--- type: "firecrawl-provider" description: "Joseph Sardin's BigSoundBank: about 3,600 free CC0 sound effects and ambiences. Search by keyword and UCS category with sorting and filters, and read one sound with recording details, licence, attribution and direct WAV/AIFF/MP3/OGG/FLAC file URLs." use_when: "Joseph Sardin's BigSoundBank: about 3,600 free CC0 sound effects and ambiences. Search by keyword and UCS category with sorting and filters, and read one sound with recording details, licence, attribution and direct WAV/AIFF/MP3/OGG/FLAC file URLs." categories: "Entertainment" capabilities: 2 credits_per_call: 5 --- # BigSoundBank on Firecrawl Alexandria Joseph Sardin's BigSoundBank: about 3,600 free CC0 sound effects and ambiences. Search by keyword and UCS category with sorting and filters, and read one sound with recording details, licence, attribution and direct WAV/AIFF/MP3/OGG/FLAC file URLs. - Categories: Entertainment - Category index: [Entertainment category](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/categories/entertainment) - Provider key: `bigsoundbank-com` - Access: Firecrawl credits - Cost: 5 credits per call ## More - [Human guide](https://firecrawl.dev/app/alexandria/bigsoundbank-com) - [OpenAPI spec](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/bigsoundbank-com/openapi.json) ## Capabilities - [Get sound](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/bigsoundbank-com/sound-effects/get_sound): Read one BigSoundBank sound by number or page URL: title, description, UCS categories, type, channels, recording conditions, realism, equipment, duration, sample rate, bit depth, creator, the CC0 licence block with a ready attribution line, tags, publish date, rating, the MP3 preview and a direct file URL per format (WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, plus FLAC/AAC/M4A where offered). File URLs are the ones the page itself publishes; the program never downloads audio. - [Search sounds](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/bigsoundbank-com/sound-effects/search_sounds): Search BigSoundBank's library of about 3,600 CC0 sound effects and ambiences by Joseph Sardin. Keyword search and/or UCS category browse, sorted by popularity, newest, rating, name or length, filtered by sound type, channels, duration and sample rate, 40 per page with continuation. Each sound carries its number, title, description, UCS categories, duration, the CC0 licence block, a ready attribution line, the page URL and an MP3 preview URL. Accepts a bigsoundbank.com/search URL. ## 1. Choose this provider when Joseph Sardin's BigSoundBank: about 3,600 free CC0 sound effects and ambiences. Search by keyword and UCS category with sorting and filters, and read one sound with recording details, licence, attribution and direct WAV/AIFF/MP3/OGG/FLAC file URLs. ## 2. Minimal request Call `POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape` with `{ alexandria: { provider, capability, options } }`. For a batch, send `{ alexandria: [...] }` with up to 10 calls. ```json { "provider": "bigsoundbank-com", "capability": "sound-effects/get_sound", "options": { "id": 1 } } ``` ## 3. Add provider options Use only the options needed for the task: - `id` (number): Sound number, e.g. 1 for Dial Phone #1. Example: `10` - `url` (string): A sound page URL: bigsoundbank.com/-s.html, /s.html, or the older /sound--... and /detail--... forms. Example: `` ## 4. Request through your preferred interface ### JavaScript ```javascript const result = await firecrawl.scrape({ alexandria: { provider: "bigsoundbank-com", capability: "sound-effects/get_sound", options: { id: 1, }, }, }); ``` ### Python ```python result = firecrawl.scrape_alexandria({ "provider": "bigsoundbank-com", "capability": "sound-effects/get_sound", "options": { "id": 1 } }) ``` ### cURL ```sh curl https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "alexandria": { "provider": "bigsoundbank-com", "capability": "sound-effects/get_sound", "options": { "id": 1 } } }' ``` ### CLI ```sh firecrawl scrape 'bigsoundbank-com/sound-effects/get_sound' \ --options '{"id":1}' ``` ### MCP Call the FCX MCP retrieve tool with this object: ```json { "provider": "bigsoundbank-com", "capability": "sound-effects/get_sound", "options": { "id": 1 } } ``` Ask for only the returned fields needed by the task. ## 5. Full request shape ```json { "provider": "bigsoundbank-com", "capability": "sound-effects/get_sound", "options": { "id": 1 } } ``` ## 6. Response data The response includes `success`, `provider`, `capability`, `creditsCost` and `data`. This example shows the provider payload in `data`: ```json { "attribution": "\"Dial Phone #1\" by Joseph SARDIN, BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/dial-phone-s0001.html), CC0 1.0", "bit_depth": 16, "categories": [ { "code": "COMTelph", "name": "Communications / Telephone" } ], "channels": "Monophonic", "conditions": "Studio", "creator": { "name": "Joseph SARDIN", "url": "https://josephsardin.fr/" }, "description": "Old phone: ring (x3), stall (x1), hangup (x1).", "disposition": null, "download_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/bwf-en/0001.wav", "downloads": [ { "format": "wav", "mime_type": "audio/wav", "size_bytes": 2347090, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/bwf-en/0001.wav" }, { "format": "aiff", "mime_type": "audio/aiff", "size_bytes": 2345870, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/aiff/0001.aiff" }, { "format": "mp3", "mime_type": "audio/mpeg", "size_bytes": 322143, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0001.mp3" }, { "format": "ogg", "mime_type": "audio/ogg", "size_bytes": 674401, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/ogg/0001.ogg" } ], "duration_seconds": 27, "equipment": null, "format": "wav", "id": 1, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "observed_at_ms": 1793744203908, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/dial-phone-s0001.