Data Source

Get Data from Yelp

Business reviews, ratings, and local business data for reputation monitoring and market research.

No coding requiredStructured JSON outputReliable delivery

Available Data

Here's what you can extract from Yelp using AlterLab:

Business reviews & ratings
Business details & hours
Photos & menus
Response rates
Category information

Business Use Cases

How businesses use Yelp data to make better decisions:

  • Reputation monitoring
  • Local competitor analysis
  • Customer sentiment tracking
  • Location intelligence for expansion

How It Works

1

Send a URL

Provide any public Yelp URL to AlterLab's API. No authentication with Yelp needed.

2

We handle the complexity

AlterLab renders JavaScript, handles challenges, and extracts the data — all automatically.

3

Get structured data

Receive clean, structured JSON data ready for your spreadsheet, database, or application.

Quick Start

HTTP
POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "url": "https://yelp.com/...",
  "advanced": { "render_js": true }
}

Need an API key? Sign up free — no credit card required.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Yelp data can I collect?

You can collect publicly visible business information including ratings, review text, reviewer details, business hours, categories, and price ranges from any Yelp business page.

Can I track review sentiment over time?

Yes. By regularly collecting reviews from your business and competitors, you can monitor sentiment trends, identify service issues early, and measure the impact of improvements.

Is this useful for multi-location businesses?

Very much so. Multi-location businesses use AlterLab to monitor reviews and ratings across all their locations simultaneously, identifying which locations need attention.

Developer Guide: Yelp Data Extraction →← All Data Sources

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.

Your first scrape.
Sixty seconds.

$1 free balance. No credit card. No SDK.Just a POST request.

terminal
curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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