Mercury Documentation

SoundCloud audio files in the media element

Audio files from SoundCloud can be embedded directly in the media element by specifying the SoundCloud track ID. In this case, the native SoundCloud player is used for playback.

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To embed a SoundCloud audio file, you need the SoundCloud track ID. To obtain this ID, proceed as follows:

  • Create a new media content and open it in the form editor.
  • Open a second browser window.
  • In the second browser window, open the post you want to embed on the SoundCloud website.
  • Click on the Share button. A dialog box will open.
  • Click on Embed at the top of the dialog box. A line with a code will be displayed.
  • Click on the displayed code with the mouse and copy it to the clipboard (e.g., with Ctrl-C in Windows or Cmd-C on a Mac).
  • Switch back to the first browser window with the media content open in the editor.
  • In the form editor, copy the contents of the clipboard into the Preface field.
  • Among many other things, the copied code contains a web address that looks like this: api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1234567890.
  • The number after api.soundcloud.com/tracks/ is the SoundCloud track ID you are looking for (in this example, 1234567890). Copy this to the clipboard.
  • In the editor, activate the Media type field and select SoundCloud Audio.
  • Copy the SoundCloud track ID from the clipboard into the field provided.
  • Finally, delete the content in the Preface field that is no longer needed.