Yelp Businesses API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Yelp Fusion AI Businesses API
  description: 'The Yelp Fusion API provides programmatic access to Yelp''s database of local businesses, reviews, events, categories, and conversational AI search. This definition documents the public Fusion REST endpoints: business search and discovery, business details, reviews, autocomplete, phone search, business match, events, categories, and the Yelp Fusion AI chat endpoint. Authentication is via a bearer API key passed in the Authorization header.'
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: Yelp Developer
    url: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/
  termsOfService: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/policies
servers:
- url: https://api.yelp.com
  description: Yelp Fusion API base URL
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Businesses
  description: Search, match, and retrieve local business data
paths:
  /v3/businesses/search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Businesses
      operationId: searchBusinesses
      summary: Search Businesses
      description: Returns up to 240 businesses based on the provided search criteria. Either location or a latitude/longitude pair is required.
      parameters:
      - name: location
        in: query
        description: Geographic area to search. Required if latitude and longitude are not provided.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 250
        example: example
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        description: Latitude of the search center. Required if location is not provided.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -90
          maximum: 90
        example: 37.7867
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        description: Longitude of the search center. Required if location is not provided.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -180
          maximum: 180
        example: -122.4112
      - name: term
        in: query
        description: Search term, such as "food" or a business name.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 300
        example: example
      - name: radius
        in: query
        description: Search radius in meters. Maximum 40000.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 40000
        example: 1
      - name: categories
        in: query
        description: Comma-delimited list of category aliases to filter by.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      - name: price
        in: query
        description: Comma-delimited list of price levels (1, 2, 3, 4).
        schema:
          type: string
        example: $$
      - name: open_now
        in: query
        description: Return only businesses open at the time of the request.
        schema:
          type: boolean
        example: true
      - name: open_at
        in: query
        description: Return businesses open at the given Unix timestamp.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: attributes
        in: query
        description: Comma-delimited list of business attributes to filter by.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      - name: sort_by
        in: query
        description: Sort mode for results.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - best_match
          - rating
          - review_count
          - distance
          default: best_match
        example: best_match
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of results to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 50
          default: 20
        example: 1
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: Offset into the list of returned results.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 1000
        example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessSearchResponse'
              examples:
                SearchBusinesses200Example:
                  summary: Default searchBusinesses 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    total: 240
                    businesses:
                    - id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                      alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      name: Ricky's Tacos
                      image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                      is_closed: false
                      url: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      review_count: 1289
                      categories:
                      - {}
                      rating: 4.5
                      coordinates:
                        latitude: 37.7867
                        longitude: -122.4112
                      transactions:
                      - pickup
                      price: $$
                      location:
                        address1: 350 Mission St
                        address2: ''
                        address3: ''
                        city: San Francisco
                        state: CA
                        zip_code: '94105'
                        country: US
                        display_address: {}
                        cross_streets: example
                      phone: '+14159083801'
                      display_phone: (415) 908-3801
                      distance: 1503.4
                      attributes: {}
                    region:
                      center:
                        latitude: 37.7867
                        longitude: -122.4112
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/businesses/search/phone:
    get:
      tags:
      - Businesses
      operationId: searchBusinessesByPhone
      summary: Search Businesses By Phone
      description: Returns businesses associated with the given phone number.
      parameters:
      - name: phone
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Phone number in the form +[country code][number], e.g. +14159083801.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[0-9 +()-.x/]+$
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 32
        example: '+14159083801'
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessSearchResponse'
              examples:
                SearchBusinessesByPhone200Example:
                  summary: Default searchBusinessesByPhone 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    total: 240
                    businesses:
                    - id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                      alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      name: Ricky's Tacos
                      image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                      is_closed: false
                      url: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      review_count: 1289
                      categories:
                      - {}
                      rating: 4.5
                      coordinates:
                        latitude: 37.7867
                        longitude: -122.4112
                      transactions:
                      - pickup
                      price: $$
                      location:
                        address1: 350 Mission St
                        address2: ''
                        address3: ''
                        city: San Francisco
                        state: CA
                        zip_code: '94105'
                        country: US
                        display_address: {}
                        cross_streets: example
                      phone: '+14159083801'
                      display_phone: (415) 908-3801
                      distance: 1503.4
                      attributes: {}
                    region:
                      center:
                        latitude: 37.7867
                        longitude: -122.4112
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/businesses/matches:
    get:
      tags:
      - Businesses
      operationId: matchBusinesses
      summary: Match Businesses
      description: Matches the supplied business attributes against businesses on Yelp, returning the best candidate matches. Useful for resolving your own records to a Yelp business id.
