--- title: "Yelp for local businesses: does AI use it?" description: "Yelp is a review directory that supplies its reviews, ratings, photos and business details to ChatGPT, and Yelp says Apple Maps, Microsoft Bing and Alexa+." canonical: https://damex.digital/sources/yelp/ last_updated: 2026-10-31 type: sources publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/sources/yelp/ # Yelp: does AI use it, and how to fix your listing > Yelp is a review directory that supplies its reviews, ratings, photos and business details to ChatGPT, and Yelp says Apple Maps, Microsoft Bing and Alexa+ also show Yelp-powered recommendations. Listing is free. Yelp's own rule is unusual: don't ask customers for reviews, because prompted reviews may not be recommended. Claim the page, keep it exact, and let reviews come on their own. Published Oct 31, 2026, updated Oct 31, 2026. By Shakhawat Ullah Badhon, Founder, Damex Digital. Official site: https://business.yelp.com/. Claim or edit your listing: https://biz.yelp.com/claim. Cost: Free listing. Ads are paid; Yelp says you can spend as little as $5 a day on average. ## What AI engines are documented to use | Engine | What is documented | Proof | Checked | |---|---|---|---| | ChatGPT | Yelp says its content integration gives ChatGPT users Yelp's reviews, ratings, photos and business details for local recommendations. | [Source](https://blog.yelp.com/news/yelp-chatgpt-integration/) | Oct 31, 2026 | | OpenAI agreement | Yelp said in February 2026 that it had recently signed an agreement with OpenAI. | [Source](https://www.yelp-press.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Yelp-Delivers-Record-Net-Revenue-in-2025-Accelerating-Investment-in-AI-Transformation/default.aspx) | Oct 31, 2026 | | Bing, Apple Maps, Alexa+ | Yelp names ChatGPT, Apple Maps, Amazon's Alexa+ and Microsoft Bing among the platforms delivering Yelp-powered recommendations. | [Source](https://blog.yelp.com/news/yelp-chatgpt-integration/) | Oct 31, 2026 | ## Who it matters for - [AI marketing for HVAC companies](https://damex.digital/industries/hvac/) - [AI marketing for plumbing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/plumbing/) - [AI marketing for roofing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/roofing/) - [AI marketing for dental practices](https://damex.digital/industries/dental/) - [AI marketing for med spas](https://damex.digital/industries/med-spa/) - [AI marketing for electrical contractors](https://damex.digital/industries/electrical/) - [AI marketing for pest control companies](https://damex.digital/industries/pest-control/) - [AI marketing for garage door companies](https://damex.digital/industries/garage-door/) - [AI marketing for landscaping and lawn care companies](https://damex.digital/industries/landscaping/) - [AI marketing for house cleaning companies](https://damex.digital/industries/cleaning/) - [AI marketing for water damage restoration companies](https://damex.digital/industries/water-damage-restoration/) - [AI marketing for chiropractic practices](https://damex.digital/industries/chiropractic/) - [AI marketing for orthodontic practices](https://damex.digital/industries/orthodontics/) - [AI marketing for physical therapy clinics](https://damex.digital/industries/physical-therapy/) - [AI marketing for auto repair shops](https://damex.digital/industries/auto-repair/) ## How to claim and fix it 1. **Find your page.** Go to biz.yelp.com/claim and enter your business name, or add the business if it isn't there. 2. **Verify.** Confirm by phone and set up your Yelp for Business login. 3. **Complete the page.** Add up to three categories, services, hours, photos and up to six service-area cities. 4. **Stay signed in.** Yelp may show your page as unclaimed if no one logs in to Yelp for Business for 90 days. ## Keep these fields identical to your Google profile - Business name - Address, or service areas with the address hidden - Phone number - Website - Categories (up to 3) - Hours ## How Damex handles it A specialist claims and checks your Yelp page. From Essentials up we check it each month and keep the login active so the page doesn't lapse to unclaimed. We don't send Yelp review requests, because Yelp asks businesses not to; on Growth and Authority we draft replies to Yelp reviews instead. ## FAQs ### Can I ask customers for Yelp reviews? No. Yelp asks businesses not to ask anyone for reviews, and says prompted reviews may not be recommended by its software. Ask for Google reviews instead. ### Why does my Yelp page say unclaimed? Yelp may mark a page unclaimed if the owner hasn't logged in to Yelp for Business in the last 90 days. ### Does Perplexity use Yelp? The Verge reported a Perplexity and Yelp integration in 2024. Perplexity isn't in Yelp's 2026 list of partners, so we treat it as historical. ## Sources 1. [Yelp for Business: Business Page](https://business.yelp.com/products/business-page/), checked Oct 31, 2026 2. [Yelp Support: Don't ask for reviews](https://www.yelp-support.com/article/Don-t-Ask-for-Reviews?l=en_US), checked Oct 31, 2026 3. [Yelp: How do I claim a business page?](https://biz.yelp.com/support-center/article/How-do-I-claim-a-business-page), checked Oct 31, 2026 4. [Yelp: ChatGPT integration](https://blog.yelp.com/news/yelp-chatgpt-integration/), checked Oct 31, 2026 --- ## About Damex Digital Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency. We get businesses named and cited when people ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot for a recommendation. We work with US local service businesses first, and also with professional services firms, ecommerce brands and B2B SaaS companies. Plans start at $350 per location per month, and every plan begins with a 14-day free trial. 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