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Freesound sound effects in Duaer

In Duaer: Freesound: Creative Commons sound effects and field recordings with MP3 previews and license. One successful search uses 1 credit.

What you get

Duaer Freesound sound effects searches Freesound for Creative Commons sounds and returns MP3 previews with the license and author. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

Pick Duaer Data → Freesound sound effects in the node creator, or open the data market. Related: Jamendo music, Wikimedia Commons media.

When to use it

Find a door knock sound for a video.
Find short ambient rain loops.

When not to use it

Music tracks. Use Jamendo music.
Audio from Wikimedia Commons. Use Wikimedia Commons media.

Search on the canvas

Open the node creator and pick Duaer Data → Freesound sound effects.
Fill Words (such as rain on window). Optional: Max Seconds (30).
Limit defaults to 10, max 20. Execute.

A search uses 1 credit only when it returns rows. No rows, wrong input, or an upstream failure uses 0.

Call the API

GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/freesound?words=rain
Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>

The call skill below matches Copy skill in the Duaer data market, with parameters, examples, and result fields.

Call skill

Same text as Copy skill.

---
name: duaer-freesound
description: >-
  Duaer Freesound sound effects. Freesound: Creative Commons sound effects and field recordings with MP3 previews and license.
  One successful search uses 1 Duaer credit.
---

# Duaer Freesound sound effects

Duaer Freesound sound effects searches Freesound for Creative Commons sounds and returns MP3 previews with the license and author. Duaer holds the upstream API key; you only send your Duaer key.

## When to use

- Find a door knock sound for a video.
- Find short ambient rain loops.

## When not to use

- Music tracks. Use https://skills.duaer.com/jamendo.md.
- Audio from Wikimedia Commons. Use https://skills.duaer.com/commons-media.md.

## Call

`GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/freesound?words=rain`

Header: `Authorization: Bearer <Duaer key>`

Use an account key or a model API key.

Get a Duaer key: https://skills.duaer.com/keys.md

## Parameters

Provide `words`.

- `words` — Words describing the sound, such as rain on window.
- `maxSeconds` — Optional. Longest duration in seconds, 1 to 3600.
- `limit` — Optional. Rows to return, from 1 to 20. Default 10.

## Examples

- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/freesound?words=rain` — rain sounds.
- `GET https://api.duaer.com/v1/data/freesound?words=door%20knock&maxSeconds=5` — door knocks up to 5 seconds.

## Result

The response is `{ "items": [...] }`. Each item has `source`, `title`, `url`, and `summary`, plus:

- `freesoundId`, `name`, `author`, `durationSeconds` — sound, author, and length.
- `previewUrl`, `tags`, `description` — high-quality MP3 preview, tags, and description.
- `license`, `licenseUrl`, `downloads`, `rating` — Creative Commons license and popularity.

Credit the author when the license is CC BY or CC BY-NC.

Fields without a value are left out.

## Credits

A search that returns at least one row uses 1 credit.
An empty search, a search that finds nothing, or a failed search uses 0.
Wrong input returns 400 with a message and uses 0.
No remaining credits returns 402 and does not search.
A missing key returns 401.

## Related

- https://skills.duaer.com/jamendo.md — Duaer Jamendo music
- https://skills.duaer.com/commons-media.md — Duaer Wikimedia Commons media

Questions

How many credits does a Freesound sound effects search use in Duaer?

One credit when Duaer returns rows. A search with no rows or an error uses 0.

Can I use Duaer Freesound sounds commercially?

CC0 and CC BY allow commercial use (CC BY needs credit). CC BY-NC is non-commercial only. Duaer returns each sound license.

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Wikimedia Commons media in Duaer

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