The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method which are capable of improving an efficiency of acquiring a predetermined type of audio data among a plurality of types of audio data. Audio data of a predetermined track is acquired in a file in which a plurality of types of audio data are divided into a plurality of tracks depending on the types and the tracks are arranged. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an information processing system including a file generation device that generates a file, a Web server that records a file generated by the file generation device, and a video playback terminal that plays back a file.