# Yelp Business Scraper - Most Comprehensive (`kaix/yelp-business-scraper`) Actor 🔥 ~$0.5/1K places 🔥 Look up any Yelp business by URL or alias. Returns comprehensive business data including categories, hours, location, photos, attributes, and more. Optionally fetches all reviews inline. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kaix/yelp-business-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kai](https://apify.com/kaix) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Travel, Automation - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 92.9% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.40 / 1,000 places This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Yelp Business Scraper Scrape comprehensive business data from any Yelp business page. Profile, ratings, hours, attributes, photos, videos, menus, and reviews. Structured JSON output. Paste a Yelp business URL, or search by keyword and location to discover businesses. ### What you get - Profile: name, alias, rating, review count, price range, phone, formatted address, coordinates - Categories: full category details with ancestry and root categories - Hours: weekly schedule with minute-level precision, special hours, currently open status - Attributes: 20+ authoritative attributes (WiFi, parking, alcohol, noise level, etc.) with bool, single-choice, and multi-choice values - Photos: photo tab counts by category (food, inside, outside, drink, menu), primary photo - Videos: video carousel with Mux streaming URLs, durations, thumbnails, uploading users - Menu: structured menu data (sections, items, descriptions, prices) when available - Reviews: full text, ratings, author profiles, photos with dimensions, reactions, owner replies, expert recognition - Owner: business owner profile with name, role, bio, photo - Related: review snippets, review highlights, popular dishes, cost guides, partner data - More: 40+ organized business properties, consumer alerts, data freshness, community questions ### Quick start Business profile data is always fetched. Reviews are opt-in via `includeReviews` toggle because they're charged per review. **Look up a single business:** ```json { "businesses": ["https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco"] } ```` **Search for businesses:** ```json { "searchTerm": "pizza", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "maxSearchResults": 10 } ``` **Everything:** ```json { "businesses": ["gary-danko-san-francisco"], "includeReviews": true, "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 100 } ``` #### More examples **Multiple businesses:** ```json { "businesses": [ "gary-danko-san-francisco", "house-of-prime-rib-san-francisco" ] } ``` **Search with filters:** ```json { "searchTerm": "dentist", "location": "10001", "category": "dentists", "maxSearchResults": 50, "searchSort": "rating", "searchRadius": 5000, "includeReviews": true, "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 10 } ``` **Search by coordinates:** ```json { "latitude": 37.7749, "longitude": -122.4194, "searchTerm": "coffee", "maxSearchResults": 5 } ``` **Reviews with filters:** ```json { "businesses": ["gary-danko-san-francisco"], "includeReviews": true, "sortBy": "RATING_DESC", "ratings": [1, 2], "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 100 } ``` **With proxy (for full data including categories, claimed status):** ```json { "searchTerm": "pizza", "location": "San Francisco, CA", "maxSearchResults": 5, "includeReviews": true, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] } } ``` ### Input | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | **businesses** | string\[] | | Yelp business page URLs or aliases (e.g. `gary-danko-san-francisco`) | | **searchTerm** | string | | Search keyword (e.g. `pizza`, `dentist`). Alternative to `businesses`. | | **location** | string | | Location for search (city, zip, address, neighborhood) | | **latitude** | number | | GPS latitude for search. Must be used with `longitude`. | | **longitude** | number | | GPS longitude for search. Must be used with `latitude`. | | **category** | string | | Category alias filter for search (e.g. `restaurants`, `dentists`) | | **maxSearchResults** | number | 20 | Max businesses to discover from search | | **searchSort** | enum | `default` | `default`, `distance`, `rating`, `review_count` | | **searchRadius** | number | | Search radius in meters (e.g. 5000 = 5km) | | **includeReviews** | boolean | false | Fetch and embed reviews inline. Charged per review. | | **maxReviewsPerBusiness** | number | 20 | Max reviews per business. Set to 0 for no limit. | | **sortBy** | enum | `DATE_DESC` | `DATE_DESC`, `DATE_ASC`, `RATING_DESC`, `RATING_ASC`, `ELITES_DESC` | | **ratings** | number\[] | `[1,2,3,4,5]` | Filter reviews by star rating | | **query** | string | `""` | Search within reviews for keywords | | **languageCode** | string | `en` | Review language filter (e.g. `en`, `zh`, `de`) | | **proxyConfiguration** | object | | Proxy settings. Residential proxies provide more complete data. | At least one of `businesses` or search params (`searchTerm`, `location`, or `latitude`+`longitude`) is required. ### Output One JSON object per business: ```json { "id": "WavvLdfdP6g8aZTtbBQHTw", "alias": "gary-danko-san-francisco", "name": "Gary