Feed.fm's music API gives apps and digital products pre-cleared, licensed music for commercial use. It includes the Feed Radio API for full-length, continuous music and the Feed Clips API for 60-second clips in short-form and UGC content. Feed.fm handles the licensing, royalty reporting, and compliance.
Music API for businesses
Feed.fm’s music API gives apps and digital products pre-cleared, licensed music for commercial use, through the Feed Radio API for continuous music and the Feed Clips API for short-form content. Explore the options and developer resources below.
Don't reinvent the wheel
Feed.fm’s music APIs turn time-consuming manual work, like music acquisition, metadata management, tracking, and reporting, into automated workflows.
The Feed Clips API supports creative in-app experiences and short-form content, and the Feed Radio API serves apps that need continuous music.
Get everything you need for commercial music integration and music streaming for businesses.
Compliance made easy
Music licensing for apps can be complicated. Feed.fm handles the full legal framework so your business can use popular music with confidence. Our Music APIs are backed by complete licensing that covers labels, publishers, and rightsholders.
Feed.fm manages all royalty reporting and compliance for every clip and every stream. Your app gets licensed music without the work of negotiating individual deals or maintaining separate agreements.
You get full indemnification from a dependable music licensing partner and a clear path for building with music at scale.
Comprehensive analytics included
Feed.fm provides clear usage reporting, analytics, and insights across our Music APIs. You always know how your audience is engaging with music and exactly how usage is being tracked.
This transparency supports your engagement goals while ensuring full accountability for rightsholder compensation. Your product and legal teams get the clarity and confidence they expect from a modern, licensed music solution.
With actionable insights at your fingertips, your team can demonstrate value and make smarter, data-driven programming decisions.
Finally, a music API built for commercial use
Music APIs from companies like Spotify, YouTube, and Apple come with terms that say they aren’t intended for commercial use.
The Feed.fm music API for developers and businesses is built for apps and digital experiences that need popular, licensed music.
Finally, there's a music API
built for commercial use
Music APIs from companies like Spotify, YouTube, and Apple come with terms that say they aren’t intended for commercial use. The Feed.fm music API for developers and businesses is built for apps and digital experiences that need popular, licensed music.
• View the Feed Clips API overview
• Check out UX examples
• Event tracking overview
• How to navigate explicit content
• Explore the Feed Clips documentation
• More about the Feed Radio API
• REST API Overview
• SDK Overview
• Demo Apps
• Explore the Feed Radio documentation
Choose your integration path
Feed Clips
Feed Clips is a music API built for social apps, UGC tools, and other short-form content. It gives you a simple way to add licensed 60 second music clips to video, animation, or creative tools.
• API-driven
• 60 second music clips for video, creation tools, UGC, or animation
• Select exact sections of a track
• Track user events for rights payments and insights
• Pre-cleared major-label music
Feed Radio
Feed Radio streams full-length, curated music inside your app through the Feed Radio API. Build a branded radio destination your users tune into, or play soundtracks behind fitness, wellness, and livestream content.
• Integrate through REST API or Native SDKs• Power a music listening experience or soundtrack video or audio content
• Built for sessions, story-driven playlists, and continuous music
• Stream full length major-label songs in select territories
• Pre-cleared indie music and Feed Originals catalog for global listening
Feed Originals
Feed Originals is an exclusive catalog of music wholly owned by Feed.fm. Stream, sync, or download quality soundtracks that are cleared for global use with performance rights included!
• Downloads files to sync directly to your content
• Or, stream curated Feed Original mixes through Feed Radio
• Flexible licensing with affordable subscription options
• Pre-cleared catalog with global rights
Music API FAQ
What is the Feed.fm music API?
Can I use the Spotify or Apple Music API in a commercial app?
Music APIs from companies like Spotify, YouTube, and Apple come with terms that say they aren't intended for commercial use. Feed.fm offers a music API for commercial use, with licensing that covers labels, publishers, and rightsholders.
What's the difference between Feed Clips and the Feed Radio API?
Feed Clips delivers licensed 60-second music clips through an API, built for video, creation tools, UGC, and animation. The Feed Radio API streams full-length, curated music inside your app, for a branded radio experience or soundtracks behind fitness, wellness, and livestream content.
What licenses are included with Feed.fm music?
Feed.fm music is pre-cleared, with licensing that covers labels, publishers, and rightsholders. Feed.fm manages royalty reporting and compliance for every clip and stream and provides full indemnification, so you don't negotiate individual deals.
How do I get started with the Feed Radio API?
Request API access, then use demo as your token and secret to connect to example stations and build a working integration. When you're ready to choose a catalog and go live, book a consultation.
Ready to test drive the Feed Radio API?
With Feed.fm, you’ll get:
Pre-cleared music
Rest easy streaming popular commercial music. Everything in the Feed.fm UMS is pre-cleared, and the built-in content management system automates compliance and reporting while granting you full indemnification. Explore the music catalogs
A complete music API
Reclaim your roadmap. The Feed Radio API is built to deliver smooth, uninterrupted music streaming on any platform, whether you integrate directly or use one of our SDKs. Explore the docs
Data-driven curation
Say goodbye to endless searches for the right music. Professional curators, personalization, and listener data come together to pick the right music and give you insights that drive faster product growth. Read about our curation strategy