Yelp Search Suggestions API
Returns Yelp typeahead rows for a query in a location: category, common, chain, and business suggestions.
GET /v1/yelp/search/suggestionsLast updated November 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
When to use the Yelp Search Suggestions API
Use it to autocomplete a search box. Business rows carry alias URLs, which do not resolve on business/info.
From the API reference
Returns Yelp typeahead rows for a query in a location: category, common, chain, and business suggestions, each with a title, type, and optional subtitle, thumbnail, and redirect URL. Business rows carry alias URLs, which do not resolve on GET /v1/yelp/business/info. Category redirect URLs may be incomplete.
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What can you do with the Search Suggestions API?
The Search Suggestions endpoint gives you structured Yelp data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
# GET /v1/yelp/search/suggestions: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
# --max-time 60: the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
# --retry 3: retries timeouts, 429 and 5xx, honoring Retry-After.
# -o response.json keeps only the final attempt's body.
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
IDEMPOTENCY_KEY=$(od -An -N16 -tx1 /dev/urandom | tr -d ' \n')
curl -sS --max-time 60 --retry 3 -o response.json \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $IDEMPOTENCY_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/yelp/search/suggestions?query=Pizza&location=New+York%2C+NY" && cat response.json# GET /v1/yelp/search/suggestions: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
# Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
import os
import random
import time
import uuid
import requests
API_KEY = os.environ.get("SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY")
TIMEOUT_S = 60 # the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
MAX_RETRIES = 3
URL = "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/yelp/search/suggestions"
def backoff(attempt):
# Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
return 2 ** attempt * (0.5 + random.random() / 2)
def socialcrawl(params):
# One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
idempotency_key = str(uuid.uuid4())
for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
try:
res = requests.get(
URL,
params=params,
headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY, "Idempotency-Key": idempotency_key},
timeout=TIMEOUT_S,
)
body = res.json()
except (requests.RequestException, ValueError):
# A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise
time.sleep(backoff(attempt))
continue
if body["success"]:
return body
error = body["error"]
# Branch on error["type"], never on the message text.
if error["type"] == "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND":
return None # refunded: nothing to read
retry_after = res.headers.get("Retry-After")
# SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
permanent = error["type"] == "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" and retry_after is None
if not error.get("retryable") or permanent or attempt == MAX_RETRIES:
raise RuntimeError(f"{error['type']}: {error['message']} (request_id {body['request_id']})")
# Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
time.sleep(float(retry_after) if retry_after else backoff(attempt))
params = {
"query": "Pizza",
"location": "New York, NY",
}
body = socialcrawl(params)
if body is not None:
print(body["data"])// GET /v1/yelp/search/suggestions: 1 credit per call. Cache hits are free and failed calls are refunded.
// Check the price first for 0 credits: add dry_run=1 to the query. Nothing is fetched or charged.
const API_KEY = process.env.SOCIALCRAWL_API_KEY ?? "YOUR_API_KEY";
const TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000; // the API's own time limit for this endpoint.
const MAX_RETRIES = 3;
type Page = { next_cursor: string | null; has_more: boolean };
type SocialCrawlResponse =
| { success: true; data: any; pagination?: Page; credits_used: number; request_id: string }
| { success: false; error: { type: string; message: string; retryable: boolean }; request_id: string };
const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
// Exponential backoff with jitter: about 1 s, 2 s, then 4 s.
const backoffMs = (attempt: number) => 2 ** attempt * 1000 * (0.5 + Math.random() / 2);
async function socialcrawl(url: URL) {
// One Idempotency-Key per request, reused on every retry, so a retried call is never charged twice.
const idempotencyKey = crypto.randomUUID();
for (let attempt = 0; ; attempt++) {
let res: Response;
let body: SocialCrawlResponse;
try {
res = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Idempotency-Key": idempotencyKey,
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(TIMEOUT_MS),
});
body = (await res.json()) as SocialCrawlResponse;
} catch (error) {
// A timeout, a dropped connection or a non-JSON gateway page: retry with the same key.
if (attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) throw error;
await sleep(backoffMs(attempt));
continue;
}
if (body.success) return body;
// Branch on error.type, never on the message text.
if (body.error.type === "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND") return null; // refunded: nothing to read
const retryAfter = res.headers.get("Retry-After");
// SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE without Retry-After is a withdrawn endpoint: permanent.
const permanent = body.error.type === "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE" && retryAfter === null;
if (!body.error.retryable || permanent || attempt >= MAX_RETRIES) {
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message} (request_id ${body.request_id})`);
}
// Retry-After (seconds) wins; otherwise back off.
await sleep(retryAfter ? Number(retryAfter) * 1000 : backoffMs(attempt));
}
}
const url = new URL("https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/yelp/search/suggestions");
url.searchParams.set("query", "Pizza");
url.searchParams.set("location", "New York, NY");
const body = await socialcrawl(url);
if (body) console.log(body.data);Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search term as typed on Yelp, for example Pizza or coffee. |
| location | Yes | City or full location string, for example New York, NY or San Francisco, CA, United States. Required with query. |
What does the Yelp Search Suggestions API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "yelp",
"endpoint": "/v1/yelp/search/suggestions",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"title": "Pizza",
"subtitle": null,
"type": "category",
"numCheckins": null,
"isBookmarked": null,
"isTypeahead": false,
"nameParam": "find_desc",
"redirectUrl": "https://www.yelp.comnull",
"ajaxData": null,
"query": "Pizza",
"refinements": null,
"thumbnail": {
"type": null,
"key": null,
"color": null,
"__typename": "SuggestionThumbnail"
},
"__typename": "SuggestionItem"
},
{
"title": "Pizza Near Me",
"subtitle": null,
"type": "common",
"numCheckins": null,
"isBookmarked": null,
"isTypeahead": false,
"nameParam": "find_desc",
"redirectUrl": "https://www.yelp.comnull",
"ajaxData": null,
"query": "Pizza Near Me",
"refinements": null,
"thumbnail": {
"type": null,
"key": null,
"color": null,
"__typename": "SuggestionThumbnail"
},
"__typename": "SuggestionItem"
}
],
"total": 6,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 6
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T12:54:35.847Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Yelp Search Suggestions API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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