Yelp Fusion API — Application Draft
Copy the answers below into your Yelp Fusion application. Yelp typically responds in 5–10 business days.
How to apply
- Go to fusion.yelp.com and click "Get Started"
- Sign in with the Yelp business account that owns your PawAide.com listing (or create one with partnerships@pawaide.com)
- Fill in the application form using the answers below — copy each block into the matching field
- Submit. You'll get an email within 5–10 business days
- Once approved, paste your API key into PawAide secrets as
YELP_API_KEY
Company name
PawAide
Website
https://pawaide.com
Primary contact
partnerships@pawaide.com
What is your application?
PawAide is a SaaS platform for pet care businesses — veterinary clinics, groomers, daycares, boarding facilities, and independent pet sitters. We give small business owners a single dashboard to manage bookings, customer communication, and online reputation across platforms. Our Reputation Aide consolidates reviews from Google, Yelp, and Facebook into one inbox so a busy groomer or vet doesn't have to log into three sites a day. Owners see new reviews instantly, draft replies with AI assistance, and respond directly from PawAide.
How will you use the Yelp Fusion API?
We will use the Fusion API exclusively to enhance the experience of verified Yelp business owners who use PawAide. Specifically: 1. BUSINESS LOOKUP — when a pet business signs up for PawAide, we use /v3/businesses/search to help them find and link their existing Yelp listing, so we can display their public Yelp rating, review count, and category information inside their dashboard. 2. REVIEW DISPLAY — we use /v3/businesses/{id}/reviews to display the (up to 3) public review excerpts Yelp returns, so business owners can see their most recent Yelp feedback alongside their Google and Facebook reviews. We never claim or imply that we have full review content beyond what Yelp returns. 3. ATTRIBUTION — every Yelp data point displayed in our UI includes the Yelp logo and a clickable link back to the full Yelp business page, per Yelp's display requirements. We do NOT: - Scrape or attempt to retrieve full review text beyond what Fusion provides - Republish, aggregate, or resell Yelp data - Post replies via API (we know Yelp does not permit programmatic replies; instead our AI Reply Helper drafts a response and the owner copies and posts it manually on biz.yelp.com) - Use Yelp data to power competitive directory listings
Estimated call volume
Launch (months 1–3): ~500 calls/day across all customers Year 1 target: ~5,000 calls/day We will respect the standard 5,000 calls/day quota and request an increase only if approaching the limit.
How does PawAide make money?
PawAide charges pet businesses a monthly SaaS subscription ($29–$199/mo depending on plan). Yelp data is one of many signals we display inside the paid dashboard — we do not monetize Yelp data directly, do not run ads against it, and do not sell access to it.
Display and attribution commitment
We commit to following all Yelp Fusion display requirements, including: - Showing the Yelp logo next to any Yelp-sourced data - Linking every Yelp business display to its canonical biz.yelp.com URL - Showing Yelp star ratings using Yelp's official rating images - Never modifying or repurposing review text returned by the API - Including "Powered by Yelp" attribution in our Reputation dashboard
Privacy & Terms
Privacy Policy: https://pawaide.com/PrivacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://pawaide.com/TermsOfService
💡 Approval tips
- Yelp cares most about attribution — emphasize the "Powered by Yelp" badge in your UI
- Be explicit that you do not attempt to post replies via API (this kills 50% of applications)
- Mention your paid SaaS model — Yelp prefers partners who aren't ad-supported
- Reply to their follow-up email within 48 hours