yelpapi
yelpapi is a pure Python implementation of the Yelp Fusion API.
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Yes. yelpapi is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. Install it if you need to integrate Yelp business data into a Python application. The main prerequisite is obtaining a Yelp Fusion API key; the library itself is straightforward to use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a valid Yelp Fusion API key (obtain from Yelp's developer portal) and Python 3.9 or higher.
- Low install friction with a single dependency on requests.
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release (149 days ago) and has been stable since its early releases in 2013.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — BSD 3-Clause License (permissive) requires attribution but places no restrictions on commercial or private use. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this code provided you retain the license notice.
last release 2026-03-18 (149 days) · last repo commit 2026-03-21 · 139 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 92,674 downloads/mo, #13,434 on PyPI
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pip install yelpapi
from yelpapi import YelpAPI
with YelpAPI(api_key) as yelp_api:
search_results = yelp_api.search_query(location='San Francisco', term='coffee')- Rate limits and quota behavior of the Yelp Fusion API and how yelpapi handles them.
- Whether all Yelp Fusion API endpoints are fully covered or if some are missing.
- Performance characteristics when making large numbers of concurrent requests.
What it is and what it does
yelpapi is a pure Python client for the Yelp Fusion API that abstracts away HTTP details and session management. It provides methods to search for businesses, retrieve business details, read reviews, look up events, and access engagement metrics—all through a simple, context-manager-friendly interface. The library uses requests.Session internally for connection pooling, which improves performance when making multiple API calls.
The package is designed to be robust to Yelp API changes and requires only requests as a runtime dependency. It supports Python 3.9 through 3.14 and has been actively maintained since 2013. You instantiate YelpAPI with your API key, optionally set a timeout, and then call methods like search_query(), business_query(), reviews_query(), or event_search_query() to retrieve data.
Use it for
- Search for restaurants, shops, or services in a specific location and retrieve ratings, hours, and contact info.
- Aggregate and analyze customer reviews and review highlights for businesses you track.
- Build a local business directory or comparison tool that pulls live data from Yelp.
- Query Yelp's event listings and featured events for a given area.
- Match business names and phone numbers against Yelp's database to enrich your own data.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
yelpapi is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, low install friction, and a permissive license. Install it if you need to integrate Yelp business data into a Python application. The main prerequisite is obtaining a Yelp Fusion API key; the library itself is straightforward to use.
Install
yelpapi on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single dependency on requests. The package is actively maintained with a recent release (149 days ago) and has been stable since its early releases in 2013.
Requires a valid Yelp Fusion API key (obtain from Yelp's developer portal) and Python 3.9 or higher.
License in practice
BSD 3-Clause License (permissive) requires attribution but places no restrictions on commercial or private use. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this code provided you retain the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install yelpapi
from yelpapi import YelpAPI
with YelpAPI(api_key) as yelp_api:
search_results = yelp_api.search_query(location='San Francisco', term='coffee')Verify before relying
- Rate limits and quota behavior of the Yelp Fusion API and how yelpapi handles them.
- Whether all Yelp Fusion API endpoints are fully covered or if some are missing.
- Performance characteristics when making large numbers of concurrent requests.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 149 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 92,674 / month, #13,434 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic ContentTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: yelpapi-2.6.0-py3-none-any.whl
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