Yelp Fusion API

Best for: AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt); Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box

Avoid if: You want to try it free before paying; You have strict compliance requirements

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  50 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  85 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  60 / 100
  Setup speed
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  20 / 100
  Docs quality
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  85 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  0 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Hybrid (base + usage) [2]business.yelp.com/data/resources/pricing/“Premium: $643/month + $14.13 per 1,000 additional calls. Enhanced: $299/month + $6.57 per 1,000 additional calls. Base: $229/month + $5.91 per 1,000 additional calls.”business.yelp.com/data/products/fusion/“Base: $229 per month plus $5.91 per additional 1,000 API calls. Enhanced: $299 per month plus $6.57 per additional 1,000 API calls. Premium: $643 per month plus $14.13 per additional 1,000 API calls.”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]business.yelp.com/data/resources/pricing/“Base: $229/month + $5.91 per 1,000 additional calls. Enhanced: $299/month + $6.57 per 1,000 additional calls. Premium: $643/month + $14.13 per 1,000 additional calls.”

Free tier

✗ No [4]business.yelp.com/data/products/fusion/“5,000 free API calls during the 30-day trial period.”docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-faq“up to 5,000 free API calls during your 30-day trial... STRICTLY FOR EVALUATION AND NOT FOR COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT.”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [5]docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/fusion-authentication“Create an app on Yelp's Developers site to obtain your private API Key. Complete a form with app information and agree to their API Terms of Use. Receive your API Key upon submission.”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]business.yelp.com/data/products/fusion/“If you need more than 150,000 monthly API calls, get in touch with their sales team for custom pricing.”

• POI search
• Nearby / radius
• Autocomplete
• Place details
• Reviews / ratings

Supported actions

business_search, phone_search, business_match, business_details, transaction_search, engagement_metrics, service_offerings, business_insights, food_and_drinks_insights, risk_signal_insights, reviews, review_highlights, event_search, event_lookup, featured_events, categories, category_details, autocomplete, get_jobs, get_survey, request_a_quote [7]docs.developer.yelp.com/reference/v3_business_search“Businesses: Search, Phone Search, Business Match, Business Details, Food Delivery Search, Engagement Metrics, Service Offerings, Business Insights, Food & Drinks Insights, Risk Signal Insights. Reviews: Reviews and Review Highlights. Events: Event Search, Event Details, Featured Events. Categories: All Categories and Category Details. Home Services: Get Jobs, Get Survey, Request a Quote. Miscellaneous: Autocomplete.”

Regions

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan

Languages

cs, da, de, en, es, fi, fil, fr, it, ja, ms, nb, nl, pl, pt, sv, tr, zh

Input types

text query, lat/lon coordinates, location string, category, phone number, business name, radius, price filter, open_now flag, attributes

Output types

JSON

Webhooks

✗ No [8]docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/business-subscriptions-api“The Business Subscriptions API is a distinct service that manages subscriptions across multiple types, including webhooks. This is a Yelp Partner API with restricted access; requires separate enablement — you must contact Yelp to enable your client for webhook subscriptions specifically.”

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [9]docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/fusion-intro

SDK languages

Python, Multiple (code samples), Swift/iOS

MCP server

✓ Yes [10]github.com/Yelp/yelp-mcp“Official Yelp MCP server repository hosted under github.com/Yelp organization. Built in Python. Exposes a yelp_agent tool that processes natural language queries about local businesses.”

SOC 2

– Unknown [11]trust.yelp.com

HIPAA

– Unknown [12]trust.yelp.com

GDPR

– Unknown [13]trust.yelp.com

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [14]terms.yelp.com/developers/api_terms/20250113_en_us/“THE API, YELP BRAND FEATURES AND YELP CONTENT ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS', 'WITH ALL FAULTS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' WITHOUT WARRANTY... THE API AGREEMENT DOES NOT ENTITLE YOU TO ANY SUPPORT FOR THE API.”

Rate limits

Default paid plan: 30,000 API calls per month with a daily limit of up to 5,000 calls; overages billed in increments of 1,000 calls. Exceeding the daily limit returns HTTP 429 (Too Many Requests); limits reset at midnight UTC. Trial: up to 5,000 calls during 30-day trial, strictly for evaluation and not commercial deployment. Plans requiring >150,000 monthly calls require contacting sales. [15]business.yelp.com/data/products/fusion/“If you need more than 150,000 monthly API calls, get in touch.”docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-faq“Default allocation is 30,000 API calls per month with a daily limit of up to 5,000 calls. Overage usage is billed in increments of 1,000 calls. When daily limits are exceeded, additional requests on the same day will return a 429 (Too Many Requests) error. Limits reset at midnight UTC every day.”

