# API Credentials from Your Terminal, and OpenAPI on GitHub

DevFeed: [API Credentials from Your Terminal, and OpenAPI on GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/api-credentials-from-your-terminal-and-openapi-on-github-1990.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//api-credentials-cli-openapi-github>)

Published: 2026-06-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [API keys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api-keys.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [openapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openapi.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud introduced a terminal-based app-registration tool that authenticates through a browser, returns existing app credentials when applicable, and requires Node.js 18+. Its OpenAPI specification is now available in the public GitHub repository for code generation, offline use, and AI-assistant context.

## Source excerpt

In May we opened self-service app registration for Artist Pro subscribers. That fixed the browser flow. Two requests kept coming up anyway...