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GET
/
v1
/
sound-effects
Search and filter sound effects
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.freepik.com/v1/sound-effects \
  --header 'x-freepik-api-key: <api-key>'
{
  "count": 250,
  "results": [
    {
      "duration": 5.2,
      "file_url": "file_url",
      "is_premium": true,
      "popularity": 72,
      "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z",
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Thunder Rumble",
      "category": {
        "parent": {
          "name": "Nature",
          "id": 1
        },
        "name": "Weather",
        "id": 5
      },
      "tags": [
        "thunder",
        "storm",
        "weather"
      ],
      "download_count": 580
    },
    {
      "duration": 5.2,
      "file_url": "file_url",
      "is_premium": true,
      "popularity": 72,
      "created_at": "2000-01-23T04:56:07.000Z",
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Thunder Rumble",
      "category": {
        "parent": {
          "name": "Nature",
          "id": 1
        },
        "name": "Weather",
        "id": 5
      },
      "tags": [
        "thunder",
        "storm",
        "weather"
      ],
      "download_count": 580
    }
  ]
}
Use the Freepik Sound Effects API to search and filter sound effects by keyword, category, premium status, and more. See the Sound Effects API overview for authentication and usage guidance.

Authorizations

​
x-freepik-api-key
string
header
required

Your Freepik API key. Required for authentication. Learn how to obtain an API key

Query Parameters

​
q
string

Full-text search query for sound effect titles, tags, and categories

​
category
enum<string>

Filter by category slug. Use a parent category to include all its subcategories

Available options:
ambience,
forest,
city-ambience,
room-tones,
rain-and-storm,
beach-and-ocean,
wind,
foley,
weapons-and-warfare,
footsteps,
explosions-and-crashes,
kicks-and-punches,
clothing,
debris,
human-sounds,
genre,
glitch-and-noise,
cartoon-voices-and-sounds,
sci-fi-sounds,
ghosts-and-horror-transitions,
gaming-and-fantasy,
interface-and-alerts,
user-interface,
musical,
drum-and-percussion-loops,
vocal-phrases,
one-shots,
melodic-loops,
realistic,
wildlife,
machines-and-tools,
household-objects,
cars-and-airplanes,
water,
electronic-devices,
pets-and-farm-animals,
transitions,
epic-transitions,
cinematic-impacts,
whooshes,
risers,
intros-and-outros
​
include-premium
boolean
default:false

Include premium sound effects in search results. When false, only free sound effects are returned

​
order_by
enum<string>

Sort order for results. Prefix with "-" for descending. Defaults to "relevance" when a search query (q) is provided, otherwise defaults to "-popularity".

Available options:
relevance,
popularity,
-popularity,
download_count,
-download_count,
created_at,
-created_at,
duration,
-duration,
title,
-title
​
limit
integer
default:10

Number of results to return per page

Required range: 1 <= x <= 1000
​
offset
integer
default:0

Number of results to skip for pagination

Required range: x >= 0

Response

OK

​
count
integer
required

Total number of results matching the query

Example:

250

​
results
object[]
required