Yelp Not Recommended Reviews API

Retrieve reviews that Yelp marks as not recommended for a single business. The required business input accepts a Yelp alias, a 22-character business ID or a Yelp business URL. The optional page input defaults to 1 and supports pages 1 through 1000, with a documented page size of 10 reviews. The documented response content is a page of not-recommended reviews with public author statistics. No populated response example or successful response observation is available for this endpoint, so exact review and author field names, total-count fields and empty-page behavior remain unverified. Do not assume every business has results or that pagination provides a complete review history. Preserve the not-recommended designation when storing or comparing results. It is a review-visibility status, not evidence that a review is fake or fraudulent; keep these records separate from the ordinary review sample rather than using them to reconstruct the displayed business rating.

API Features

Distinct review-visibility stream Target reviews labeled not recommended rather than treating them as part of the ordinary business review feed.

Ten-review page navigation Request a page from 1 through 1000; the documented default is page 1 and the documented page size is 10 reviews.

Filtered feedback by business reference Address a known business using its Yelp alias, 22-character ID or business URL without a separate identifier conversion.

Documented public author statistics The endpoint is documented to include author statistics alongside filtered reviews; exact statistic names and availability have not been independently verified.

Live API Demo

GET /api/project/yelp/not-recommended-reviews

API Response (JSON)

{}

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/yelp/not-recommended-reviews?key=<API_KEY>&business=gary-danko-san-francisco'

curl -X GET 'https://api.opendata-api.com/api/project/yelp/not-recommended-reviews?key=<API_KEY>&business=gary-danko-san-francisco'

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Use Cases

Archive not-recommended review pages alongside a separate ordinary-review sample for a business review-visibility audit.
Compare documented public author-activity statistics across visibility groups in privacy-reviewed research without labeling reviewers as fraudulent.
Let a support analyst inspect a known branch's not-recommended feedback while retaining Yelp's original visibility designation.
Store dated, page-specific snapshots of filtered feedback without presenting them as an exhaustive review history or a replacement business rating.

Frequently asked questions

Which business identifiers work for not-recommended reviews?

Supply a Yelp business alias, a 22-character business ID or a Yelp business URL in business. For example, gary-danko-san-francisco is an accepted alias format.

How do I paginate the not-recommended review results?

Use page with an integer from 1 through 1000. It defaults to 1, and the documented page size is 10 reviews. Actual available pages and the response for an empty page have not been verified.

Does a not-recommended designation mean a review is fake?

No. Preserve it as Yelp's review-visibility designation, not a finding of fraud or inauthenticity. This endpoint does not establish why a particular review received that designation.

Can I combine these results with ordinary reviews to recreate a business rating?

Keep the two visibility groups separate. The endpoint documents review retrieval, not a method for reconstructing Yelp's displayed rating or a guarantee of complete review coverage.

Which author-statistic fields are confirmed in this response?

Author statistics are documented content, but no populated response example or successful response observation is available for this endpoint. Exact author-statistic keys, review keys and total-count fields are therefore unverified.

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