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Yelp Authentication

Authentication

Yelp secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 3 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

RestaurantLocal SearchReviewsBusiness DataLocationPlacesGenerative AI
Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 3 OAuth flows: API key in:

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer
basicAuth http
scheme: basic
oauth2 oauth2
· flows: authorizationCode

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-11-05'
method: searched
source: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-authentication
docs: https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-authentication
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  applies_to: Yelp Places (Fusion), GraphQL and AI APIs on api.yelp.com
  description: To authenticate API calls with the API Key, set the `Authorization` HTTP header value as `Bearer
    API_KEY`.
  key_management: API keys are refreshed via the "Refresh My API Key" button on the Manage App page (https://www.yelp.com/developers/v3/manage_app).
  sources:
  - https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/places-authentication
  - openapi/_ae-authored/yelp-openapi.yml
- name: basicAuth
  type: http
  scheme: basic
  applies_to: Most partner APIs on partner-api.yelp.com (Data Ingestion, Ads, etc.), excluding Respond to Reviews
    API
  description: Most APIs using the `https://partner-api.yelp.com` subdomain are using basic HTTP Authentication
    over SSL (excluding Respond to Reviews API).
  credentials: Each API (such as Data Ingestion API, Ads API, etc.) requires a separate set of credentials (username/password).
  sources:
  - https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/partner-apiyelpcom-basic-http-authentication
- name: oauth2
  type: oauth2
  flows:
  - flow: authorizationCode
    authorizationUrl: https://biz.yelp.com/oauth2/authorize
    tokenUrl: https://api.yelp.com/oauth2/token/v3
  applies_to: Respond to Reviews API, Leads API
  access: Access to this feature is reserved for contracted Yelp partners.
  scopes_ref: scopes/yelp-scopes.yml
  revocation: oauth2_revoke (POST /revoke) in openapi/yelp-oauth-authorization-v2-api-openapi.yml
  sources:
  - https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/oauth-authorization
  - https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/partner-integration-guide
  - openapi/yelp-leads-api-openapi.yml
additional_docs:
- https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/oauth-authorization
- https://docs.developer.yelp.com/docs/partner-apiyelpcom-basic-http-authentication

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