Is it possible to retrieve Soundcloud Play and Like Counts for a single track with just the URL. I don't know if its php or java. I have a little knowledge of both. Thanks for your help.
If you check out the Soundcloud HTTP API Reference, you will see that the /tracks endpoint can provide you with the relevant values:
Name Description Example Value
playback_count track play count 435
favoritings_count track favoriting count 6
You can use the JavaScript SDK or the 3rd party PHP SDK to get these values.
Here's an example JSON feed with the values you're looking for