Problems with HTTP 302 redirect

[skensell]

I'm using FreeStreamer 3.1.1 in my iOS app and so far I've been quite happy with it. However, I've run into a problem streaming certain Soundcloud tracks. The following works fine from the command line (with CLIENT_ID replaced by your Soundcloud API client ID).

curl -vIL 'https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/254706279/stream?client_id=CLIENT_ID'

It shows the location of the mp3 (in the first 302 response) to be streamed and if I copy-paste and hardcode that URL into my app, FreeStreamer can open and play it without a problem. However, if I use the original URL, I'm getting

FSAudioStream: Network error: HTTP response code 401 [FreeStreamer 3.1.1] URL: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/254706279/stream?client_id=CLIENT_ID

This isn't true for every URL. FreeStreamer doesn't complain about the 302 redirect happening with this URL https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/247134849/stream?client_id=CLIENT_ID and plays it fine.

Any ideas what's wrong? My ugly workaround is to perform a HEAD operation just to get the Location header :(

[SaulBurgos]

Same problem here with javascript SDK and this url

var promise = SC.get('/resolve', { url: 'https://soundcloud.com/lifeofdesiigner/desiigner-panda' });

promise.then(function (track) { SC.stream('/tracks/' + track.id).then(function (player) { }); });

Some tracks work others don't. But I see in the first request the 302 found

[Pranoy1c]

i was facing this same issue and ended up using a pretty nasty workaround. I added libcurl to my app and curl for the url to see if it's a 302 redirect. If so, then I use the 302 redirected Location header url instead of the original url. Weird workaround but it worked for me trying to get through a deadline.

[zolobdz]

hey buddy ,can you show me the code? thanks