Yelp Outage History

There were 5 Yelp outages since February 26, 2026 totaling 42h 1m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.developer.yelp.com

Critical April 18, 2026

DAR-2907 Yelp Guest Manager is down

Detected by Pingoru: Apr 18, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC
Resolved: Apr 20, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC
Duration: 1d 14h

Affected: Yelp Guest Manager

Timeline · 10 updates

investigating Apr 18, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC

We are experiencing a technical issue with Yelp Guest Manager and all functionality is not operational. We are working to resolve this issue and apologize for any inconvenience caused. Next update in 30 minutes.
investigating Apr 19, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC

We are still experiencing a technical issue with Yelp Guest Manager. We are applying mitigations to resolve this issue and apologize for any inconvenience caused. Next update in 30 minutes.
investigating Apr 19, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC

Previous mitigations have not been successful. We are applying additional mitigations to resolve this issue. Next update in 30 minutes.
investigating Apr 19, 2026, 01:52 AM UTC

Engineers are currently working on more aggressive mitigations to resolve the issue. Next update in 30 minutes.
monitoring Apr 19, 2026, 02:22 AM UTC

We are seeing some recovery for Guest Manager and will continue to monitor our mitigations. Engineers are working with vendors to ensure we have longer term strategies available to implement while monitoring. Next update in 30 minutes.
monitoring Apr 19, 2026, 03:10 AM UTC

Engineers are working with vendors to continue applying mitigations. We are seeing initial signs of improvement with these fixes, and are monitoring closely.
monitoring Apr 19, 2026, 03:54 AM UTC

Engineers are continuing to investigate and pursue long-term solutions. Restaurant systems have shown recovery but we will continue to monitor the situation. Next update tomorrow.
monitoring Apr 19, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC

Our mitigations remain in place and Restaurant systems show a full recovery. A small number of legitimate users may occasionally be affected, but we are actively tuning protections to minimize any customer impact while keeping Yelp available. Next update tomorrow or sooner if the all clear is called.
monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC

Restaurant systems have been fully recovered. We have started removing the temporary mitigations and are continuing to monitor.
resolved Apr 20, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC

Restaurant systems have been fully recovered.

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Minor April 8, 2026

Yelp Places API is experiencing higher than normal error rate

Detected by Pingoru: Apr 08, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC
Resolved: Apr 08, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Duration: 2h 9m

Affected: Yelp Places API V3 (Business, Match, Search API, etc.)Yelp Reservations API

Timeline · 3 updates

investigating Apr 08, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC

Yelp Places API is experiencing partial outage, currently investigating. Next update is expected within 30 mins.
investigating Apr 08, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC

We are continuing to investigate the issue.
resolved Apr 08, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC

The incident has been resolved. All APIs are working as expected. This will be the last update unless we see further problems.

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Major March 25, 2026

Degraded Performance Across Yelp Places APIs and Reservation API

Detected by Pingoru: Mar 25, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC
Resolved: Mar 25, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC
Duration: 17m

Affected: Yelp Places API V3 (Business, Match, Search API, etc.)GraphQLYelp Reservations API

Timeline · 3 updates

investigating Mar 25, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

We are currently investigating the issue
investigating Mar 25, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

We are continuing to investigate this issue.
resolved Mar 25, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

This incident has been resolved.

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Notice March 16, 2026

Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist Outage

Detected by Pingoru: Mar 16, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC
Resolved: Mar 16, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC
Duration: —

Timeline · 1 update

resolved Mar 16, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

Starting at 11.30am Pacific, the Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist products were not taking calls. A fix has been deployed and all systems are functioning normally.

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Minor February 26, 2026

Yelp Places APIs are experiencing higher than normal error rate

Detected by Pingoru: Feb 26, 2026, 09:55 PM UTC
Resolved: Feb 26, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC
Duration: 47m

Affected: Yelp Places API V3 (Business, Match, Search API, etc.)

Timeline · 3 updates

investigating Feb 26, 2026, 09:55 PM UTC

Yelp Places API is experiencing partial outage, currently investigating.
investigating Feb 26, 2026, 09:57 PM UTC

Yelp Places API is experiencing partial outage, currently investigating.
resolved Feb 26, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

A fix has been implemented and systems are healthy.

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