# Scrape Yelp business reviews for competitor research

**Use case:** 

Scrape Yelp business reviews for competitor research. Scrape Yelp business listings and reviews: name, category, address, phone, rating, review count and individual review text. Build local leads and monitor reputation. Structured JSON output. Uses a ready-made sample input so you can try the Actor immediately and adapt it for your workflow or AI agent.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/example-business"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 25,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "extractionMode": "structuredDataWithFallback",
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "businessName": {
    "label": "Business name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "ratingValue": {
    "label": "Rating value",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewCount": {
    "label": "Review count",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "priceRange": {
    "label": "Price range",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "phone": {
    "label": "Phone",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "address": {
    "label": "Address",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "businessUrl": {
    "label": "Business url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewText": {
    "label": "Review text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewAuthor": {
    "label": "Review author",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewRating": {
    "label": "Review rating",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewDate": {
    "label": "Review date",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "sourceUrl": {
    "label": "Source url",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "detectedAt": {
    "label": "Detected at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "extractionMethod": {
    "label": "Extraction method",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "confidenceScore": {
    "label": "Confidence score",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "missingFields": {
    "label": "Missing fields",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Yelp Business & Review Scraper](https://apify.com/technicaldost/yelp-business-review-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/technicaldost/yelp-business-review-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/technicaldost/yelp-business-review-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).