Yelp · Schema

Business

Business schema from Yelp Fusion API

RestaurantLocal SearchReviewsBusiness DataLocation

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Unique Yelp business id.
alias	string	Unique Yelp business alias.
name	string
image_url	string
is_closed	boolean	Whether the business is permanently closed.
url	string	Yelp page URL for the business.
review_count	integer
categories	array
rating	number	Average star rating
coordinates	object
transactions	array
price	string	Price level from $ to $$$$.
location	object
phone	string
display_phone	string
distance	number	Distance from the search center in meters.
attributes	object

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/yelp/refs/heads/main/json-schema/yelp-business-schema.json",
  "title": "Business",
  "description": "Business schema from Yelp Fusion API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique Yelp business id.",
      "example": "gR9DTbKCON2g1Z23bWcEpQ"
    },
    "alias": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique Yelp business alias.",
      "example": "rickys-tacos-san-francisco"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Ricky's Tacos"
    },
    "image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "example": "https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/abc123/o.jpg"
    },
    "is_closed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the business is permanently closed.",
      "example": false
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Yelp page URL for the business.",
      "example": "https://www.yelp.com/biz/rickys-tacos-san-francisco"
    },
    "review_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "example": 1289
    },
    "categories": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Category"
      }
    },
    "rating": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "float",
      "description": "Average star rating",
      "1.0 to 5.0.": null,
      "example": 4.5
    },
    "coordinates": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Coordinates"
    },
    "transactions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "pickup",
          "delivery",
          "restaurant_reservation"
        ]
      }
    },
    "price": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Price level from $ to $$$$.",
      "example": "$$"
    },
    "location": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Location"
    },
    "phone": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "+14159083801"
    },
    "display_phone": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "(415) 908-3801"
    },
    "distance": {
      "type": "number",
      "format": "double",
      "description": "Distance from the search center in meters.",
      "example": 1503.4
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  }
}