# Upcoming changes to SoundCloud Access Tokens

DevFeed: [Upcoming changes to SoundCloud Access Tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/upcoming-changes-to-soundcloud-access-tokens-1983.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//access-token-changes>)

Published: 2024-12-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>)

Tags: [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud access tokens will transition from opaque strings to JWTs. Apps that store tokens must accommodate variable token lengths and avoid relying on token format.

## Source excerpt

tl;dr: If your app doesn't store SoundCloud access tokens outside of the context of a user's client (i.e. a database) the following should...