Freesound API

Set up and use Freesound API access from a local Windows OpenClaw workspace with OAuth login, local credential storage, and sound search helpers. Use when the user wants to register or use a Freesound API app, save a Freesound client id and client secret locally, complete localhost OAuth login, search Freesound sounds, or fetch Freesound data without exposing secrets in a published skill.

Use this as a local-only skill. Do not publish Freesound client secrets inside the skill.

Local storage

This skill stores credentials in:

• %APPDATA%\OpenClaw\freesound-api\credentials.json

Keep the secret there, not in SKILL.md.

Setup credentials

Save the app credentials locally:

powershell

python scripts\setup_credentials.py --client-id '<CLIENT_ID>' --client-secret '<CLIENT_SECRET>' --redirect-uri 'http://localhost:8787/callback'

Use the same redirect URI here that was registered in Freesound.

Complete OAuth login

Run:

powershell

python scripts\oauth_login.py

What it does:

1. Starts a temporary localhost callback server on port 8787
2. Opens the Freesound authorization page in the browser
3. Receives the authorization code at http://localhost:8787/callback
4. Exchanges it for an access token
5. Saves the token back into %APPDATA%\OpenClaw\freesound-api\credentials.json

If the browser does not open, copy the printed URL manually.

Search sounds

Run:

powershell

python scripts\search_sounds.py "rain" --page-size 10

Examples with filters:

powershell

python scripts\search_sounds.py "rain" --license cc0 --duration-min 5 --duration-max 60
python scripts\search_sounds.py "thunder" --tag storm --tag ambience
python scripts\search_sounds.py "wind" --filter "samplerate:[44100 TO *]"

The search helper prefers OAuth bearer token auth if available. If there is no OAuth token yet, it falls back to using the saved Freesound secret as the token parameter for simple API calls.

Get sound details

Run:

powershell

python scripts\sound_details.py 322965

Use this to inspect metadata, previews, ratings, tags, format details, and the direct download endpoint for a sound.

Download a sound

Run:

powershell

python scripts\download_sound.py 322965 --out-dir downloads

Download a preview instead of the original file:

powershell

python scripts\download_sound.py 322965 --preview hq-mp3 --out-dir previews

This saves the original file or selected preview into the chosen output directory using the current OAuth token or saved API key.

Public-safe publishing

If publishing this skill publicly, publish only the skill folder and scripts. Do not publish %APPDATA%\OpenClaw\freesound-api\credentials.json or any client secret.

Notes

• Keep the redirect URI consistent. A mismatch will break the token exchange.
• Prefer OAuth login for user-level access.
• If a secret was pasted into chat, treat it as exposed and rotate it after testing.
• If requests is missing locally, install it in the Python environment before running the scripts.