Yelp MCP Server
Connect your AI agents to HasData's Yelp MCP server. Scrape business search results, listing details with hours and popular dishes, and full review threads in structured JSON over streamable HTTP.
https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp - Transport
- Streamable HTTP
- Auth
- OAuth or API key
- Tools
- 3 Yelp tools
- Price
- 10 credits / call
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See the Yelp MCP server in action
Select a sample prompt to inspect the tool it chooses and the JSON payload your agent receives.
Yelp · 3 tools Enter to send
Find the best coffee roasters in Austin, TX
240 places match. Yelp's own ranking puts Desnudo Coffee first.
1. Desnudo Coffee · 4.6★ (111) · 111 Congress Ave
2. Mazúr Coffee · 4.5★ (35) · 4207 Medical Pkwy
3. Third Coast Coffee Roasting Company · 4.9★ (109)
4. Anderson's Coffee Company · 4.6★ (198)
Three sponsored listings sit above them, flagged separately as ads. One of them is a bank.
yelp_search { "keyword": "coffee", "location": "Austin, TX" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/yelp/search?keyword=coffee&location=Austin%2C+TX",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"searchInformation": { "keyword": "coffee", "location": "Austin, TX", "totalResults": 240 },
"ads": [{ "placeId": "GYfc-qD6BKUnZPQIasQ4Bg", "title": "Capital One Café", "rating": 4.4, "reviews": 75 }],
"organicResults": [
{ "position": 1, "placeId": "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw", "title": "Desnudo Coffee",
"streetAddress": "111 Congress Ave, Austin", "rating": 4.6, "reviews": 111,
"categories": [{ "title": "Coffee Roasteries" }] }
],
"pagination": { "currentPage": 1, "perPage": 10, "totalPages": 24 }
}
}
Find the best coffee roasters in Austin, TX
240 places match. Yelp's own ranking puts Desnudo Coffee first.
1. Desnudo Coffee · 4.6★ (111) · 111 Congress Ave
2. Mazúr Coffee · 4.5★ (35) · 4207 Medical Pkwy
3. Third Coast Coffee Roasting Company · 4.9★ (109)
4. Anderson's Coffee Company · 4.6★ (198)
Three sponsored listings sit above them, flagged separately as ads. One of them is a bank.
yelp_search { "keyword": "coffee", "location": "Austin, TX" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/yelp/search?keyword=coffee&location=Austin%2C+TX",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"searchInformation": { "keyword": "coffee", "location": "Austin, TX", "totalResults": 240 },
"ads": [{ "placeId": "GYfc-qD6BKUnZPQIasQ4Bg", "title": "Capital One Café", "rating": 4.4, "reviews": 75 }],
"organicResults": [
{ "position": 1, "placeId": "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw", "title": "Desnudo Coffee",
"streetAddress": "111 Congress Ave, Austin", "rating": 4.6, "reviews": 111,
"categories": [{ "title": "Coffee Roasteries" }] }
],
"pagination": { "currentPage": 1, "perPage": 10, "totalPages": 24 }
}
}
Tell me about Desnudo Coffee at 111 Congress Ave in Austin
Desnudo Coffee · 4.6★ from 111 reviews · Coffee Roasteries · Downtown
Open 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM, every day of the week.
Popular drinks are the Brown Sugar Miso Latte, White Vanilla Miso Latte and White Miso Matcha.
Validated parking, a claimed listing, 22 photos and one answered customer question.
yelp_place { "placeId": "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/yelp/place?placeId=p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw",
"status": 200,
"json": { "placeResult": {
"name": "Desnudo Coffee", "rating": 4.6, "reviews": 111, "isClaimed": true,
"address": "111 Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701", "neighborhoods": "Downtown",
"website": "https://www.desnudocoffee.com", "categories": ["Coffee Roasteries"],
"operationHours": { "today": { "isOpenNow": false, "hours": ["7:30 AM - 2:30 PM"] } },
"menu": { "popularDishes": [{ "name": "Brown Sugar Miso Latte", "rating": 4.6, "reviews": 35 }] },
"features": [{ "title": "Validated parking", "isActive": true }]
} }
}
What are the latest reviews of Desnudo Coffee?
110 reviews, 81 of them five stars. The newest four all landed in August.
