# Yelp Business Search API

> Search Yelp businesses by keyword and location: name, rating, review count, price level, categories and address.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/yelp/search
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/yelp/search/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Yelp
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/yelp/search`
- Price: $0.0001 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, yelp, places
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/yelp/search` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `find_loc` | string | yes |  |
| `find_desc` | string | no |  |
| `yelp_domain` | string | no |  |
| `l` | string | no |  |
| `cflt` | string | no |  |
| `sortby` | string | no | recommended, rating, review_count |
| `attrs` | string | no |  |
| `start` | integer | no |  |
| `timeout` | number | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Yelp Business Search API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/yelp/search with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Yelp Business Search API cost?

$0.0001 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Yelp Business Search API accept?

Required: find_loc (string). Optional: find_desc (string), yelp_domain (string), l (string), cflt (string), sortby (one of recommended, rating, review_count) and attrs (string) and 2 more. The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Yelp Business Search API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Yelp developer account or API key?

No. Yelp Business Search runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Yelp API access separately.

## README

### Yelp Business Search API

Search Yelp businesses by keyword and location: name, rating, review count, price level, categories and address.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/yelp/search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"find_desc": "coffee", "find_loc": "Austin, TX"}'
```

The result is returned in `outputs[0].data`.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `find_loc` | string | Yes | Search location, 1 to 500 characters. |
| `attrs` | string | No | Comma-separated Yelp attribute filters, such as OutdoorSeating; up to 4,096 characters. |
| `cflt` | string | No | Yelp category identifier, such as coffee. |
| `find_desc` | string | No | Business name, category, or search terms, up to 500 characters. |
| `l` | string | No | Yelp map-bounds token, up to 1,024 characters. |
| `sortby` | string | No | Result order. |
| `start` | integer | No | Result offset from 0 through 10,000. |
| `timeout` | number | No | Optional budget for the entire request in seconds, measured from gateway receipt until the response is ready to send. Includes admission, queueing and settlement. Must be greater t |
| `yelp_domain` | string | No | Supported first-party localized Yelp hostname, such as www.yelp.co.uk. Links in the response use this hostname. |

#### Pricing

Flat price per call. Failed calls are not charged.