# Collect business listings from Yelp

> A step-by-step guide to gathering Yelp businesses by search term and city, with contacts and owners.

## Before you start

Decide two things: **what** you are looking for and **where**. Yelp search works best with the words customers type — "emergency plumber" beats "plumbing services company". Cities, neighbourhoods and ZIP codes all work as locations.

## Step 1: Open the Yelp Scraper

Sign in and choose **Yelp Scraper** in the sidebar.

## Step 2: Add search terms

One per line, up to 20. Mix broad and specific terms:

```
plumbers
water heater installation
drain cleaning
```

## Step 3: Add locations

One per line, up to 20 — for instance `Austin, TX`, `Round Rock, TX`, `78701`. Each term runs in each location, up to 100 searches in one go.

## Step 4: Choose results per search

Yelp returns up to 240 businesses for a single search. Begin with 30–50 to check the data, then go bigger.

## Step 5 (optional): Paste Yelp links

Already found a Yelp search page or a list of business pages you like? Paste the links instead of terms and locations.

## Step 6: Search and open the list

Press **Search**. The search shows as *Scraping* under Recent searches, then *Completed*. Open it to see a table you can search, filter and sort, with columns you can show or hide. Click any business for the full profile: owner, contacts, hours, service areas and website.

## Filters that save time

- **Has email** — for cold email
- **Has owner name** or **Has first & last name** — for personal outreach and CRMs that need both names
- **Rating under 4** — businesses that may want help with reviews
- **Claimed on Yelp** — owners who actively manage their page

## Export or send

Export all, filtered or selected rows to CSV, or use **Send to** for GoHighLevel, Instantly, Smartlead or lemlist. Field mapping is handled for you — see [how lead fields map to your CRM](https://getclient.pro/blog/map-lead-fields-to-crm).

## Tips for bigger lists

- Split large metros into suburbs and ZIP codes; each search has its own 240 cap.
- Use several close terms ("roofer", "roof repair", "roofing contractor") — results overlap less than you'd think, and duplicates within a search are removed.
- Run one niche per list so your messaging stays specific.

Read the [Yelp Scraper docs](https://getclient.pro/docs/yelp-scraper) for every field.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is there a limit on Yelp search terms?

Up to 20 terms and 20 locations per search, and up to 100 term × location combinations.

### Do I need a Yelp account?

No. You only need a GetClient account.

### What happens to duplicate businesses?

A business found by more than one of your searches appears once in the list.

Source: https://getclient.pro/blog/scrape-yelp-business-listings