# Soundcloud link embeds poorly

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/soundcloud-link-embeds-poorly/281453
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** pr-welcome
**Created:** [October 7, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soundcloud-link-embeds-poorly/281453 "2023-10-07T13:05:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![ljpp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ljpp/32/96506_2.png) [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soundcloud-link-embeds-poorly/281453/1 "2023-10-07T13:05:02Z")

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Short story - here is a link:

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1633827945&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166

At least what I see on Android/Chrome is a narrow vertical bar on the left hand side.

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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soundcloud-link-embeds-poorly/281453/3 "2023-10-07T13:38:45Z")

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I used to get this on the mobile view versions, with the links that included the ‘m’ in. Though it looks like they’ve changed the format of them now I think.

I think the long links work better:

`https://soundcloud.com/user-261546761/liigan-puskafarssi-jatkuu-mita-suomi-kiekossa-tapahtuu-tama-on-lauri-marjamaen-ammattivirhe?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing`

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1633827945&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166

Though the short links do bork for some reason:

`https://on.soundcloud.com/9zRpu`

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=false&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1633827945&show_artwork=true&maxheight=166

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### Author: ![LyingDalai](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lyingdalai/32/183878_2.png) [@LyingDalai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LyingDalai)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/soundcloud-link-embeds-poorly/281453/4 "2025-03-05T09:17:06Z")

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`https://m.soundcloud.com/*` links are still displayed badly.

https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?visual=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1940100989&show_artwork=true

This wayt of displaying soundcloud links is unusable.

It would be really neat if m.soundcloud and on.soundloud links were replaced by their corresponding [https://soundcloud.com](https://soundcloud.com) link.

Note that on.soundcloud would need a redirection, not sure you can infer the right URL from the tinyurl.