluation
- Clear limits, with a straightforward path to go live when you’re ready
Keep users covered with Epidemic Sound
- Epidemic Sound owns all the rights to the music in its catalog.
- No separate AI licensing. No territory gaps. No reporting.
- Trusted by 70% of the top 300 US YouTube channels, plus world-famous brands including Levi’s, Warner Bros. Discovery, The Telegraph, and the Miami Dolphins.
- Build your products your way. Let your users create their way.
Real brands. Real results.
elevate.io
elevate.io’s users create, iterate, and deliver professional videos directly in-browser with the Epidemic Sound API.
Blaze
Epidemic Sound’s music is integrated in Blaze’s AI-powered marketing platform, helping customers tell unforgettable stories through sound.
Beatlii
Drumming platform Beatlii built a more engaging and scalable product with Epidemic Sound, closing the licensing gap and improving user retention.
Frequently asked questions
What can our users do with Epidemic Sound inside our platform?
Your users can discover, preview, and use music and sound effects directly inside your product, without breaking their creative flow. Depending on the integration, they can also use AI-powered tools to find the right sound faster, adapt tracks to fit their video, and build polished audio into their project from start to finish.
Is the music cleared for commercial use and publishing across platforms?
Yes. Epidemic Sound owns all the rights to the music in its catalog, giving platforms and their users a safe, ready-to-publish licensing experience. Users can create and publish with confidence, without having to figure out rights, reporting, or separate music clearances on their own.
Do our users need an Epidemic Sound account to access the music?
No. Your users don’t need their own Epidemic Sound account to access the music inside your platform. They interact with the music directly within your product.
Can I use music from Epidemic Sound for generative video content?
Yes. Many partners use Epidemic Sound as part of generative video workflows. That can include automatically creating a soundtrack from a text prompt or video prompt, then matching the music to the pacing, feel, and structure of the video.
How do I integrate the API?
The API is designed to support both simple and more advanced in-app experiences. Platforms can start with core catalog access and playback workflows, then expand into richer discovery and AI-powered soundtracking over time. This makes it easy to launch quickly and build a deeper experience as your product grows.
How do AI-powered soundtracking tools improve the user experience?
AI soundtracking tools help users get to a finished result faster. Instead of spending time manually searching through tracks, they can review suggestions based on what they’re creating, the mood they want, or the pacing and feel of a video. They can then refine and adapt audio in a way that feels natural inside the workflow.