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0001.mp3", "published_at": "2006-03-15T08:00:00+01:00", "rating": { "best": 10, "count": 475, "value": 6.5 }, "realism": "Realistic", "sample_rate": 44100, "sound_type": "Alone sound", "source_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/s0001.html", "tags": [ "dial", "old", "phone", "ring", "ringtone", "landline", "ringing", "call", "tune", "melody", "hang", "up", "land", "line", "retro", "ringout", "ringer", "mechanics", "museumofsounds", "rotary", "telephonic" ], "title": "Dial Phone #1" } ``` ## API reference-derived contract The following capability contract is generated from the same normalized Alexandria API reference exposed in the API spec. ### Get sound - Capability: `sound-effects/get_sound` - Description: Read one BigSoundBank sound by number or page URL: title, description, UCS categories, type, channels, recording conditions, realism, equipment, duration, sample rate, bit depth, creator, the CC0 licence block with a ready attribution line, tags, publish date, rating, the MP3 preview and a direct file URL per format (WAV, AIFF, MP3, OGG, plus FLAC/AAC/M4A where offered). File URLs are the ones the page itself publishes; the program never downloads audio. - Instructions: After search_sounds, or with a pasted bigsoundbank.com sound URL, when you need the download links, the creator and recording details, or proof of the licence. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Get sound](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/bigsoundbank-com/sound-effects/get_sound) Accepted options: - `id` (number): Sound number, e.g. 1 for Dial Phone #1. Example: `10` - `url` (string): A sound page URL: bigsoundbank.com/-s.html, /s.html, or the older /sound--... and /detail--... forms. Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "attribution": "\"Dial Phone #1\" by Joseph SARDIN, BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/dial-phone-s0001.html), CC0 1.0", "bit_depth": 16, "categories": [ { "code": "COMTelph", "name": "Communications / Telephone" } ], "channels": "Monophonic", "conditions": "Studio", "creator": { "name": "Joseph SARDIN", "url": "https://josephsardin.fr/" }, "description": "Old phone: ring (x3), stall (x1), hangup (x1).", "disposition": null, "download_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/bwf-en/0001.wav", "downloads": [ { "format": "wav", "mime_type": "audio/wav", "size_bytes": 2347090, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/bwf-en/0001.wav" }, { "format": "aiff", "mime_type": "audio/aiff", "size_bytes": 2345870, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/aiff/0001.aiff" }, { "format": "mp3", "mime_type": "audio/mpeg", "size_bytes": 322143, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0001.mp3" }, { "format": "ogg", "mime_type": "audio/ogg", "size_bytes": 674401, "url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/ogg/0001.ogg" } ], "duration_seconds": 27, "equipment": null, "format": "wav", "id": 1, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "observed_at_ms": 1793744203908, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/dial-phone-s0001.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0001.mp3", "published_at": "2006-03-15T08:00:00+01:00", "rating": { "best": 10, "count": 475, "value": 6.5 }, "realism": "Realistic", "sample_rate": 44100, "sound_type": "Alone sound", "source_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/s0001.html", "tags": [ "dial", "old", "phone", "ring", "ringtone", "landline", "ringing", "call", "tune", "melody", "hang", "up", "land", "line", "retro", "ringout", "ringer", "mechanics", "museumofsounds", "rotary", "telephonic" ], "title": "Dial Phone #1" } ``` ### Search sounds - Capability: `sound-effects/search_sounds` - Description: Search BigSoundBank's library of about 3,600 CC0 sound effects and ambiences by Joseph Sardin. Keyword search and/or UCS category browse, sorted by popularity, newest, rating, name or length, filtered by sound type, channels, duration and sample rate, 40 per page with continuation. Each sound carries its number, title, description, UCS categories, duration, the CC0 licence block, a ready attribution line, the page URL and an MP3 preview URL. Accepts a bigsoundbank.com/search URL. - Instructions: Find free, no-attribution sound effects for a video, game or podcast: "car door slam", "city street ambience", the newest uploads, or everything in a UCS category such as DOOR. Use get_sound next for creator, tags, sample rate and per-format download URLs. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Search sounds](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/bigsoundbank-com/sound-effects/search_sounds) Accepted options: - `category` (string): UCS category code: a top-level one such as DOOR, AMB, VEH, WATR or a subcategory such as DOORWood or VEHDoor (see suggested_categories and each sound's categories). Pattern: ^[A-Za-z]+$. Example: `` - `channels` (string): channels Example: `mono` - `continuation` (string): Cursor from a previous call (the next page number). Example: `` - `duration` (string): Length bucket. Example: `max_1s` - `query` (string): Keywords, 1-2 English nouns work best (door, rain, engine). Example: `` - `sample_rate` (number): sample_rate Example: `44100` - `sort` (string): Default popular. Example: `popular` - `sound_type` (string): single is one isolated sound; soundscape is an ambience. Example: `single` - `url` (string): A bigsoundbank.com/search URL; supplies its q, CatID, tri, type, mode, duree, frequence and page unless those inputs are given. Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "category": null, "channels": null, "count": 40, "duration": null, "observed_at_ms": 1793744203797, "page": 1, "page_size": 40, "query": "door", "sample_rate": null, "sort": "popular", "sound_type": null, "sounds": [ { "attribution": "\"Creaking Door #8\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-8-s3211.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORCreak" ], "creator": null, "description": "Creaking of a door being closed.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 3, "format": null, "id": 3211, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-8-s3211.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/3211.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Creaking Door #8" }, { "attribution": "\"Door Slamming #4\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/door-slamming-4-s1501.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORWood" ], "creator": null, "description": "Interior door slamming with a draft.