SunoAI API
Open-source Suno AI music APISelf-host an OpenAI-compatible music API
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Musicians generating new compositions
- Developers adding music generation to an agent platform
- Researchers experimenting with AI music generation
How to use it
- 1 Get the cookie from app.suno.ai
- 2 Clone and deploy the suno-api project
- 3 Add the SUNO_COOKIE environment variable
- 4 Run the service and test the API
- 5 Read the API documentation and integrate
Who it is for
Pros
- Free to integrate and modify under the licence
- OpenAI-compatible format eases integration
- One-click Vercel deployment
- You control the deployment
Limitations
- Depends on a Suno account cookie, so it can break when upstream changes
- Using it may conflict with Suno's terms of service
- Requires deployment work, not a hosted button
- Maintenance falls on you once deployed
What SunoAI API is
SunoAI API is an open-source project that lets you stand up your own API for a Suno AI music service. It implements the creation API for app.suno.ai and keeps the OpenAI API format, which means tools that already speak that format can call it without rewriting. Customisable modes are supported, and deployment to Vercel is described as one click. The licence allows free integration and modification, and the project includes a mechanism that keeps accounts active automatically. In practice it is infrastructure for developers rather than a music app: you get an endpoint, and what you build around it is up to you.
What you can do with it
- Run your own music generation API endpoint
- Integrate music generation into an agent or app
- Customise modes for your use case
- Deploy quickly to Vercel and iterate
Who it is for
- Developers who want a self-hosted music API
- Musicians generating compositions to work from
- Researchers experimenting with AI music systems
What to watch out for
This depends on a cookie from app.suno.ai, which means it can break whenever the upstream service changes its API or authentication, and there is no guarantee it keeps working. Using it may also conflict with Suno's terms of service, and that risk sits with you rather than the project. It requires real deployment work: clone, configure, run, and test, so it is not a hosted button. Once deployed, maintenance, monitoring, and any cost of running it are yours, and generated music still raises questions about rights and attribution you should settle before publishing. Start with a small sample to confirm the output meets your expectations before processing the full batch.
FAQ
Is it free?
The project is open source and the licence allows free integration and modification, but you still need a Suno account and you carry the running costs.
What does it connect to?
It implements the creation API for app.suno.ai and needs a cookie from that service.
Is the API format standard?
It is described as compatible with the OpenAI API format.
Can I deploy it easily?
One-click deployment to Vercel is listed, along with setting the SUNO_COOKIE environment variable.
Why it is free
What the official page says： for free
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
Screenshot archived from the listing page, for preview only.
