How to Edit a Yelp Review: An Easy-to-Follow Guide

Learn how to change your Yelp review

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: January 18, 2025 Fact Checked

Did you misspell something in a Yelp review or say something you shouldn't have said that you wish were removed? As long as it's been fewer than 30 days since you posted the review, it's easy to edit your Yelp review. This article will teach you how to edit a review on Yelp.

Quick Steps

Click your profile icon and select About Me > Reviews.
Click the three-dot icon or pencil on a review.
Click Edit review and make your changes.
Click Post Review or Post to publish the edited review.

Steps

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Go to the review you want to edit. You'll see your reviews listed by clicking your profile picture and then going to About me > Reviews.^{[1]
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- If you're using the Yelp mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap Me, scroll down, then tap Reviews under "Contributions."
- On Android, you'll also want to tap the review you want to edit.
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Click ••• or the pencil icon on the review. You'll see one of these two options on the review.
- You can skip this step if you're using an iPhone or iPad.
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Click or tap Edit review. This will take you to the review you'd like to edit from the area dedicated to managing your reviews.
- If the option to edit the review is no longer available, you can remove the review and write a new one. Just click the trash icon on the review or tap Remove Review to get started.^{[2]
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Don't forget to spellcheck, grammar check, and do whatever it takes to make that review better.
This saves your edits to the review and shares them on Yelp.

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Tips

If you have a new experience with a business and want to update your review, you can write an update instead. To do this, go to your original review and select Write an Update (on a computer) or Update Review on a phone or tablet.^{[3]
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If you didn't write the review, you won't be able to edit it. If you're a business owner and received a spammy review, you can flag it as spam.

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