Danko", "rating": 4.5, "reviewCount": 6120, "reviewCountsByRating": [137, 17, 9, 21, 101], "primaryPhotoUrl": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/.../o.jpg", "coordinates": { "latitude": 37.8058, "longitude": -122.4206 }, "categories": [ { "alias": "newamerican", "title": "New American" }, { "alias": "french", "title": "French" } ], "priceRange": "$$$$", "phoneNumber": "(415) 749-2060", "formattedPhone": "(415) 749-2060", "formattedAddress": { "addressLine1": "800 N Point St", "city": "San Francisco", "regionCode": "CA", "postalCode": "94109" }, "location": { "address": { "addressLine1": "800 N Point St" }, "neighborhoods": ["Russian Hill", "Fisherman's Wharf"], "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles" }, "isCurrentlyOpen": true, "isClosedToday": false, "regularHoursRaw": [ { "dayOfWeekShort": "Mon", "hours": ["5:00 PM - 10:00 PM"], "rawMinutes": [[1020, 1320]] } ], "authoritativeAttributes": [ { "alias": "WiFi", "displayText": "Wi-Fi", "type": "single", "singleValue": { "alias": "free", "shortDisplayText": "Free" } }, { "alias": "NoiseLevel", "displayText": "Noise Level", "type": "single", "singleValue": { "alias": "quiet", "shortDisplayText": "Quiet" } }, { "alias": "Alcohol", "displayText": "Alcohol", "type": "single", "singleValue": { "alias": "full_bar", "shortDisplayText": "Full Bar" } }, { "alias": "GoodForKids", "displayText": "Good for Kids", "type": "bool", "boolValue": false } ], "videoCarouselItems": [ { "videoUrl": "https://stream.mux.com/.../high.mp4", "thumbnailUrl": "...", "durationMs": 15000 } ], "reviewSnippets": [ { "id": "abc123", "text": "The tasting menu was extraordinary..." } ], "categoryAncestry": [ { "alias": "newamerican", "title": "New American", "ancestry": [{ "alias": "restaurants", "title": "Restaurants" }] } ], "photoTabs": [ { "label": "All", "alias": "all", "count": 14382 }, { "label": "Food", "alias": "food", "count": 8000 } ], "menu": [ { "sectionName": "Appetizers", "items": [ { "name": "Glazed Oysters", "description": "Zucchini, leek fondue", "price": "22.00" } ] } ], "isClaimed": true, "isClosed": false, "yearEstablished": 1999, "specialties": "Contemporary fine dining...", "summary": "Known for its refined tasting menus...", "bizOwnerProfile": { "displayName": "Gary D.", "role": "Business Owner", "bio": "Chef and owner since 1999..." }, "attributes": [ { "name": "Takes Reservations", "alias": "RestaurantsReservations", "isActive": true }, { "name": "Outdoor Seating", "alias": "OutdoorSeating", "isActive": true } ], "reviews": [ { "id": "r1", "rating": 5, "text": "One of the best dining experiences...", "createdAt": "2026-03-15T00:00:00Z", "author": { "displayName": "Sarah M.", "displayLocation": "San Francisco, CA", "reviewCount": 42, "eliteYear": "2026", "isEliteAllStar": false }, "feedback": { "usefulCount": 12, "funnyCount": 3, "coolCount": 8 }, "photos": [ { "url": "https://...", "caption": "Tasting menu", "width": 1000, "height": 750 } ], "ownerReply": "Thank you for the kind words!", "tags": { "checkInCount": 1, "isFirstReviewer": false } } ], "scrapedAt": "2026-04-17T10:00:00.000Z" } ``` *Fields truncated for readability. Actual output includes all sub-fields, all authoritative attribute values, full review author profiles, photo metadata (dimensions, keywords, likes, uploading user), video details, and 40+ additional business properties.* ### Limitations - `maxReviewsPerBusiness` is per business, not total across all inputs - Review search (`query`) forces relevance sort and may ignore rating filters - Menu data is only available for businesses that have a Yelp menu page # Actor input Schema ## `businesses` (type: `array`): Yelp business page URLs (e.g. https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco) or aliases (e.g. gary-danko-san-francisco). Leave empty when using Search mode. ## `searchTerm` (type: `string`): Search keyword (e.g. 'pizza', 'dentist', 'plumber'). Use this instead of Business URLs to discover businesses. ## `location` (type: `string`): Location to search in. Accepts city names, zip codes, addresses, neighborhoods (e.g. 'San Francisco, CA', '10001', 'Mission District'). ## `latitude` (type: `number`): Search by GPS coordinates instead of location text. Must be used with Longitude. ## `longitude` (type: `number`): Search by GPS coordinates instead of location text. Must be used with Latitude. ## `category` (type: `string`): Category alias to filter search results (e.g. 'restaurants', 'dentists', 'plumbers'). ## `maxSearchResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of businesses to discover from search. ## `searchSort` (type: `string`): How to sort search results. ## `searchRadius` (type: `number`): Limit search to businesses within this radius in meters (e.g. 5000 = 5km). ## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`): Fetch and embed reviews inline in each business record. Each review is charged separately. ## `maxReviewsPerBusiness` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of reviews per business. Set to 0 for no limit. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): How to sort reviews. ## `ratings` (type: `array`): Only include reviews with these star ratings. ## `query` (type: `string`): Search within reviews for specific keywords. ## `languageCode` (type: `string`): Language code for reviews (e.g. en, zh, de). