Yelp API Released
Local review site Yelp quietly released an API today to allow third parties to access much of the content and features of the service.
The API allows a number of input requests. Applications can retrieve business review and rating information for a particular geographic region/location, display reviews and pictures for a business or businesses, pull up business information based on a phone number, etc. There are no commercial boundaries on the APIs - data can be used without charge within their terms of use.
We recently poked fun at Yelp when a review popped up for a “full service” landscaper - but in reality the site is doing extremely well. They’ve raised a total of $16 million in capital from Bessemer and Benchmark over two rounds.
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Source: TechCrunch
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