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Yelp Business Data API

Fast and Reliable Local Business / Restaurants Search and Customer Reviews on Yelp in Real-Time (unofficial).

  • Free tier, no credit card
  • Structured JSON
  • Real-time results

Also available on RapidAPI

Yelp Business
{
  "id": "mSMZJj2pFvttWLpcDmgrEA",
  "alias": "tonys-pizza-napoletana-san-francisco",
  "name": "Tony’s Pizza Napoletana",
  "website": "http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com",
  "latitude": 37.8003893855776,
  "longitude": -122.40903343231504,
  "business_page_link": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-pizza-napoletana-san-francisco",
  "categories": [
    {
      "title": "Pizza",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pizza&find_loc=San+Francisco%2C+CA"
    },
    {
      "title": "Italian",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Italian&find_loc=San+Francisco%…"
    },
    …
  ],
  "rating": 4.2,
  "review_count": 7459,
  "price_range": "$$",
  "photo": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/j41n7dUGoDNvGRNuYbrnIQ/348s.jpg",
  "photos_page_link": "https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mSMZJj2pFvttWLpcDmgrEA",
  "phone": "+14158359888",
  "country": "US",
  "neighborhoods": [
    "North Beach/Telegraph Hill"
  ],
  "yelp_guaranteed": false,
  "tags": [
    "Waitlist opens at 12:00 pm"
  ]
}

Data samples

What the Yelp Business Data API returns

Real responses for each kind of object the API provides. Pick an object type to inspect its fields.

Yelp Business · JSON
{
  "id": "mSMZJj2pFvttWLpcDmgrEA",
  "alias": "tonys-pizza-napoletana-san-francisco",
  "name": "Tony’s Pizza Napoletana",
  "website": "http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com",
  "latitude": 37.8003893855776,
  "longitude": -122.40903343231504,
  "business_page_link": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/tonys-pizza-napoletana-san-francisco",
  "categories": [
    {
      "title": "Pizza",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pizza&find_loc=San+Francisco%2C+CA"
    },
    {
      "title": "Italian",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Italian&find_loc=San+Francisco%2C+CA"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cocktail Bars",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Cocktail+Bars&find_loc=San+Francisco%2C+CA"
    }
  ],
  "rating": 4.2,
  "review_count": 7459,
  "price_range": "$$",
  "photo": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/j41n7dUGoDNvGRNuYbrnIQ/348s.jpg",
  "photos_page_link": "https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/mSMZJj2pFvttWLpcDmgrEA",
  "phone": "+14158359888",
  "country": "US",
  "neighborhoods": [
    "North Beach/Telegraph Hill"
  ],
  "yelp_guaranteed": false,
  "tags": [
    "Waitlist opens at 12:00 pm"
  ]
}

Key features and capabilities

What the Yelp Business Data API supports out of the box.

  • Search and retrieve Yelp businesses.
  • Get all business reviews with pagination support.

Docs and code

Integrate in minutes, in any language

Full reference in the API docs, and a live playground on the developer portal. Code samples for cURL, Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, C# and more.

  • cURL
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • Java
  • C#
  • C++
  • Ruby
import requests

headers = {
  "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

response = requests.request(
    'GET',
    'https://api.openwebninja.com/yelp-business-data/business-search',
    params={"query":"Pizza","location":"San Francisco, CA, USA"},
    headers=headers
)

Why this API

Why teams choose the OpenWeb Ninja Yelp Business Data API

We keep it fast and reliable every day, and we keep adding what customers ask for.

Lightning Fast

Get Yelp business data and reviews in seconds or less, keeping your operation fast and smooth.

Highly Scalable

Benefit from our scalable infrastructure to get the data you need in any volume and rate you require, without compromising on performance.

Reliable

Leverage our advanced scraping technology & infrastructure to consistently and reliabily access the data you need.

Affordable

Our proprietry technology allows us to provide you with the most affordable Yelp Business Data API on the market.

Exceptional Support

Reach out to us via email or Discord (live chat) and we'll ensure your queries are resolved promptly and efficiently - we are always one message away.

Free Tier

Start with our generous free tier for easy testing and integration (no credit card required).

Pricing

Simple plans, free to start

Every plan uses the same endpoints and data. Need a custom volume, a higher rate limit, a hard cap or an SLA? Talk to us.

Free

$0/mo

100
Requests / Month
Hard limit

Rate Limit
1000 requests per hour

Pro

$25/mo

10,000
Requests / Month
+ $0.003 per additional

Rate Limit
10 requests per second

Ultra

Most popular
$75/mo

50,000
Requests / Month
+ $0.002 per additional

Rate Limit
20 requests per second

Mega

$150/mo

200,000
Requests / Month
+ $0.001 per additional

Rate Limit
30 requests per second

Pay As You Go

Per use

$0.005 / use
Requests
No monthly fee

Rate Limit
10 requests per second

Prices in USD. Subscribe on the OpenWeb Ninja portal, or on RapidAPI. Cancel anytime.

FAQ

Common questions

Anything else? Ask our team, we usually reply within hours.

Do you offer higher tier or higher volume plans?

Yes, please contact us in case you need a higher tier / volume plan and we'll be happy to offer a discounted plan, tailored to your needs.

How can I subscribe to the Yelp Business Data API?

Click "Try for Free" or "Connect on RapidAPI" above.

How does the Yelp Business Data API achieves such great speed and scale?

Our highly developed scraping technology and infrastructure, in addition to our team expertise allows us to provide you with this super speedy and scalable Google search results API.

What is the maximum RPS/QPS (reqeusts/queries per seconds) supported by the Yelp Business Data API?

We support any rate you may require, in case you need a higher rate than the default ones allowed for the standard plans, please contact us and we'll be happy to increase it for you.

What is the typical API response time?

The API response time depends on the endpoint and parameters used and varies between 1s and 2s.

Start using the Yelp Business Data API today

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