diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js b/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
index d78cedda..ad535479 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
@@ -62,7 +62,17 @@ export default async function(obj) {
 
     if (!json) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    if (!json.media.transcodings) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    if (json?.policy === "BLOCK") {
+        return { error: "content.region" };
+    }
+
+    if (json?.policy === "SNIP") {
+        return { error: "content.paid" };
+    }
+
+    if (!json?.media?.transcodings || !json?.media?.transcodings.length === 0) {
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    }
 
     let bestAudio = "opus",
         selectedStream = json.media.transcodings.find(v => v.preset === "opus_0_0"),
@@ -74,6 +84,10 @@ export default async function(obj) {
         bestAudio = "mp3"
     }
 
+    if (!selectedStream) {
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    }
+
     let fileUrlBase = selectedStream.url;
     let fileUrl = `${fileUrlBase}${fileUrlBase.includes("?") ? "&" : "?"}client_id=${clientId}&track_authorization=${json.track_authorization}`;