yelp.com

Trusted High Traffic Tranco #628

yelp.com operates primarily as a marketplace, focusing on local business reviews. Yelp is a community-driven platform that provides reviews and information about local businesses, including restaurants, home services, and health providers. It allows users to share experiences through ratings, photos, and text while offering businesses tools to manage their online presence. It is operated by Yelp Inc..

Industry Category

Marketplaces

Platforms connecting buyers and sellers in a marketplace model.

Related Topics

local reviewsbusiness directoryrestaurant ratingsservice discovery

Highly Established

yelp.com is a well-established platform operated by Yelp Inc.. Top 1,000 global website, 22 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 1,000 global website22 years old

Security Considerations

While yelp.com is an established platform, these capabilities require extra vigilance.

User-Generated Content

yelp.com hosts content created by its users, not the platform operator. Individual posts, profiles, or pages may contain scams, misinformation, or phishing attempts that the platform hasn't yet detected or removed.

Remember: The platform itself is established, but even established platforms can be abused.

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Developer API

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GET /api/v1/classify?domain=yelp.com
{
  "domain": "yelp.com",
  "confidence": "high",
  "category": {
    "purpose": "marketplace",
    "specialization": "Local Business Reviews"
  },
  "identity": {
    "headline": "Local business directory and crowd-sourced review platform",
    "summary": "Yelp is a community-driven platform that provides reviews and information about local businesses, including restaurants, home services, and health providers. It allows users to share experiences through ratings, photos, and text while offering businesses tools to manage their online presence.",
    "operator": "Yelp Inc.",
    "parent_entity": null,
    "topics": [
      "local reviews",
      "business directory",
      "restaurant ratings",
      "service discovery"
    ]
  },
  "functions": {
    "is_ugc_platform": true,
    "is_file_host": false,
    "is_url_shortener": false,
    "is_public_idp": false,
    "is_crypto_platform": false,
    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
    "is_form_builder": false,
    "is_document_host": false
  },
  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "2003-12-12T00:00:00Z",
    "rank": 628,
    "hosting_provider": "FASTLY"
  }
}

Hosting

FASTLY

Registered

Dec 12, 2003

Last Updated

Jan 9, 2026

Domain data sourced from WHOIS, Tranco rankings, and URLert's classification engine.