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user2452902
user2452902

Reputation: 21

Soundcloud API Clearing tracks from playlist / set

I have been trying to find a way to clear a playlist/set of all tracks using the SoundCloud API. I have no problem adding tracks to a playlist/set, but when I attempt to remove them nothing happens. I have played around with the DELETE method, but all it is doing is deleting the whole playlist/set.

I have tried this, but the playlist/set continues to have the same tracks in it. 

# get a playlist
playlist = client.get("/me/playlists").first

# clearing tracks from playlist
playlist.tracks.clear

# send update/put request to playlist
playlist = client.put(playlist.uri, :playlist => {
  :tracks => playlist.tracks
})

Upvotes: 2

Views: 7579

Answers (2)

Simo Kutlin
Simo Kutlin

Reputation: 11

I just figured out how to do it in python: PUTing just an empty collection won't be enough to clear all tracks from the desired playlist. 

tracks = map(lambda id: dict(id=id), [0])
client.put(playlist.uri, playlist={'tracks':tracks})

This will do the trick and empty the playlist

Upvotes: 1

nickf
nickf

Reputation: 546443

The way it works on soundcloud.com is by sending this JSON data via a PUT to playlists/:id

{ playlist: { tracks: [] } }

Upvotes: 1

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