get_reviews
Pack: yelp · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/yelp/mcp
⚠️ UPSTREAM-UNRELIABLE — Yelp Fusion’s /reviews endpoint has been 404-ing on most ids since mid-2026 even for valid businesses. PREFER get_business (which sometimes inlines a snippet) or search_businesses for review-context queries. If you must call get_reviews: pass the ENCRYPTED business id (long alphanumeric, e.g. “WavvLdfdP6g8aZTtbBQHTw”) returned in search_businesses results — aliases / slugs (e.g. “garaje-san-francisco”) reliably 404. Returns up to 3 review snippets per business (rating, text, author, timestamp); “limit” is capped by Yelp upstream regardless of what you pass.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | yes | Yelp business id or alias (from search_businesses results). |
limit | number | no | Number of reviews to return (default 3, max 50). |
sort_by | string | no | Sort order: “yelp_sort” (default) or “newest”. |
_apiKey | string | no | Optional — your own Yelp Fusion API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/yelp/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_reviews","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"yelp": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/yelp/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.