# Yelp Business Info Scraper (`scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-scraper`) Actor

🏢 Yelp Business Info Scraper extracts key business details from Yelp listings—names, addresses, categories, ratings & reviews links. 🚀 Perfect for market research, lead gen, and local analytics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ScrapeMesh](https://apify.com/scrapemesh) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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 Info Scraper

Scrape detailed business information from Yelp business pages at scale. This Apify Actor extracts title, rating, reviews, address, phone, hours, images, categories, services, business owner, "about", review highlights, and more from one or many Yelp URLs.

### How it works

The actor performs a Chrome-impersonated HTTP request (via `curl_cffi`) to each Yelp business page, then parses the embedded Apollo/GraphQL cache (`<script data-apollo-state>`) to produce a structured record. It does **not** use a headless browser.

#### Anti-blocking strategy

1. **Apify residential proxy** for every request.
2. **`curl_cffi` Chrome 131 impersonation** so the TLS/JA3 fingerprint matches a real browser.
3. **Retries with exponential backoff** — up to 3 attempts per URL.
4. **DataDome challenge solving** — when a `var dd = {...}` challenge with `rt='i'` is detected, the actor calls **CapSolver `AntiDatadomeTask`** with the challenge parameters, then refetches the URL with the returned `datadome` cookie.
5. **Hard-reject skip** — `rt='c'` challenges have no puzzle, so the actor stops retrying that IP pool instead of burning attempts.
6. **Translate-proxy fallback** — as a last resort the URL is fetched through `translate.google.com`, which Yelp's CDN treats as benign and which preserves the Apollo JSON intact.
7. **Live saving** — every record is pushed to the dataset as soon as it's parsed.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| **startUrls** | array | Yes | List of Yelp business page URLs (e.g. `https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york`). |
| **proxyConfiguration** | object | No | Apify proxy settings (collapsed by default). Defaults to residential proxy. |

**Example input:**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york" }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}
````

### Output

Each business is pushed to the default dataset with this shape:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **title** | Business name |
| **rating** | Numeric rating (e.g. `"4.1"`) |
| **reviewCount** | e.g. `"651 reviews"` |
| **isClaimed** | `"Claimed"` or `"Unclaimed"` |
| **priceLevel** | e.g. `"$"`, `"$$"` |
| **categories** | Comma-separated categories |
| **fullAddress**, **city**, **state**, **zipcode** | Address fields |
| **phoneNumber** | Formatted phone |
| **images** | Array of large image URLs |
| **website** | Business website URL |
| **hours** | Map of `Mon`/`Tue`/…/`Sun` (plus upcoming special dates) to hour strings, with `Open now`/`Closed now` appended on today |
| **businessOwnerName**, **about** | Owner display name and combined specialties/history |
| **reviewhighlights** | Array of review-highlight snippets |
| **businessServices** | Object of service name → boolean (delivery, take-out, accessibility, payment, etc.) |
| **yelp\_biz\_id** | Yelp internal business ID |
| **timestamp** | UTC scrape time |
| **url**, **is\_page\_not\_found**, **status** | URL, 404 flag, `"SUCCEEDED"` or `"FAILED"` |

### Run via API (cURL)

```bash
curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york"}]}' \
  "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"
```

### FAQ

**Why did some URLs fail?** A page may be removed (`is_page_not_found: true`), the IP pool may be hard-rejected (`rt='c'`), or the translate fallback may have returned a short body. Check the log for `[fetch]` messages.

### Cautions

- Only public Yelp pages are scraped.
- You are responsible for complying with applicable laws (privacy, data protection, terms of use).

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

🔗 One or more Yelp business page URLs to scrape.

**Example:** `https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york`

📋 Paste many URLs for bulk scraping — each is processed sequentially with 🔁 retries and 🛡️ anti-blocking fallbacks.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

🛰️ Apify proxy settings. Defaults to **residential** proxy. Each request retries up to **3 times** with exponential backoff. 🔁

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": ["https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapemesh/yelp-business-info-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Yelp Business Info Scraper",
        "description": "🏢 Yelp Business Info Scraper extracts key business details from Yelp listings—names, addresses, categories, ratings & reviews links. 🚀 Perfect for market research, lead gen, and local analytics.",
        "version": "0.2",
        "x-build-id": "g7RLqyzlioxJW79Cw"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/scrapemesh~yelp-business-info-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapemesh-yelp-business-info-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": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapemesh~yelp-business-info-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapemesh-yelp-business-info-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/scrapemesh~yelp-business-info-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-scrapemesh-yelp-business-info-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$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": [
                    "startUrls"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrls": {
                        "title": "📍 Yelp Business URLs",
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "🔗 One or more Yelp business page URLs to scrape.\n\n**Example:** `https://www.yelp.com/biz/east-village-pizza-new-york`\n\n📋 Paste many URLs for bulk scraping — each is processed sequentially with 🔁 retries and 🛡️ anti-blocking fallbacks.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "🌐 Proxy Configuration",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "🛰️ Apify proxy settings. Defaults to **residential** proxy. Each request retries up to **3 times** with exponential backoff. 🔁"
                    }
                }
            },
            "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
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```