Reviews & DirectoriesDifficulty: Moderate

Yelp Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Yelp at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

Automatic renderingJavaScript supportStructured data extractionChallenge resolution

Website Compatibility Notes

Yelp uses moderate protections. JavaScript rendering is needed for review content and dynamic loading of business details.

Quick Start — Extract from Yelp

cURL

curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/best-pizza-new-york",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/best-pizza-new-york",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract Yelp business listings?

Send the Yelp business page URL to AlterLab with JavaScript rendering enabled. You'll receive the full page with business name, address, phone, hours, categories, rating, and review count.

Can I extract Yelp reviews?

Yes. AlterLab renders the full review section including reviewer names, ratings, dates, and review text from publicly visible Yelp business pages.

Does AlterLab support Yelp search results?

Absolutely. Pass a Yelp search URL and AlterLab returns the rendered results including business names, ratings, review counts, price ranges, and categories for each listing.

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. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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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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