Yelp Business & Reviews Scraper

Scrape Yelp business listings and reviews at scale. Search by any keyword across 12+ regions worldwide, and extract rich structured data including business details, ratings, photos, hours, attributes, and full review text.

What data can you extract?

Business Data

Each business result contains 60+ fields of structured data:

Field	Example
Business Name	Marufuku Ramen - San Francisco
Business ID	HHtpR0RslupSQ99GIIwW5A
Rating	4.5
Review Count	6,042
Price Level	$$
Phone	(415) 872-9786
Full Address	1581 Webster St, Ste 235, San Francisco, CA 94115
Coordinates	37.7849, -122.4317
Categories	Ramen, Noodles
Neighborhoods	Lower Pacific Heights, Japantown
Business Hours	Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Photos	URLs to business photos
Website	marufukuramen.com
Business Attributes	Takes Reservations, Offers Delivery, Outdoor Seating, Wi-Fi, Parking, etc.

Review Data

Field	Description
Review Text	Full review content
Rating	Individual review rating
Reviewer Info	Reviewer name and details
Date	Review timestamp
Business ID	Linked business reference

Supported Regions

US, TW (Taiwan), SG (Singapore), TH (Thailand), HK (Hong Kong), JP (Japan), KR (Korea), MY (Malaysia), CT, ID (Indonesia), PH (Philippines), TX, and more.

How to Use

Step 1: Search Businesses

Set Spider Name to yelp, enter your search keywords, and choose target regions.

Example - Search restaurants in the US and Japan:

{
    "spider_name": "yelp",
    "search_terms": "Restaurants",
    "regions": "US|JP"
}

Example - Search multiple categories:

{
    "spider_name": "yelp",
    "search_terms": "Plumbers,Electricians,HVAC",
    "regions": "US"
}

Step 2: Scrape Reviews (Optional)

After collecting businesses, scrape their reviews by providing the Dataset ID from Step 1.

Set Spider Name to reviews and enter the Dataset ID:

{
    "spider_name": "reviews",
    "review_input_dataset_id": "YOUR_DATASET_ID_FROM_STEP_1",
    "review_limit": 20
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
spider_name	Yes	yelp	yelp for business search, reviews for review scraping
search_terms	No	Custom T Shirts	Comma-separated keywords
regions	No	All regions	Pipe-separated region codes (e.g., US|JP|TW)
per_page	No	30	Results per page (1-50)
review_input_dataset_id	No	-	Dataset ID for review spider input
review_limit	No	20	Max reviews per business (1-50)
proxy_url	No	-	Custom proxy URL

Output Example

{
    "business": {
        "id": "HHtpR0RslupSQ99GIIwW5A",
        "name": "Marufuku Ramen - San Francisco",
        "alias": "marufuku-ramen-san-francisco-san-francisco-2",
        "address1": "1581 Webster St",
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "state": "CA",
        "zip": "94115",
        "country": "US",
        "phone": "4158729786",
        "avg_rating": 4.5,
        "review_count": 6042,
        "price": 2,
        "localized_price": "$$",
        "latitude": 37.7849544,
        "longitude": -122.4317274,
        "categories": [
            {"name": "Ramen", "category_filter": "ramen"},
            {"name": "Noodles", "category_filter": "noodles"}
        ],
        "neighborhoods": ["Lower Pacific Heights", "Japantown"],
        "localized_hours": ["Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm"],
        "photo_url": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/.../ms.jpg",
        "photo_count": 9239,
        "localized_attributes": [
            {"label": "Takes Reservations", "value": "No"},
            {"label": "Offers Delivery", "value": "Yes"},
            {"label": "Outdoor Seating", "value": "No"},
            {"label": "Wi-Fi", "value": "No"},
            {"label": "Alcohol", "value": "Full Bar"}
        ]
    }
}

Use Cases

• Lead Generation: Find businesses by category and region, with phone numbers and addresses
• Market Research: Analyze ratings, review counts, and pricing across competitors
• Location Intelligence: Extract coordinates and neighborhood data for mapping
• Sentiment Analysis: Collect reviews for NLP and sentiment analysis
• Competitive Analysis: Compare business attributes like hours, amenities, and services

Proxy Support

For high-volume scraping, provide a proxy URL in the input settings to avoid rate limiting. The scraper includes built-in request throttling (1 request/second) and automatic deduplication.

Integrations

Export your data in any format:

• JSON / CSV / Excel - Download directly from the Apify Console
• API - Access results programmatically via the Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when a run completes
• Integrations - Connect to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, and more