Trackyard Music API

Trackyard gives you instant access to tens of thousands of curated tracks — every song 100% legally cleared for social media, YouTube, podcasts, and online content (non-film/TV). Three things make it stand out:

1. Massive cleared catalog — tens of thousands of hand-curated songs ready to use on any social platform, no licensing headaches.
2. AI-powered search — describe what you need in plain English ("moody lo-fi for a coffee shop vlog") and the API finds the right track, even inferring genre, mood, BPM, and instrumentation from your description.
3. Smart clip downloader — trim any track to an exact duration and the algorithm automatically finds the best-sounding segment. Optionally specify a hit point so the biggest moment in the song lands exactly where you need it in your video.

Use Cases

• Social media content farms — automate music selection at scale for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts pipelines; search once per video brief and clip to the exact platform duration (15s, 30s, 60s)
• Social media ads — find brand-safe tracks that match your ad's energy, trimmed to exact ad lengths with the hook or drop landing right at the key visual moment
• AI video generation — pair AI-generated video with AI-selected music; feed the video description into search and clip the result to match the video length exactly
• YouTube & podcast backgrounds — find instrumental, low-energy tracks to sit under voiceover without competing with it
• Product demo & unboxing videos — match music energy to product vibe; minimal synth for a productivity app, high-energy for a fitness brand
• Real estate & property walkthroughs — calm, spacious ambient tracks that complement visuals without distraction
• Corporate & training videos — professional, neutral background music that keeps viewers engaged without distracting from content
• App & game trailers — build tension or excitement with the hit point placed exactly on the key reveal moment

Setup

Requires TRACKYARD_API_KEY environment variable. Users get an API key at trackyard.com.

export TRACKYARD_API_KEY="trackyard_live_..."

Or add to OpenClaw config: env.vars.TRACKYARD_API_KEY

Quick Reference

Search for music

scripts/trackyard.sh search "upbeat electronic for tech startup video"

With filters:

scripts/trackyard.sh search "chill background music" --limit 5 --no-vocals --energy medium

Download a track

Full track:

scripts/trackyard.sh download TRACK_ID

Trimmed to 22 seconds:

scripts/trackyard.sh download TRACK_ID --duration 22

With hit-point alignment (drop lands at 12s mark):

scripts/trackyard.sh download TRACK_ID --duration 22 --hit-point 12

Check credits

scripts/trackyard.sh me

Workflow

1. Search with natural language → get track IDs and metadata
2. Download the chosen track (1 credit), optionally trimmed

Filter Options

Trimming

When downloading with --duration:

• Algorithm finds the most energetic segment with smooth cut points
• --hit-point N places the peak/drop at N seconds into the clip
• Perfect for syncing music hits to video moments

Credits

• Search: 1 credit
• Download: 1 credit
• Account info: Free

Output

• Search returns JSON with track metadata
• Downloads save as .mp3 to current directory (filename from track title)