# 🔥 Yelp Scraper (`powerai/yelp-scraper`) Actor

Extract comprehensive business data from Yelp. Scrape specific business pages, collections, and events to gather detailed information including ratings, reviews, photos, menus, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/powerai/yelp-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [PowerAI](https://apify.com/powerai) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Social media, Integrations
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 15 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## 🔥 Yelp Scraper

Extract comprehensive business data from Yelp. Scrape specific business pages, collections, and events to gather detailed information including ratings, reviews, photos, menus, and more.

### ✨ Key Features

- 📊 Extract detailed business metadata including:
  - Business identification and contact information
  - Address, coordinates, and location details
  - Ratings, reviews, and customer feedback
  - Photos and media galleries
  - Operating hours and amenities
  - Menus and reservation links
  - Business categories and descriptions
- 🔗 Generate direct URLs for:
  - Business profiles
  - Review pages
  - Event pages
  - Collection pages
- 📈 Support for large result sets with automatic pagination
- 📋 Clean and structured JSON output
- 🎯 Flexible scraping options for reviews and photos

### 💪 Why Choose This Actor?

- **Comprehensive**: Get all business details from Yelp
- **Flexible**: Multiple input methods (keyword search, location search, or direct URLs)
- **Efficient**: Control pagination and item limits
- **Structured**: Clean JSON output for easy integration
- **Reliable**: Stable and consistent data extraction
- **User-Friendly**: Simple input parameters

### 🎯 Perfect For

- 📊 Market Researchers
- 📈 Business Analysts
- 💼 Competitor Analysts
- 🏢 Lead Generation
- 🔍 Local Business Discovery
- 📋 Review Analysis

### 📈 Use Cases

1. **Market Research**: Analyze business performance and customer reviews
2. **Competitor Analysis**: Monitor competitor's business profiles and ratings
3. **Lead Generation**: Collect business contact information
4. **Review Analysis**: Gather customer feedback and ratings
5. **Local Business Discovery**: Find businesses by location and category

### 📝 Input Requirements

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

- `startUrls` : URLs to start with. It should be list or detail URL (business detail, event detail, event or business search, collections, or collection detail URLs)
- `itemLimit` (optional): Maximum number of items that you want as output. Default is all
- `proxySettings` (required): Select proxies to be used by your crawler

#### Input Example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.yelp.com/biz/fermentation-lab-san-francisco-3"
  ],
  "itemLimit": 20,
  "proxySettings": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

#### Output Example

```json
{
  "businessIdentifier": "kLxPWEH56lLeXoNFJyS8HA",
  "itemType": "business",
  "businessUrl": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/fermentation-lab-san-francisco-3",
  "businessName": "Fermentation Lab",
  "averageRating": 4.4,
  "totalReviews": 254,
  "priceCategory": "$$",
  "businessCategories": [
    "Cocktail Bars",
    "Seafood",
    "Asian Fusion"
  ],
  "isClaimed": true,
  "isClosed": false,
  "establishedYear": null,
  "businessHistory": null,
  "locationAddress": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "regionCode": "CA",
    "addressLine1": "1700A Post St",
    "addressLine2": null,
    "addressLine3": "",
    "postalCode": "94115",
    "formatted": "1700A Post St\nSan Francisco, CA 94115"
  },
  "locationCoordinates": [
    {
      "latitude": 37.785693,
      "longitude": -122.430047
    }
  ],
  "businessHighlights": [],
  "mainPhotoUrl": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/3ziKJn2hbY7jgOq5Pu1GtQ/o.jpg",
  "customerReviews": [
    {
      "userName": "Ethel R.",
      "userUrl": "https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=cM8RhSU69PSoLmMAv1fRXQ",
      "isElite": false,
      "rating": 5,
      "date": "2026-01-17T01:40:31.000Z",
      "review": "Perfect place to go after a long work week.  Always great drinks and amazing food.\n\nFermentation Lab\n@fermlabsf_japantown\n\nHappy Hour\nTue-Sat 3.30pm to 6.00pm\nSun 3.30pm to Close\n\nPinot Noir\n\nFresh Oyster\nAsian Pear & Sherry Wine Granita\n\nThe set seating and decor makes you feel so relax.  You feel so welcome from the staff.",
      "reviewLanguage": "en",
      "reviewLink": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/fermentation-lab-san-francisco-3?hrid=kFEkHvDrviZeWWBzjBXqKA",
      "author": {
        "id": "cM8RhSU69PSoLmMAv1fRXQ",
        "name": "Ethel R.",
        "location": "San Francisco, CA",
        "photoUrls": {
          "mediaItemSrcUrl": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/30s.jpg",
          "mediaItemSrcSetUrl200x": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/60s.jpg",
          "mediaItemSrcSetUrl300x": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/90s.jpg",
          "__typename": "UserPhotoUrl",
          "userSrc": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/60s.jpg",
          "userSrcSet200x": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/120s.jpg",
          "userSrcSet300x": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/photo/IZi3m6OfCYUvO4GgdZmctw/180s.jpg"
        },
        "friendCount": 16,
        "reviewCount": 32,
        "businessPhotoCount": 205,
        "isElite": false
      },
      "feedback": {
        "usefulCount": 0,
        "funnyCount": 0,
        "coolCount": 0
      }
    },
    ...
  ],
  "businessWebsite": "http://www.fermlabsf.com",
  "contactPhone": "(415) 757-0667",
  "reservationLink": null,
  "totalMediaCount": 981,
  "mediaUrls": [],
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/fermentation-lab-san-francisco-3"
}

```

# Actor input Schema

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

URLs to start with. It should be list or detail URL

## `itemLimit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items that you want as output. Default is all

## `proxySettings` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to be used by your crawler

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.yelp.com/biz/fermentation-lab-san-francisco-3"
  ],
  "proxySettings": {
    "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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "proxySettings": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("powerai/yelp-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 = { "proxySettings": { "useApifyProxy": True } }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("powerai/yelp-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "proxySettings": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call powerai/yelp-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,powerai/yelp-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/J4OuyeiM3K4WNQYvK/builds/Nt6awxO3BjhEM0kEt/openapi.json