Tracks played via a stream retrieved from the API do not appear in the authenticated user's listening history.

[kwarklabs]

Title: Tracks played via a stream retrieved from the API do not appear in the authenticated user's listening history.

Issue found of: March 24th, 2022

Endpoint(s):

• GET /tracks/{id}/streams

Scope(s):

• None (application is not using authentication i.e., implicit flow)

Steps to reproduce:

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/308946187/streams" -H  "accept: application/json; charset=utf-8'

Expected behaviour:

It would be great if Tracks played via a stream retrieved from the API appeared in the authenticated user's listening history.

Actual behaviour:

Tracks played via a stream retrieved from the API do not appear in the authenticated user's listening history.

[dasha-kobzeva]

Hello @kwarklabs,

For historical reasons the API is not counting external plays and does not sync listening history with the main platform which resolves in no monetization through it.

We see the point in allowing external apps to report the track plays and update the history, but we cannot prioritize it at the moment due to capacity limitations.

Whenever we have it on the roadmap, we will announce it.

best,