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Business name.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
        example: Ricky's Tacos
      - name: address1
        in: query
        required: true
        description: First line of the business address.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
        example: 350 Mission St
      - name: address2
        in: query
        description: Second line of the business address.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
        example: ''
      - name: address3
        in: query
        description: Third line of the business address.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
        example: ''
      - name: city
        in: query
        required: true
        description: City of the business.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 64
        example: San Francisco
      - name: state
        in: query
        required: true
        description: ISO 3166-2 state code of the business.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 3
        example: CA
      - name: country
        in: query
        required: true
        description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the business.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 2
        example: US
      - name: postal_code
        in: query
        description: Postal/ZIP code of the business.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 12
        example: example
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        description: Latitude of the business.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -90
          maximum: 90
        example: 37.7867
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        description: Longitude of the business.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -180
          maximum: 180
        example: -122.4112
      - name: phone
        in: query
        description: Phone number of the business.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 32
        example: '+14159083801'
      - name: yelp_business_id
        in: query
        description: A Yelp business id hint to improve match accuracy.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 22
          maxLength: 22
        example: example
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of matches to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 10
          default: 3
        example: 1
      - name: match_threshold
        in: query
        description: How strictly candidates must match the input.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - none
          - default
          - strict
          default: default
        example: none
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  businesses:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Business'
              examples:
                MatchBusinesses200Example:
                  summary: Default matchBusinesses 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    businesses:
                    - id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                      alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      name: Ricky's Tacos
                      image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                      is_closed: false
                      url: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      review_count: 1289
                      categories:
                      - alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                        title: Tacos
                        parent_aliases: {}
                        country_whitelist: {}
                        country_blacklist: {}
                      rating: 4.5
                      coordinates:
                        latitude: 37.7867
                        longitude: -122.4112
                      transactions:
                      - pickup
                      price: $$
                      location:
                        address1: 350 Mission St
                        address2: ''
                        address3: ''
                        city: San Francisco
                        state: CA
                        zip_code: '94105'
                        country: US
                        display_address:
                        - example
                        cross_streets: example
                      phone: '+14159083801'
                      display_phone: (415) 908-3801
                      distance: 1503.4
                      attributes: {}
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/businesses/{business_id_or_alias}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Businesses
      operationId: getBusiness
      summary: Get Business Details
      description: Returns detailed information about a business by Yelp id or alias.
      parameters:
      - name: business_id_or_alias
        in: path
        required: true
        description: A 22-character Yelp business id or a business alias.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessDetail'
              examples:
                GetBusiness200Example:
                  summary: Default getBusiness 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                    alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                    name: Ricky's Tacos
                    image_url: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
                    is_closed: false
                    url: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                    review_count: 1289
                    categories:
                    - alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      title: Tacos
                      parent_aliases:
                      - example
                      country_whitelist:
                      - example
                      country_blacklist:
                      - example
                    rating: 4.5
                    coordinates:
                      latitude: 37.7867
                      longitude: -122.4112
                    transactions:
                    - pickup
                    price: $$
                    location:
                      address1: 350 Mission St
                      address2: ''
                      address3: ''
                      city: San Francisco
                      state: CA
                      zip_code: '94105'
                      country: US
                      display_address:
                      - example
                      cross_streets: example
                    phone: '+14159083801'
                    display_phone: (415) 908-3801
                    distance: 1503.4
                    attributes: {}
                    is_claimed: true
                    photos:
                    - example
                    hours:
                    - hour_type: REGULAR
                      open:
                      - day: 1
                        start: '1100'
                        end: '2200'
                        is_overnight: false
                      is_open_now: true
                    special_hours:
                    - {}
                    messaging: {}
                    yelp_menu_url: https://www.yelp.com/menu/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/autocomplete:
    get:
      tags:
      - Businesses
      operationId: autocomplete
      summary: Autocomplete
      description: Returns autocomplete suggestions for search terms, businesses, and categories.
      parameters:
      - name: text
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Text to return autocomplete suggestions for.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        example: Best tacos in the Bay Area. The al pastor is incredible and the salsa bar is unmatched.