Aug 23 · 5★ · Ashley J. · "the vanilla miso latte, it was phenomenal"
Aug 22 · 4★ · Lauren G. · "A latte where you can still taste the quality coffee"
Aug 14 · 5★ · Shaida H. · "Expect a line in the morning"
The manager, Daniela F., actively replies to each of them, usually within a few days.
yelp_reviews { "placeId": "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw", "sortBy": "dateDesc" }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/yelp/reviews?placeId=p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw&sortBy=dateDesc",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"searchInformation": { "business": "Desnudo Coffee", "totalResults": 110, "rating": 4.6,
"reviewCountsByRating": [1, 2, 4, 23, 81] },
"reviews": [
{ "position": 1, "date": "2026-08-23T19:48:41-05:00", "rating": 5,
"user": { "name": "Ashley J.", "reviews": 52, "eliteYear": "26" },
"comment": { "text": "…I had the vanilla miso latte, it was phenomenal…", "language": "en" },
"ownerReply": { "owner": { "name": "Daniela F.", "role": "MANAGER" }, "date": "2026-08-31T09:33:10-05:00" } }
],
"pagination": { "start": 0, "num": 49, "hasNextPage": true, "nextPageToken": "eyJ2ZXJzaW9uIjox…" }
}
}
What do the unhappy customers say about Desnudo Coffee?
Seven reviews under four stars, and the complaint is the same each time. Matcha.
1★ · Danielle C. · "the worst matcha Ive ever had. Tasted so watery"
2★ · Lindsay N. · "the guayaba matcha… didn't really taste like guayaba"
2★ · Cal E. · "Service was a 5/5", the drink let it down
Coffee gets no complaints in the bottom ten. If the client sells matcha, that is the finding.
yelp_reviews { "placeId": "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw", "sortBy": "ratingAsc", "num": 10 }
{
"url": "https://api.hasdata.com/scrape/yelp/reviews?placeId=p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw&sortBy=ratingAsc&num=10",
"status": 200,
"json": {
"reviews": [
{ "position": 1, "rating": 1, "date": "2025-04-28T13:08:12-05:00",
"user": { "name": "Danielle C.", "reviews": 3 },
"comment": { "text": "Tried the matcha one day and it was the worst matcha Ive ever had…" } },
{ "position": 2, "rating": 2, "user": { "name": "Lindsay N.", "eliteYear": "26" },
"reactions": [{ "type": "HELPFUL", "count": 2 }] }
],
"pagination": { "start": 0, "num": 10, "hasNextPage": true }
}
}
Tools
The Yelp tools your agent can call
3 toolsTyped parameters, required flags, and structured JSON fields for each tool. Search any Yelp market by keyword and location, open a listing for its hours, menu and review highlights, then read its reviews newest first, lowest first, or filtered to a phrase.
+ hasdata_yelp_search_getSearchResults Businesses for a keyword and a place 4 params 10 credits
Try| Parameter | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| keyword | string | required | "coffee" |
| location | string | required | "Austin, TX" |
| domain | enum | optional | "www.yelp.com" |
| start | number | optional | 10 |
response
- searchInformation
- ads
- organicResults
- placeId
- rating
- reviews
- categories
- pagination
+ hasdata_yelp_place_getPlaceDetails One listing, hours to menu 2 params 10 credits
Try| Parameter | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| placeId | string | required | "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw" |
| domain | enum | optional | "www.yelp.com" |
response
- placeResult
- name
- rating
- reviews
- operationHours
- features
- menu
- reviewHighlights
- faqs
- images
+ hasdata_yelp_reviews_getPlaceReviews Reviews with ratings and owner replies 7 params 10 credits
Try| Parameter | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| placeId | string | required | "p88l_DLOIB-yL3Ka8GbGDw" |
| sortBy | enum | optional | "dateDesc" |
| query | string | optional | "matcha" |
| rating | string | optional | "1,2" |
| languageCode | string | optional | "en" |
| num | number | optional | 10 |
| start | number | optional | 0 |
response
- searchInformation
- reviewCountsByRating
- reviews
- rating
- comment
- user
- ownerReply
- pagination
Base calls cost 10 credits. Failed calls are not billed.
Connect
One endpoint, any MCP client
A config block for every major MCP client, in its native format. Authenticate with browser OAuth or an x-api-key header.
Claude Code
$claude mcp add --transport http hasdata-yelp \
> https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp \
> --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
· One line, no restart. Run /mcp to confirm 3 tools.
