Yelp · Schema

Business

Business schema from Yelp Fusion API

RestaurantLocal SearchReviewsBusiness DataLocationPlacesGenerative AI

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique Yelp business id.
alias	string	Unique Yelp business alias.
name	string
image_url	string
is_closed	boolean	Whether the business is permanently closed.
url	string	Yelp page URL for the business.
review_count	integer
categories	array
rating	number	Average star rating
coordinates	object
transactions	array
price	string	Price level from $ to $$$$.
location	object
phone	string
display_phone	string
distance	number	Distance from the search center in meters.
attributes	object

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/yelp/refs/heads/main/json-schema/yelp-business-schema.json",
  "title": "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": "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
    }
  }
}

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