Freesound API alternatives

Music Samples. A free music API by Freesound. If it doesn't fit your project, here are the 10 best free Music APIs to use instead in 2026, out of 34 in the directory.

For reference, Freesound API: HTTPS.

1. 1

   MusicBrainz API

   Online · 390 ms

   Music. A free music API by MusicBrainz.

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 390 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
2. 2R

   Radio Browser API

   Online · 629 ms

   List of internet radio stations.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   AI Mastering API

   Online · 643 ms

   AI Mastering - API Document.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Genrenator API

   Online · 1177 ms

   What is the Binary Jazz genrenator?

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
5. 5

   JioSaavn API

   Online · 1095 ms

   API to retrieve song information, album meta data and many more from JioSaavn.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
6. 6

   Openwhyd API

   Online · 321 ms

   Download curated playlists of streaming tracks (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc...).

   • No API key needed
   • Fast: 321 ms response
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSNo CORS
7. 7

   Songlink / Odesli API

   Online · 484 ms

   Get all the services on which a song is available.

   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   apiKeyHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   Songsterr API

   Online · 1082 ms

   Provides guitar, bass and drums tabs and chords.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
9. 9

   Verome API

   Online · 1176 ms

   Music API for searching, streaming and exploring music data from YouTube Music, YouTube, and Last.fm.

   • No API key needed
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS ?
10. 10

    Gaana API

    Online · 1269 ms

    API to retrieve song information from Gaana.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?

Freesound API vs alternatives

Freesound API compared with its alternatives

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
Freesound	Required	Yes	Unknown	Up	814 ms	Not rated
MusicBrainz	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	390 ms	Not rated
RRadio Browser	No	Yes	Yes	Up	629 ms	Not rated
AI Mastering	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	643 ms	Not rated
Genrenator	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1177 ms	Not rated
JioSaavn	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1095 ms	Not rated
Openwhyd	No	Yes	No	Up	321 ms	Not rated
Songlink / Odesli	Required	Yes	Yes	Up	484 ms	Not rated
Songsterr	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1082 ms	Not rated

See also: best Music APIs · all Music APIs