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Integration recipes, end-to-end

Authenticate your app, browse and play music, and handle the common integration patterns. These guides walk through the full flow — code samples included.

First time here?

Before using these guides, make sure you have access to the Epidemic Sound API. See Get started — Prerequisites for details on obtaining access.

Getting started​

Get startedMake your first API call: authenticate your app with Partner Token Authentication and download a track.AuthenticationDetailed step-by-step guide to both authentication methods — Partner Token and Connect (OAuth 2.0) — with full code examples.

Music​

MusicBrowse and search the catalog, stream and download tracks, and access waveform and beat timing data for video sync.BetaCreate versionsGenerate an edited version of a track adapted to a target duration.Find similarDiscover tracks similar to a given track using audio similarity search.Search by referenceUpload a short audio clip to find tracks that sound similar to it.Search by videoUpload a video frame to get track recommendations that match the visual mood.

Sound effects​

Sound effectsBrowse and search the sound effects library by category.

AI-powered soundtracking​

End-to-endSoundtrack with an LLMCombine the Epidemic Sound API with an LLM to automatically select and adapt music for videos.

API patterns​

PaginationUnderstand offset-based pagination, use the `links` object to page through results, and avoid common pitfalls.Error handlingHTTP status codes, the error response structure, retry strategies, and what to surface to end users.