Yelp AI API Hackathon

Overview

This hackathon challenges you to build apps using Yelp's new conversational AI API to help people discover and interact with local businesses. You can create web or mobile applications that use Yelp's AI-driven local business data, including capabilities for restaurant reservations. The goal is to make discovering and experiencing local businesses more intuitive and personalized.

Requirements

This hackathon is open to professionals and post-grads who are 18 years or older, with participation limited to specific countries and territories. Teams can have up to 4 participants. You need to build a new, fully functional web or mobile application that uses Yelp's AI API as its primary data source. Your submission should include the application itself, likely with a demo and explanation of how it works, though specific submission details like video length or code submission are not fully detailed in the provided text.

Prizes

There's a total of $5,000 in cash prizes. The first-place winner will receive $3,000, and the second-place winner will receive $2,000. Winning teams will also receive exclusive rights to use the Yelp Hackathon Winner badge.