Rescue your SoundCloud tracks

README.md

You need a client_id, but if you don't already have one you might be shit out of luck because 'register a new app' now presents you with a Google Form and the message ***Please allow up to a month to receive an update on the outcome of your application*** ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

gem install httparty
gem install soundcloud

Fill in the client_id and your username, then run it. It will only download tracks that you've already marked as downloadable because who has time to mess with Oauth?

soundcloud-downloads.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'fileutils'
require 'soundcloud'
require 'httparty'

CLIENT_ID = 'some_client_id'
USER = 'your_username'

cloud = SoundCloud.new client_id: CLIENT_ID
id = cloud.get("/users/#{USER}").id
tracks = cloud.get("/users/#{id}/tracks")

FileUtils.mkdir_p 'soundcloud_downloads'

tracks.each do |track|
  if track.downloadable
    puts "Downloading '#{track.title}'"
    url = "#{track.download_url}?client_id=#{CLIENT_ID}"
    File.open "soundcloud_downloads/#{track.permalink}.mp3", 'wb' do |f|
      f.write HTTParty.get(url).body
    end
  else
    puts "'#{track.title}' is not downloadable. Fix it at #{track.permalink_url}"
  end
end