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  "found": true,
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  "aliases": [],
  "brand": "Yelp",
  "slug": "yelp",
  "category": "local",
  "status": "none",
  "status_label": "No current access",
  "evidence": "brand_statement",
  "recommended_action": "do_not_proceed",
  "advice": "Agents can't currently use this site for the listed tasks (per its terms or technical measures, as sourced). Don't attempt them through the website on the user's behalf. If a listed official route covers the task, use it; otherwise let the user know they'll need to do it themselves.",
  "allowed_actions": {
    "browse": "no",
    "shop": "not_applicable",
    "book": "no",
    "login": "no"
  },
  "official_routes": [
    {
      "type": "paid_api",
      "type_label": "Paid data API",
      "name": "Yelp AI API (licensed; supports MCP per Yelp)",
      "status": "live",
      "url": "https://business.yelp.com/data/products/ai-api/",
      "note": "Paid per call; see Yelp pricing"
    }
  ],
  "agents_affected": [
    "All unlicensed agents"
  ],
  "summary": "Yelp doesn't permit non-human traffic unless the agent's company pays for Yelp's data licensing program. Agents without a license may not be able to get quotes, join waitlists or book tables.",
  "observed": [
    "Yelp told TechCrunch it doesn't allow non-human traffic that hasn't paid for data access."
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Websites are closing their doors to AI agents",
      "publisher": "The Verge",
      "date": "2026-10-17",
      "url": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1013195/ai-agents-blocked-web"
    },
    {
      "title": "Yelp AI API",
      "publisher": "Yelp Data Licensing",
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "url": "https://business.yelp.com/data/products/ai-api/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Terms of Service",
      "publisher": "Yelp",
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "url": "https://terms.yelp.com/tos/en_us/20260101_en_us/"
    },
    {
      "title": "robots.txt",
      "publisher": "Yelp",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "url": "https://www.yelp.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "title": "The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in",
      "publisher": "TechCrunch",
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/the-next-hurdle-for-ai-agents-getting-websites-to-let-them-in/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "change": "added",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "Initial record."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "change": "updated",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "Added Yelp's Terms of Service and robots.txt as sources."
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/brands/yelp/",
  "api_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/domains/yelp.com.json",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not guaranteed and not legal advice. Not affiliated with Yelp. Always follow the site's own terms. See https://agentsallowed.io/disclaimer/"
}