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Yelp Business Structure

Business schema from Yelp Fusion API

Type: object Properties: 17
RestaurantLocal SearchReviewsBusiness DataLocation

Business is a JSON Structure definition published by Yelp, describing 17 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

id alias name image_url is_closed url review_count categories rating coordinates transactions price location phone display_phone distance attributes

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/yelp/refs/heads/main/json-structure/yelp-business-structure.json",
  "name": "Business",
  "description": "Business schema from Yelp Fusion API",
  "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": "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": "uri",
      "description": "Yelp page URL for the business.",
      "example": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco"
    },
    "review_count": {
      "type": "int32",
      "example": 1289
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Category"
      }
    },
    "rating": {
      "type": "float",
      "description": "Average star rating",
      "1.0 to 5.0.": null,
      "example": 4.5
    },
    "coordinates": {
      "$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": "double",
      "description": "Distance from the search center in meters.",
      "example": 1503.4
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  }
}

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