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 1, "format": null, "id": 1501, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/door-slamming-4-s1501.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/1501.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Door Slamming #4" }, { "attribution": "\"Apartment Door, Opening #2\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/apartment-door-opening-2-s1703.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORWood" ], "creator": null, "description": "Opening of a Parisian apartment door. Grinding.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 5, "format": null, "id": 1703, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/apartment-door-opening-2-s1703.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/1703.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Apartment Door, Opening #2" }, { "attribution": "\"Car Door #4\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/car-door-4-s1526.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "VEHDoor" ], "creator": null, "description": "Opening and closing a Peugeot 107 door. Sound outside the car.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 4, "format": null, "id": 1526, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/car-door-4-s1526.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/1526.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Car Door #4" }, { "attribution": "\"Knock on a Glass Door #2\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/knock-on-the-glass-door-2-s0320.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORKnck" ], "creator": null, "description": "5 knocks on the glass door.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 2, "format": null, "id": 320, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/knock-on-the-glass-door-2-s0320.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0320.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Knock on a Glass Door #2" }, { "attribution": "\"Creaking Door #2\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-2-s3205.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORCreak" ], "creator": null, "description": "Creaking sound of a door being opened.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 4, "format": null, "id": 3205, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-2-s3205.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/3205.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Creaking Door #2" }, { "attribution": "\"Apartment Door, Closing #1\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/apartment-door-closing-1-s1704.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORWood" ], "creator": null, "description": "Closing of a Parisian apartment door. Grinding.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 4, "format": null, "id": 1704, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/apartment-door-closing-1-s1704.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/1704.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Apartment Door, Closing #1" }, { "attribution": "\"Creaking Door #4\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-4-s3207.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORCreak" ], "creator": null, "description": "Creaking of a door being closed.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 7, "format": null, "id": 3207, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/creaking-door-4-s3207.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/3207.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Creaking Door #4" }, { "attribution": "\"Grinding Metal Gate #1\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/grinding-metal-gate-1-s0303.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORCreak", "METLFric" ], "creator": null, "description": "Sound of a metal door creaking (type gate). Learn how to make a squeaking sound effects metal: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_107.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 2, "format": null, "id": 303, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/grinding-metal-gate-1-s0303.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0303.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Grinding Metal Gate #1" }, { "attribution": "\"Open a Entrance Door with a Key\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/open-a-entrance-door-with-a-key-s1320.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "OBJKey" ], "creator": null, "description": "Unlock then open an entrance door with a key.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 6, "format": null, "id": 1320, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/open-a-entrance-door-with-a-key-s1320.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/1320.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Open a Entrance Door with a Key" }, { "attribution": "\"Door Slamming #1\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/door-slamming-s0103.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORWood" ], "creator": null, "description": "Door slamming.", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 5, "format": null, "id": 103, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/door-slamming-s0103.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0103.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Door Slamming #1" }, { "attribution": "\"Door\", BigSoundBank.com (https://bigsoundbank.com/door-s0015.html), CC0 1.0", "categories": [ "DOORKnck" ], "creator": null, "description": "Light door: knock (x5), knock knock knock (x1).", "download_url": null, "duration_seconds": 5, "format": null, "id": 15, "license": { "attribution_required": false, "code": "CC0-1.0", "commercial_use": true, "label": "CC0 (public domain): Free and royalty-free", "name": "Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (also offered as WTFPL or a public domain dedication)", "terms_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" }, "page_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/door-s0015.html", "preview_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/UPLOAD/mp3/0015.mp3", "sample_rate": null, "tags": null, "title": "Door" } ], "source_url": "https://bigsoundbank.com/search?q=door", "suggested_categories": [ { "code": "DOOR", "name": "Doors" } ], "total": 90, "total_pages": 3 } ```