Known restrictions

Cannot store/cache Yelp data longer than 24 hours (exception: business IDs for backend matching only), Must display Yelp logo prominently on all content sourced from Yelp, Must use official Yelp-branded star ratings only; cannot blend with other rating sources, Must include 'Read Reviews' links back to corresponding Yelp business pages, Cannot use Yelp content to train, develop, or fine-tune generative AI models without written approval, Cannot perform semantic analysis or incorporate rating trends without prior approval, Cannot build competing Yelp alternatives, Cannot remove hyperlinks or tracking parameters from Yelp content, Commercial analytics/metrics on Yelp data require separate Insights API licensing, Trial plan (5,000 calls/30 days) is strictly for evaluation, not commercial deployment, Attribution required: Yelp logo must link to yelp.com or the business's Yelp page [16]terms.yelp.com/developers/display_requirements/“Make Yelp's logo prominently visible on all content that originated from Yelp. Must use official Yelp-branded stars only; generic stars are prohibited. Cannot blend Yelp ratings with other sources.”terms.yelp.com/developers/api_terms/20250113_en_us/“cache, record, pre-fetch, or otherwise store any portion of the Yelp Content for a period longer than twenty-four (24) hours from receipt”terms.yelp.com/developers/api_terms/20250113_en_us/“use, copy, process, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on the Yelp Content for the purpose of training, developing, enhancing, or fine-tuning any Generative AI Models”

• API reference

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.yelp.com/v3

Version

v3

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

500 / day

SDKs

• Python mcp-yelp-agent · repo
• Multiple (code samples) · repo
• Swift/iOS · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server
• Webhook events

Launched

2016-09-20

GA

2016-09-20

Notable customers

SoundHound (Hound/Houndify), Logitech (ZeroTouch), SoftBank (Pepper robot), INRIX (OpenCar), Local Motors (Olli), Apple Maps

• Azure Maps Search (POI)

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  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Google Places API

  "The Places API is a service that accepts HTTP requests for location data through a variety of methods. It returns formatted location data and imagery about establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest."

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• TomTom Search / Places API

  "Search is a RESTful API designed for developers allowing single-line fuzzy search for addresses and POIs. Search assigns a latitude/longitude to a specific address, cross street, geographic feature, or point of interest (POI)."

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Radar Geocoding API

  "Use Radar's geocoding APIs to convert addresses to latitude and longitude coordinates, or vice versa."

  Hybrid · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• Mapbox Search Box API

  "All-in-one location search for addresses, places, and points of interest"

  Usage · free tier · public pricing · self-serve

• HERE Geocoding & Search API (Discover & Browse)

  "Enable precise conversion and discovery of geocoordinates, POIs and addresses to improve location accuracy and context."

  Hybrid · free tier · self-serve

Yelp Fusion API alternatives · Yelp Fusion API vs Azure Maps Search (POI) · All Places & POI APIs APIs

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1. ↑Description: docs.developer.yelp.com
2. ↑Pricing model: business.yelp.com · business.yelp.com
3. ↑Published pricing: business.yelp.com
4. ↑Free tier: business.yelp.com · docs.developer.yelp.com
5. ↑Self-serve signup: docs.developer.yelp.com
6. ↑Enterprise plan: business.yelp.com
7. ↑Supported actions: docs.developer.yelp.com
8. ↑Webhooks: docs.developer.yelp.com
9. ↑Sandbox: docs.developer.yelp.com
10. ↑MCP server: github.com
11. ↑SOC 2: trust.yelp.com
12. ↑HIPAA: trust.yelp.com
13. ↑GDPR: trust.yelp.com
14. ↑Published SLA: terms.yelp.com
15. ↑Rate limits: business.yelp.com · docs.developer.yelp.com
16. ↑Known restrictions: terms.yelp.com · terms.yelp.com · terms.yelp.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 50
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 20
3. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.developer.yelp.com/reference/v2_ai_chat
4. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
5. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"nearby":true,"reviews":true,"poi_search":true,"autocomplete":true,"place_deta…
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Yelp Fusion is a REST API giving developers access to Yelp's local business dat…
8. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
9. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
10. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 85
12. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You want to try it free before paying, You have strict compliance requirements
13. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt), Teams needi…
14. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 0
15. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 85
16. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
17. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 60
18. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to No
20. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
21. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
22. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
24. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://terms.yelp.com/developers/api_terms/20250113_en_us/
25. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Default paid plan: 30,000 API calls per month with a daily limit of up to 5,000…
26. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 500
27. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to day
28. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Cannot store/cache Yelp data longer than 24 hours (exception: business IDs for …
29. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
30. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-authentication
31. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
32. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.yelp.com/v3
33. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v3
34. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
35. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
36. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://github.com/Yelp/yelp-mcp
37. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-intro
38. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
39. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
40. 2026-06-14 Webhook Events URL: set to https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/webhooks
41. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
42. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 229
43. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
44. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to yelp-fusion
45. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2016-09-20
46. 2026-06-14 GA Date: set to 2016-09-20
47. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to SoundHound (Hound/Houndify), Logitech (ZeroTouch), SoftBank (Pepper robot), INR…
48. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, gdpr, iso_27001, pci_dss, sla_uptime_percentage, sla_url, deprecat…
49. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
50. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet

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