# New artist name field on our API

DevFeed: [New artist name field on our API](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-artist-name-field-on-our-api-1989.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//api-artist-metadata>)

Published: 2025-04-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud introduces an artist metadata field in its API. For user-uploaded content, the displayed artist comes from this field when provided, otherwise the user's profile name is shown.

## Source excerpt

A while ago we made an improvement to how track and artist information is displayed on SoundCloud, making it clearer and easier to...