Check the tools are thereIn the session
/mcp
hasdata-yelp · connected · 3 toolsCursor
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Project-level config also works at .cursor/mcp.json
Check the tools are thereAfter saving the file
Settings → MCP
hasdata-yelp · 3 tools enabledClaude Desktop
Recommended · OAuth connector
1.Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2.Paste https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp
3.Sign in with HasData
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"--header", "x-api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"]
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· The config file only takes stdio servers, so a static key rides the mcp-remote bridge. On Windows the file lives at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.
Check the tools are thereReopen the app
Settings → Connectors
hasdata-yelp · connected · 3 toolsVS Code / Copilot
{
"servers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to .vscode/mcp.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Agent mode picks the server up on save.
Check the tools are thereAgent mode
Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + P → MCP: List Servers
hasdata-yelp · running · 3 toolsWindsurf
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"serverUrl": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Windsurf reads serverUrl, not url. Header auth only.
Check the tools are thereIn Cascade
Cascade → MCP servers
hasdata-yelp · 3 toolsCline
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to cline_mcp_settings.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· Header auth only. The type field tells Cline this is a remote server, not a command.
Check the tools are thereIn the MCP panel
MCP Servers → Installed
hasdata-yelp · 3 toolsChatGPT / Agents SDK
Recommended · OAuth connector
1.Settings → Security and login → Developer mode
2.Plugins → + → developer-mode app, paste https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp
3.Sign in with HasData
from agents import Agent, HostedMCPTool
tool = HostedMCPTool(tool_config={
"type": "mcp",
"server_label": "hasdata-yelp",
"server_url": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"authorization": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"require_approval": "never",
})
agent = Agent(name="Researcher", tools=[tool])
· The Agents SDK sends authorization as a Bearer token, which the endpoint accepts. The ChatGPT route needs no key: it signs in with OAuth.
Check the tools are thereRun the agent
Runner.run(agent, "…")
hasdata-yelp · 3 tools listedCodex CLI
[mcp_servers.hasdata-yelp]
url = "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp"
env_http_headers = { "x-api-key" = "HASDATA_API_KEY" }
· Add this entry to ~/.codex/config.toml. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· TOML, not JSON. Codex reads the key from the HASDATA_API_KEY environment variable, so export it in the shell that starts Codex.
Check the tools are thereIn the terminal
codex mcp list
hasdata-yelp · 3 toolsGemini CLI
{
"mcpServers": { "hasdata-yelp": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp",
"headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
} }
}
· Add this entry to ~/.gemini/settings.json. Servers already in the file stay as they are.
· httpUrl, not url: Gemini keeps url for SSE servers. Header auth only.
Check the tools are thereIn the session
/mcp
hasdata-yelp · 3 toolsRaw HTTP / curl
$curl -N https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp \
> -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
> -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
> -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
> -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
· Fallback for any client not listed. Streamable HTTP wants both Accept types, and leaving one out returns 406.
Check the tools are thereCall it yourself
curl … tools/list
{ "tools": [ … 3 items ] }Scope
Yelp plus whatever else you need
Name the services in the query string and the server exposes only their tools. Every one draws from the same key and the same balance.
https://mcp.hasdata.com/api/mcp?apis=yelp,google_maps,yellowpages
11tools in your server
Build vs Buy
Free on GitHub, paid in hours
Anyone can clone a free MCP to scrape Yelp. Whether that stays free depends on the shape of your project.
Scenario
A script I run once
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$0/ mo, runs locally
+ 3–6 h onceof someone’s time
Setup (clone, wire, run)3–6 h once
Markup changesnot yet
Retries and concurrencynot needed
Proxy and hosting$0
Nothing to own. You get the answer and delete the folder.
mcp.hasdata.comFree tier
$0/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
~25 calls 250 of 1,000 credits
The free tier renews every month. No card.
leans self-hosted
Take the free repo
Nothing has to keep working tomorrow, so upkeep never appears. Both cost nothing, so take whichever is already in front of you.
A weekly report
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$0–40/ mo
+ 2–4 h / moof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes2–4 h / mo
Retries and concurrency2–4 h once
Proxy and hosting$0–40 / mo
Someone looks at it when the numbers come back wrong, which is how you find out.
mcp.hasdata.comFree tier
$0/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
~100 calls a month 1,000 of 1,000 credits
Exactly the free tier, so a heavier month moves you to Startup.
dead even
Either works
The repo is free if you have somewhere to run it, ours is free up to the credit ceiling. The two to four hours a month decide it.
