API reference

Yelp Business Reviews API

Reviews of a Yelp business, ten per page, with the author profile, votes, photos and any owner reply.

Endpoint

GET/v1/yelp/reviewslive · proven3 credits
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Parameters

Query parameters

Useful optional inputs

  • sort — Choose the documented source ordering before paging through results.

    Ordering keeps the normal endpoint price and does not guarantee exhaustive results.

  • dry_run — Read a free estimate before fetching sources or scheduling paid work.

    Zero credits; cache status and availability are snapshots rather than guarantees.

NameRequiredDescriptionExample
idyesBusiness id or alias, or its yelp.com URLRJNAeNA-209sctUO0dmwuA
pagenoPage number (10 per page)1
sortnoyelp (default) or newest Accepted values: yelp, newest. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.newest
keywordsnoOnly reviews mentioning this text
languagenoISO 639-1 languageen
dry_runnoRead a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. Accepted values: 1, 0, true, false. Case, spaces, hyphens and underscores are interchangeable.1

Examples

Make the request

curl
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/yelp/reviews?id=RJNAeNA-209sctUO0dmwuA" \
  -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
typescript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
  "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/yelp/reviews?id=RJNAeNA-209sctUO0dmwuA",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();

if (!body.success) {
  // one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
  throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}

console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);
Python
python
import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/yelp/reviews?id=RJNAeNA-209sctUO0dmwuA",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()

if not body["success"]:
    # one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")

print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])

Response

Response fields and example

This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.

200 · application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "platform": "yelp",
  "endpoint": "/v1/yelp/reviews",
  "data": {
    "business_id": "example",
    "count": 0,
    "cursor": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "items": [
      {
        "author": {
          "elite_year": 0,
          "friends": 0,
          "id": "example",
          "image": "https://example.com/example",
          "location": "example",
          "name": "example",
          "photos": 0,
          "reviews": 0,
          "url": "https://example.com/example"
        },
        "id": "example",
        "images": [
          {}
        ],
        "language": "example",
        "platform": "example",
        "posted_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
        "rating": 0,
        "text": "example",
        "url": "https://example.com/example",
        "votes": {
          "cool": 0,
          "funny": 0,
          "useful": 0
        }
      }
    ],
    "languages": {
      "en": 0,
      "es": 0,
      "fr": 0,
      "zh": 0
    },
    "page": 0,
    "total": 0,
    "total_pages": 0
  },
  "credits_used": 3,
  "credits_remaining": 99,
  "request_id": "req_…",
  "cached": false
}

The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.

Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.

Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.

Field inside dataTypeMeaning
business_idstring | nullOptional business id supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
countnumber | nullNumber of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches.
cursorstring | nullOpaque next-page token; pass it back unchanged. Null does not prove complete history.
has_moreboolean | nullSource continuation indicator; null means unknown.
itemsarray | nullReturned records. Source coverage and completeness vary.
items[].authorobject | nullPublic author information supplied with this record.
items[].author.elite_yearnumber | nullOptional elite year supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.friendsnumber | nullOptional friends supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value.
items[].author.imagestring | nullOptional image supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.locationstring | nullOptional location supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.namestring | nullOptional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.photosnumber | nullOptional photos supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.reviewsnumber | nullOptional reviews supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].author.urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].idstring | nullSource identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value.
items[].imagesarray | nullOptional images supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].languagestring | nullOptional language supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].platformstring | nullOptional platform supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].posted_atstring | nullOptional posted at supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].ratingnumber | nullSource rating; read its accompanying scale and vote count.
items[].textstring | nullSource text when supplied.
items[].urlstring | nullOriginal source URL when supplied.
items[].votesobject | nullOptional votes supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].votes.coolnumber | nullOptional cool supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].votes.funnynumber | nullOptional funny supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
items[].votes.usefulnumber | nullOptional useful supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
languagesobject | nullOptional languages supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
languages.ennumber | nullOptional en supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
languages.esnumber | nullOptional es supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
languages.frnumber | nullOptional fr supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
languages.zhnumber | nullOptional zh supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
pagenumber | nullOptional page supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.
totalnumber | nullSource-reported total; null is unknown.
total_pagesnumber | nullOptional total pages supplied by this operation. Null means unknown.

Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.

The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.

Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference

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