# Yelp Reviews Scraper - Most Comprehensive (`kaix/yelp-reviews-scraper`) Actor Scrape all reviews for any Yelp business. Full review text, ratings, author profiles, photos, reactions, owner replies. Accepts business URLs or aliases. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kaix/yelp-reviews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Kai](https://apify.com/kaix) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 75.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.04 / 1,000 reviews 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 Reviews Scraper Scrape all reviews for any Yelp business. Full review text, ratings, author profiles, photos, reactions, owner replies. Accepts business URLs or aliases. ### Why use this scraper? - Rating, full text, author profile, photos, reactions, owner replies, and previous review history - Pass Yelp business URLs or just the alias (e.g. `gary-danko-san-francisco`) - Sort by date, rating, or elite status; filter by star rating - Fetch reviews in any language Yelp supports - Retries 503s with exponential backoff and rotates Apify proxy sessions on block ### Use cases - Track reviews for your business or competitors over time - Feed structured review text into sentiment / NLP pipelines - Compare ratings and review volume across businesses for market research - Build databases of businesses with their review profiles ### How to use #### Scrape reviews for a single business ```json { "businesses": ["https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco"] } ```` #### Scrape multiple businesses by alias ```json { "businesses": [ "gary-danko-san-francisco", "house-of-prime-rib-san-francisco" ] } ``` #### Get newest reviews only ```json { "businesses": ["gary-danko-san-francisco"], "sortBy": "DATE_DESC", "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 100 } ``` #### Filter by rating ```json { "businesses": ["gary-danko-san-francisco"], "ratings": [1, 2], "sortBy": "DATE_DESC" } ``` #### Scrape reviews in another language ```json { "businesses": ["gary-danko-san-francisco"], "languageCode": "zh" } ``` ### Input | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | | -------------------------- | -------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **businesses** | string\[] | (required) | Yelp business URLs or aliases | | **sortBy** | select | DATE\_DESC | `DATE_DESC`, `DATE_ASC`, `RATING_DESC`, `RATING_ASC`, `ELITES_DESC` | | **ratings** | number\[] | \[1,2,3,4,5]| Only include reviews with these star ratings (1-5) | | **maxReviewsPerBusiness** | number | 20 | Maximum reviews per business. Set to 0 for no limit (all reviews). | | **languageCode** | string | en | Language code for reviews (e.g. `en`, `zh`, `de`) | ### Output Each review contains the following structured fields: #### Review details ```json { "id": "abc123", "businessAlias": "gary-danko-san-francisco", "businessName": "Gary Danko", "businessEncId": "WavvLdfdP6g8aZTtbBQHTw", "rating": 5, "text": "An absolutely wonderful dining experience...", "language": "en", "createdAt": "2026-03-30T21:18:35Z" } ``` #### Author profile ```json { "author": { "id": "author1", "displayName": "Lin F.", "displayLocation": "Murrieta, CA", "reviewCount": 100, "friendCount": 50, "photoCount": 200, "eliteYear": "26", "profilePhotoUrl": "https://..." } } ``` #### Feedback & Reactions ```json { "feedback": { "usefulCount": 3, "funnyCount": 1, "coolCount": 2 }, "reactions": [ { "type": "HELPFUL", "count": 5 }, { "type": "THANKS", "count": 2 } ] } ``` #### Photos ```json { "photos": [ { "id": "photo1", "url": "https://...", "caption": "Delicious steak", "helpfulCount": 1 } ] } ``` #### Owner reply & history ```json { "ownerReply": "Thank you for visiting!", "previousReviewIds": ["prev1"] } ``` #### Tags ```json { "tags": { "checkInCount": 2, "isFirstReviewer": false, "hasPaidThroughYelp": true }, "scrapedAt": "2026-04-04T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Output formats Download your data as **JSON**, **CSV**, **Excel**, **XML**, or access it via the **Apify API**. ### Limitations - Yelp may change their internal GraphQL API without notice, which could temporarily break the scraper. - Reviews are paginated at 49 per request. Large businesses with thousands of reviews will take proportionally longer. - Proxy rotation via Apify Proxy is recommended to avoid rate limiting. # Actor input Schema ## `businesses` (type: `array`): List of Yelp business URLs (e.g. https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco) or aliases (e.g. gary-danko-san-francisco) ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): How to sort reviews ## `ratings` (type: `array`): Only include reviews with these star ratings (1-5). Default: all ratings. ## `maxReviewsPerBusiness` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of reviews to scrape per business. Set to 0 for no limit (all reviews). ## `query` (type: `string`): Optional search query to filter reviews by (matches Yelp's review search). Leave empty to fetch all reviews. ## `languageCode` (type: `string`): Language code for reviews (e.g. en, zh, de). Default: en. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Defaults to Apify Proxy. You can pick specific Apify Proxy groups, choose a country, or supply your own proxy URLs. ## Actor input object example ```json { "businesses": [ "https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco" ], "sortBy": "DATE_DESC", "ratings": [ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" ], "maxReviewsPerBusiness": 20, "query": "", "languageCode": "en", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kaix/yelp-reviews-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"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kaix/yelp-reviews-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" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call kaix/yelp-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kaix/yelp-reviews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Yelp Reviews Scraper - Most Comprehensive", "description": "Scrape all reviews for any Yelp business. Full review text, ratings, author profiles, photos, reactions, owner replies. Accepts business URLs or aliases.", "version": "0.2", "x-build-id": "qlsqjMEyL11Rt6Lea" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/kaix~yelp-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-kaix-yelp-reviews-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-reviews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-kaix-yelp-reviews-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-reviews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-kaix-yelp-reviews-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", "required": [ "businesses" ], "properties": { "businesses": { "title": "Business URLs or Aliases", "type": "array", "description": "List of Yelp business URLs (e.g. https://www.yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco) or aliases (e.g. gary-danko-san-francisco)", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "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 (1-5). Default: all 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" ] }, "maxReviewsPerBusiness": { "title": "Max Reviews Per Business", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of reviews to scrape per business. Set to 0 for no limit (all reviews).", "default": 20 }, "query": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Optional search query to filter reviews by (matches Yelp's review search). Leave empty to fetch all reviews.", "default": "" }, "languageCode": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "Language code for reviews (e.g. en, zh, de). Default: en.", "default": "en" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Defaults to Apify Proxy. You can pick specific Apify Proxy groups, choose a country, or supply your own proxy URLs.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```