Yelp Business Scraper - Profiles, Reviews & Ratings

Scrape Yelp business profiles, reviews, ratings, photos, and business details. Get comprehensive local business data including review text, response rates, and engagement metrics. Features: - Business profile extraction - Customer reviews and ratings - Photo galleries - Price range and categories - Hours of operation - Owner responses - Elite reviewer identification Ideal for: - Reputation monitoring - Competitive analysis - Market research - Review aggregation. Built by John Rippy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrippy/ | https://johnrippy.link/).

Features

• Profile Scraping: Get complete business profile data
• Search: Find businesses by name, category, and location
• Review Extraction: Scrape customer reviews with ratings and dates
• Photo URLs: Extract business and user photos
• Business Attributes: Hours, parking, amenities, services
• Bulk Processing: Scrape multiple businesses efficiently

Quick Start

{
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Demo Mode

Set demoMode: true to test with sample data (no charges). When you're ready for real results, set demoMode: false or omit it.

{
  "demoMode": true,
  ...
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
scrapeType	string	Type: business_profile, search, reviews
businessUrl	string	Direct Yelp business URL
searchTerm	string	Business name or category to search
location	string	City/state or ZIP code
categories	array	Filter by Yelp categories
priceRange	array	Filter by price (1-4)
minRating	number	Minimum star rating (1.0-5.0)
openNow	boolean	Only open businesses
includeReviews	boolean	Scrape reviews (default: true)
maxReviewsPerBusiness	number	Max reviews per business (default: 20)
includePhotos	boolean	Extract photo URLs
maxResults	number	Maximum businesses (default: 50)
sortBy	string	Sort: best_match, rating, review_count, distance
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings
demoMode	boolean	Return sample data for testing

Output Format

Business Profile Output

{
  "businessName": "Mario's Italian Kitchen",
  "yelpUrl": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/marios-italian-kitchen-los-angeles",
  "yelpId": "marios-italian-kitchen-los-angeles",
  "rating": 4.5,
  "reviewCount": 847,
  "priceRange": "$$",
  "categories": ["Italian", "Pizza", "Pasta Shops"],
  "address": {
    "street": "456 Oak Avenue",
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "state": "CA",
    "zip": "90001"
  },
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 34.0522,
    "longitude": -118.2437
  },
  "phone": "(323) 555-9876",
  "website": "https://mariositalian.com",
  "hours": {
    "monday": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM",
    "tuesday": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM",
    "wednesday": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM",
    "thursday": "11:00 AM - 10:00 PM",
    "friday": "11:00 AM - 11:00 PM",
    "saturday": "10:00 AM - 11:00 PM",
    "sunday": "10:00 AM - 9:00 PM"
  },
  "attributes": {
    "delivery": true,
    "takeout": true,
    "reservations": true,
    "outdoorSeating": true,
    "parking": "Street",
    "wifi": "Free",
    "goodForGroups": true,
    "goodForKids": true
  },
  "photos": [
    "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg",
    "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/def456/o.jpg"
  ],
  "reviews": [
    {
      "reviewId": "rev123",
      "rating": 5,
      "text": "Best Italian food in LA! The pasta is made fresh daily...",
      "author": "John D.",
      "date": "2024-12-15",
      "useful": 12,
      "funny": 2,
      "cool": 5
    }
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2024-12-21T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event billing: This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Description	Price
apify-actor-start	Base cost per run	$0.10
business_scraped	Per business profile scraped	$0.02
review_scraped	Per review extracted	$0.002
photo_scraped	Per photo URL extracted	$0.001

Example costs:

• 50 businesses with 20 reviews each: $0.10 + (50 × $0.02) + (1000 × $0.002) = $3.10
• 100 businesses with photos: $0.10 + (100 × $0.02) + (500 × $0.001) = $2.60

Use Cases

• Competitor Analysis: Compare ratings and review sentiment
• Lead Generation: Find businesses in specific categories/locations
• Reputation Monitoring: Track your Yelp presence
• Market Research: Analyze industry trends and pricing
• Citation Building: Verify NAP data consistency
• Review Aggregation: Combine Yelp data with other platforms

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