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Automate Yelp

Turn the repetitive Yelp work you do by hand (search a category and area, open a business) into a workflow Writ runs for you, on your own account, on a schedule or on demand.

Automate Yelp See how it works
Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
Yelp workflow
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    search a category and area
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    open a business
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    read rating and reviews
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    export results

✓ Recorded once, then run for you

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why

Stop doing Yelp by hand

The Yelp tasks you repeat (search a category and area, open a business, read rating and reviews) are exactly the kind of work a computer should do. But Yelp only exposes part of it through an API, and the flow runs behind a login and dynamic pages. Yelp's Fusion API has tight quotas and omits full review text; business pages are read in the browser for fuller data.

Writ closes that gap. Record the Yelp task once (or describe it to an AI session) and Writ runs it for you in a real browser, on your own account. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.

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automate

Yelp tasks Writ can run for you

Each of these is a real Yelp action, captured into a workflow and run on your own account.

{ }search a category and area
{ }open a business
{ }read rating and reviews
{ }export results

Workflows extract structured fields such as business rating, review count, price level, category along the way: typed data you can route anywhere.

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build

Three ways to build your Yelp automation

Pick whichever fits the task. All three produce the same workflow Writ can run for you.

✦Record itDo the Yelp task once in a real browser (search a category and area, then open a business) and the recorder captures every step into a reusable workflow.
✦Describe it to AITell an AI session your goal on Yelp in plain language; it drives the live page and builds the workflow for you, no recording needed.
✦Discover itLet API discovery watch Yelp's own network calls as you browse, then turn the underlying requests into a fast, headless workflow.

Built on the same engine as the recorder and workflows, with 30+ step types.

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the hard web

Login, 2FA, and dynamic pages on Yelp

The reason Yelp is tedious to automate is the same reason most tools can't. Writ handles it.

Yelp business pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture ratings and reviews that load dynamically.

PersonasTOTP & mailbox OTP AI navigationReal Chromium rendering
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when it runs

Run the Yelp automation on your terms

On a schedule, on demand, or the instant something changes. You choose the trigger.

✦On a scheduleRun the Yelp task every hour, every morning, or any cadence. No one has to remember to do it.
✦On demandTrigger a single run from the dashboard, a webhook, your code, or an AI agent, whenever you need it.
✦On a changeWatch Yelp for rating change or new review and fire the automation the instant it happens.
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    Build the Yelp workflow once

    Record the task, describe it to AI, or discover it from the network. Writ captures each step, including login and 2FA, into a workflow you can edit.

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    Run it on your terms

    Run it on demand, on a schedule, or fire it from a Monitor when Yelp changes. It runs on your own Yelp account, in a real browser.

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    Call it from anything

    The same workflow is a REST endpoint at /v1/yelp/run and an MCP tool, so your code, a no-code tool, or an AI agent can trigger the Yelp automation too.

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watch

Trigger the Yelp automation on a change

Monitor Yelp for rating change, new review, price-level change and run your workflow the moment it happens.

Monitors check as fast as every 10s (10s on Enterprise). A detected change becomes a trigger that runs your Yelp automation in seconds. Monitor Yelp ▸

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run it

Free on your own machine, or on cloud

Local / BYO agent

No compute charge. The agent runs on your hardware, so it can reach Yelp even from an intranet or VPN-only network, and your AI keys never leave your machine.

Writ cloud

Metered by running time at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. No infrastructure to manage.

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The same Yelp automation is an API and an MCP tool

Automating Yelp for yourself and calling it from software are the same workflow. Once you have it, publish it as a REST endpoint at/v1/yelp/run and a matching MCP tool, so your code or an AI agent can trigger the Yelp task too.

Yelp API Yelp MCP tools
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other ways

Other ways to work with Yelp

Yelp APICall Yelp as a REST endpoint from your own software.Website to API Yelp MCP toolsExpose Yelp as MCP tools your agent can call.For AI agents Monitor YelpWatch Yelp and act the instant it changes.Change detection Track Yelp pricesWatch Yelp prices and act on a drop.Price WorkflowsHow recorded workflows run, with login, 2FA, and 30+ step types.Product
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faq

Automating Yelp: questions

How do I automate Yelp?
Record the Yelp task once in the recorder (search a category and area, open a business, read rating and reviews) or describe your goal to an AI session. Writ turns it into a workflow it can run for you on a schedule or on demand, on your own Yelp account. It usually takes minutes, not a backend project.
Is it allowed to automate Yelp this way?
Collect Yelp data you have the right to access and respect its Terms of Service and rate limits. Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.
Does Yelp automation work behind login and 2FA?
Yelp business pages are public; Writ renders them in real Chromium to capture ratings and reviews that load dynamically. Writ handles TOTP and mailbox-OTP two-factor through Personas, so the automation runs inside your own authenticated Yelp session.
Can I run the Yelp automation without writing code?
Yes. Recording and AI sessions need no code at all. If you do want to trigger it from software, the same workflow is a REST endpoint and an MCP tool, but that is optional.
Where does it run, and what does it cost?
Run it on your own machine with a local or BYO agent for no compute charge, useful when Yelp is only reachable from your network or VPN. Or run it on metered cloud at $0.12 per browser-hour, drawn from your plan’s included usage. Start free.
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