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Yelp Scraping: Extract Business Reviews and Ratings

Yelp aggressively blocks scrapers with sophisticated custom bot detection, IP blacklisting, and has pursued legal action against unauthorized access. Only high-quality residential proxies with realistic browser fingerprints and conservative rate limiting consistently maintain access. Use for review monitoring, local business lead generation, and competitive intelligence.

Hard

Difficulty

custom

Anti-Bot

$1.75/GB

Starting Price

99.9%

Uptime

Anti-Bot Protection

Yelp uses custom protection. High Difficulty.

Recommended Proxy

Residential proxies strongly recommended. Real device IPs bypass sophisticated anti-bot detection systems.

Geo-Targeting

Access Yelp from 150+ countries with city-level targeting. Match your proxy location to your target audience.

What Can You Do With Yelp Proxies?

review monitoringbusiness intelligencelead generation

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Yelp so difficult to scrape?

Yelp uses aggressive bot detection, IP blacklisting, and legal action against scrapers. Their system tracks browser fingerprints, request timing, and behavioral patterns. Only high-quality residential proxies with realistic browser emulation consistently succeed.

What proxies should I use for Yelp?

Residential proxies are essential for Yelp. Datacenter IPs are quickly blocked. Use rotating residential proxies with session persistence for browsing sequences, and ensure your browser fingerprint matches the proxy's geographic location.

Can I scrape Yelp reviews without getting blocked?

Yes, but requires careful implementation. Use residential proxies, implement 5-10 second delays between requests, rotate user agents, and limit daily volume per IP. Headless browsers with stealth plugins improve success rates significantly.

How do I extract Yelp business contact information?

Business pages contain phone numbers, addresses, websites, and hours. Some data requires clicking to reveal. Use browser automation to interact with the page naturally before extracting contact details.

What's the legal status of scraping Yelp?

Yelp actively litigates against scrapers. While public data scraping has legal precedents, Yelp's terms prohibit automated access. Consult legal counsel and consider using their official Fusion API for permitted use cases.

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