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Select proxies to be used. Residential proxies provide more complete data. ## Actor input object example ```json { "businesses": [ "https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco" ], "maxSearchResults": 20, "searchSort": "default", "includeReviews": false, "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 20, "sortBy": "DATE_DESC", "ratings": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" ], "query": "", "languageCode": "en" } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "businesses": [ "https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kaix/yelp-business-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "businesses": ["https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kaix/yelp-business-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "businesses": [ "https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco" ] }' | apify call kaix/yelp-business-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kaix/yelp-business-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Yelp Business Scraper - Most Comprehensive", "description": "🔥 ~$0.5/1K places 🔥 Look up any Yelp business by URL or alias. Returns comprehensive business data including categories, hours, location, photos, attributes, and more. Optionally fetches all reviews inline.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "TWqQ4eoT9Zb0PUZTc" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kaix~yelp-business-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kaix-yelp-business-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/kaix~yelp-business-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kaix-yelp-business-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/kaix~yelp-business-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kaix-yelp-business-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "businesses": { "title": "Business URLs or Aliases", "type": "array", "description": "Yelp business page URLs (e.g. https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco) or aliases (e.g. gary-danko-san-francisco). Leave empty when using Search mode.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchTerm": { "title": "Search Term", "type": "string", "description": "Search keyword (e.g. 'pizza', 'dentist', 'plumber'). Use this instead of Business URLs to discover businesses." }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "Location to search in. Accepts city names, zip codes, addresses, neighborhoods (e.g. 'San Francisco, CA', '10001', 'Mission District')." }, "latitude": { "title": "Latitude", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90, "type": "number", "description": "Search by GPS coordinates instead of location text. Must be used with Longitude." }, "longitude": { "title": "Longitude", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180, "type": "number", "description": "Search by GPS coordinates instead of location text. Must be used with Latitude." }, "category": { "title": "Category Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Category alias to filter search results (e.g. 'restaurants', 'dentists', 'plumbers')." }, "maxSearchResults": { "title": "Max Search Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of businesses to discover from search.", "default": 20 }, "searchSort": { "title": "Search Sort", "enum": [ "default", "distance", "rating", "review_count" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort search results.", "default": "default" }, "searchRadius": { "title": "Search Radius (meters)", "minimum": 0, "type": "number", "description": "Limit search to businesses within this radius in meters (e.g. 5000 = 5km)." }, "includeReviews": { "title": "Include Reviews", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch and embed reviews inline in each business record. Each review is charged separately.", "default": false }, "maxReviewsPerBusiness": { "title": "Max Reviews Per Business", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of reviews per business. Set to 0 for no limit.", "default": 20 }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort Reviews By", "enum": [ "DATE_DESC", "DATE_ASC", "RATING_DESC", "RATING_ASC", "ELITES_DESC" ], "type": "string", "description": "How to sort reviews.", "default": "DATE_DESC" }, "ratings": { "title": "Filter by Rating", "uniqueItems": true, "type": "array", "description": "Only include reviews with these star ratings.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" ], "enumTitles": [ "1 star", "2 stars", "3 stars", "4 stars", "5 stars" ] }, "default": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" ] }, "query": { "title": "Review Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search within reviews for specific keywords.", "default": "" }, "languageCode": { "title": "Review Language", "type": "string", "description": "Language code for reviews (e.g. en, zh, de).", "default": "en" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Select proxies to be used. Residential proxies provide more complete data." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```