Documentation

Everything you need to integrate the Lotsofsounds sound effects API into your app, game, or AI agent

What is Lotsofsounds?

Lotsofsounds is a REST API for searching, previewing, and downloading royalty-free sound effects and music tracks. Use it to add audio to apps, games, AI agents, CI/CD pipelines, and more.

Base URL

https://api.lotsofsounds.com

Quick Start

No sign-up required

The sample endpoint is public — try it right now without an API key.

curl https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds/sample

const res = await fetch("https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds/sample");
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data); // 6 curated sample sounds

import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds/sample")
sounds = res.json()["data"]
print(f"{len(sounds)} sample sounds")

Ready for full access? Get an API key and search the full catalog:

Subscribe to a Pro or Enterprise plan

Generate an API key from your dashboard

Search for sounds:

curl "https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds?q=thunder" \
  -H "x-api-key: los_your_api_key_here"

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds?q=thunder",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": "los_your_api_key_here" } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds",
    params={"q": "thunder"},
    headers={"x-api-key": "los_your_api_key_here"},
)
sounds = res.json()["data"]

Explore the docs

Getting Started

Authentication, API keys, and rate limits

Endpoints

Interactive API reference with request/response examples

API Reference

Detailed endpoint docs, parameters, and error codes