A pipeline in production
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$40–120/ mo
+ 6–10 h / moof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes2–4 h / mo
Retries, concurrency, rate limits4–8 h once
Proxy and hosting$40–120 / mo
Someone owns this permanently, and it is never the top of their list.
mcp.hasdata.comStartup, 200K credits, 5 concurrent
$49/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
5,000 calls 50K of 200K credits
A quarter of the plan used, and the rest is headroom.
leans hosted
Use the hosted server
The proxy and hosting bill alone is in the range of the whole plan, and that is before anyone spends the six to ten hours.
A feature in my product
Self-hosted from GitHubyour machine, your upkeep
$300+/ mo
+ on-callof someone’s time
Setup (proxy, hosting, wiring)3–6 h once
Markup changes, plus on-call2–4 h / mo
Retries, concurrency, rate limitsongoing
Proxy and hosting$300+ / mo
The thing your customers touch depends on one volunteer's spare evening.
mcp.hasdata.comBasic, 1M credits, 15 concurrent
$99/ mo
+ 0 hof someone’s time
Setup one line
Parser upkeep included
Retries and concurrency included
50,000 calls 500K of 1M credits
Same endpoint at ten calls and at ten million. One invoice.
leans hosted
Use the hosted server
A third of the price, and nobody has to carry a pager for a dependency your customers touch.
Pricing
One balance, every interface
A flat monthly price against a known credit ceiling. Move up a plan when you outgrow it.
Free
$0 /mo
Free forever
100 tool calls / month
1,000 credits / month
1 concurrent request
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Community support
Startup
$49 /mo
$2.46 / 1k tool calls
20K tool calls / month
200K credits / month
5 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Email support
Basic
Recommended$99 /mo
$0.99 / 1k tool calls
100K tool calls / month
1M credits / month
15 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Priority email support
Growth
$208 /mo
$0.69 / 1k tool calls
3M credits / month
50 concurrent requests
Every MCP tool on every plan
Failed calls are not billed
One balance across MCP and REST
Dedicated account manager
Monthly tool call volume
Free 100K 500K 2M
Best fit
Basic
tool calls / mo
100K
Concurrency
15
$ / 1k tool calls
$0.99
$99 /mo
Get StartedEnterprise
Custom price based on required volume
Past 20M credits a month, or terms the self-serve plans do not cover. We shape the contract around your workload.
Credits rollover
Unused credits carry into the next billing period.
Concurrency 2000+
Parallel request limits set to your peak load.
#1 request priority
Highest speed, always first in the queue.
Personal manager
A direct line to the founding team.
SSO
SAML single sign-on for the whole team.
SOC-2 compliance
Security review, DPA, and audit reports.
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FAQ
Before you wire it in
Do I need a Yelp account or Fusion API key?
No. The only credential is your HasData key. The tools read the public pages a signed-out visitor sees, so there is no Fusion app to register and no daily quota to watch.
Where do I get a placeId?
From the search results. Every organic and sponsored listing carries a placeId and a placeAlias, and the same id feeds the place and reviews tools. A listing's placeAlias, the slug after yelp.com/biz/ in its URL, is accepted in the same place.
Which Yelp countries are covered?
Pass a domain to any tool. It is an enum of Yelp's national sites, from www.yelp.com through co.uk, ca, de, fr, it, es, com.au and co.jp, and defaults to www.yelp.com.
How do I sort and filter reviews?
sortBy takes relevanceDesc, dateDesc, dateAsc, ratingDesc, ratingAsc or elitesDesc. rating keeps only the star levels you list, query searches the text, and languageCode picks a language. Yelp ignores the rating filter when a query is set, so use one or the other.
How do I page through results and reviews?
Search takes start as an offset, so 10 is the second page of ten. Reviews take start and num, and every response reports hasNextPage with the next offset.
How fresh is the data? Is anything cached?
Every tool call fetches the page at that moment, so a review posted an hour ago is already in the thread. Nothing is served from a cache.
How many calls can run in parallel?
One on the free tier, five on Startup, fifteen on Basic, and fifty on Growth. The larger Growth volumes raise it to 200, 300 and 500.
What happens when I run out of credits?
Nothing is charged on top of the plan. Calls stop until the billing cycle renews.
Does it work with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code and Claude Code?
Yes, all four, plus anything else that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP. Claude Desktop connects through OAuth, and the rest take the URL and an API key header.
Is HasData affiliated with Yelp?
No. HasData is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Yelp Inc. Yelp is a trademark of its respective owner.