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        description: Latitude of the location to look for suggestions in.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -90
          maximum: 90
        example: 37.7867
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        description: Longitude of the location to look for suggestions in.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: -180
          maximum: 180
        example: -122.4112
      - name: locale
        in: query
        description: Locale in the form {language}_{country}, e.g. en_US.
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[a-z]{2,3}_[A-Z]{2}$
        example: example
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AutocompleteResponse'
              examples:
                Autocomplete200Example:
                  summary: Default autocomplete 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    terms:
                    - text: Best tacos in the Bay Area. The al pastor is incredible and the salsa bar is unmatched.
                    businesses:
                    - id: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
                      name: Ricky's Tacos
                    categories:
                    - alias: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
                      title: Tacos
                      parent_aliases:
                      - example
                      country_whitelist:
                      - example
                      country_blacklist:
                      - example
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        alias:
          type: string
          description: Unique category identifier.
          example: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
        title:
          type: string
          description: Localized category title.
          example: Tacos
        parent_aliases:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Aliases of parent categories.
        country_whitelist:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Countries where this category is available.
        country_blacklist:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Countries where this category is restricted.
    Location:
      type: object
      properties:
        address1:
          type: string
          example: 350 Mission St
        address2:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: ''
        address3:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: ''
        city:
          type: string
          example: San Francisco
        state:
          type: string
          example: CA
        zip_code:
          type: string
          example: '94105'
        country:
          type: string
          example: US
        display_address:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        cross_streets:
          type: string
          example: example
    Coordinates:
      type: object
      properties:
        latitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: 37.7867
        longitude:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: -122.4112
    Business:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique Yelp business id.
          example: gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ
        alias:
          type: string
          description: Unique Yelp business alias.
          example: rickys-tacos-san-francisco
        name:
          type: string
          example: Ricky's Tacos
        image_url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg
        is_closed:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the business is permanently closed.
          example: false
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Yelp page URL for the business.
          example: https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco
        review_count:
          type: integer
          example: 1289
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
        rating:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Average star rating
          1.0 to 5.0.: null
          example: 4.5
        coordinates:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Coordinates'
        transactions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - pickup
            - delivery
            - restaurant_reservation
        price:
          type: string
          description: Price level from $ to $$$$.
          example: $$
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        phone:
          type: string
          example: '+14159083801'
        display_phone:
          type: string
          example: (415) 908-3801
        distance:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Distance from the search center in meters.
          example: 1503.4
        attributes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    AutocompleteResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        terms:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              text:
                type: string
        businesses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              name:
                type: string
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
    BusinessHours:
      type: object
      properties:
        hour_type:
          type: string
          example: REGULAR
        open:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              day:
                type: integer
                description: Day of week
                0 (Monday) to 6 (Sunday).: null
              start:
                type: string
              end:
                type: string
              is_overnight:
                type: boolean
        is_open_now:
          type: boolean
          example: true
    BusinessDetail:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Business'
      - type: object
        properties:
          is_claimed:
            type: boolean
          photos:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
              format: uri
          hours:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BusinessHours'
          special_hours:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
          messaging:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
          yelp_menu_url:
            type: string
            format: uri
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              description: Machine-readable error code
              e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR.: null
            description:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error description.
    BusinessSearchResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of businesses Yelp found.
          example: 240
        businesses:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Business'
        region:
          type: object
          properties:
            center:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Coordinates'
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: The API key is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or missing required parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Yelp Fusion API key passed as a bearer token in the Authorization header.
x-generated-from: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/reference
x-generated-by: api-evangelist-pipeline-2026-06