Yelp Business Scraper

Scrape Yelp business details — name, rating, review counts, price range, categories, full address, phone, website, hours, and GPS coordinates.

What you get

Business data from Yelp for any US location. Pass direct Yelp URLs or business slugs, or search by query (e.g., "best pizza new york") and the scraper resolves the Yelp business pages automatically. Returns ratings, review counts, price range, categories, address, phone, website, hours of operation, and GPS coordinates — ideal for lead generation, local SEO, and competitive analysis.

Output fields

Field	Description
business_name	Business name
rating	Yelp rating (1-5)
reviews_count	Number of reviews
price_range	Price level ($, $$, $$$, $$$$)
categories	Business categories (e.g., "Italian", "Pizza")
address	Street address
city	City
state	US state
phone	Phone number
website	Business website URL
hours	Opening hours by day
latitude	GPS latitude
longitude	GPS longitude
image_url	Business photo URL
is_claimed	Whether the business is claimed on Yelp
url	Yelp business page URL

Example output

{
    "business_name": "Joe's Pizza",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "reviews_count": 2300,
    "price_range": "$",
    "categories": ["Pizza", "Italian"],
    "address": "7 Carmine St",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "phone": "(212) 366-1182",
    "website": "https://joespizzanyc.com",
    "hours": {"Mon": "10:00 AM - 4:00 AM", "Tue": "10:00 AM - 4:00 AM"},
    "latitude": 40.7303,
    "longitude": -74.0023,
    "image_url": "https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/example.jpg",
    "is_claimed": true,
    "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/joes-pizza-new-york"
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
businessUrls	No*	List of Yelp business URLs or slugs (e.g., "gary-danko-san-francisco" or "https://yelp.com/biz/gary-danko-san-francisco").
searchQueries	No*	Search queries to find businesses (e.g., ["best pizza new york", "plumber san francisco"]).
maxResults	No	Maximum businesses to scrape (1-500). Default 5.
proxyConfiguration	No	Proxy settings. Leave default for best results.

*At least one of businessUrls or searchQueries must be provided.

Use cases

• Lead generation: Build prospect lists of local businesses with phone, website, and address for cold outreach.
• Market research: Analyse business density, rating bands, and category mix in any US city.
• Competitor analysis: Benchmark ratings and review volumes across a named set of competitors.
• Local SEO: Audit Yelp listings at scale and track rating/review trends over time.
• Data enrichment: Append Yelp ratings, categories, and verified contact details to CRM records.
• Location intelligence: Use GPS coordinates to map businesses around a property or territory.

Pricing

Pay-per-result pricing. Tiered discounts apply automatically based on usage volume.

Tier	Price per result
FREE	$0.008
BRONZE	$0.006
SILVER	$0.005
GOLD	$0.004

Limitations

• Primarily US-focused — Yelp's strongest market. International coverage is thin.
• Individual review text is not extracted; only star ratings and review counts.
• Some smaller businesses have incomplete data (missing hours, website, or coordinates).
• Search mode resolves Yelp URLs via Google, so search-query results depend on Google's index for that business.
• Very new or unclaimed listings occasionally lack phone or website data on Yelp itself.

Compared to alternatives

• vs. yin/yelp-scraper (~$10/1K results): Our $4-$8/1K tiered pricing is meaningfully cheaper at scale, with the same fields plus GPS coordinates and claimed status.
• vs. Yelp Fusion API: Fusion requires approval, rate-limits heavily, and doesn't expose claimed-status or full detail — this actor fills that gap for research and enrichment.

Pairs well with Google Maps Scraper and TripAdvisor Scraper for complete local-business intelligence.

FAQ

Can I just pass business names instead of Yelp URLs? Yes — use searchQueries. Each query becomes a Google search for the matching Yelp business page. For known businesses, passing the slug directly via businessUrls is faster and more reliable.

Does this include review text? No. Only the review count and rating are returned. Individual review bodies are not scraped.

Can I scrape non-US businesses? Yelp does cover some international cities, but coverage and data quality drop significantly outside the US.

How fresh is the data? Pulled live at run time — as fresh as Yelp itself.

Last verified: 2026-04

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