--- title: "Apollo.io MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 81 Apollo.io actions through one MCP server: sequences, miscellaneous, contacts. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/apollo-io updated: 2026-10-10 --- Connectors · CRM & sales # Apollo.io MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Apollo.io and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 81 Apollo.io actions (45 reads, 34 writes and 2 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Apollo.io credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Apollo.io's limits and records every call. [Connect Apollo.io free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "apollo.deals.list", intent: "check which Apollo.io account is connected" } # List all deals (Apollo) · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 81 actions in one signed file - 45 read look, never change - 34 write create and update - 2 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Apollo.io in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect Apollo.io. API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. - `api_key` Apollo API key (Settings > Integrations > API > API keys) ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "apollo" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "apollo.deals.list" } # list all deals (apollo) · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "apollo.contacts.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Apollo.io at a glance **Sign-in** API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. **You provide** `api_key` **Limits we pace to** 200 calls a minute, per connection **API covered** Apollo.io REST API API v1`api.apollo.io/api/v1` **Built from** Apollo.io's documentation, read 20 September 2026[docs.apollo.io](https://docs.apollo.io/openapi/apollo-rest-api.json) [docs.apollo.io](https://docs.apollo.io/reference/authentication.md) [docs.apollo.io](https://docs.apollo.io/reference/rate-limits) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 45 of 45 reads, for up to an hour; a write clears what it affects **Ready-made plans** 8 in the store **Shared entities** 7, so ask can line Apollo.io up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Apollo.io. 81 actions in 15 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **45** read look, never change - **34** write create and update - **2** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### Sequences 12 5 read · 6 write · 1 destructive Update contact status in a sequence (Apollo) · Create a sequence (Apollo) · Search for outreach emails (Apollo) · Add contacts to a sequence (Apollo) 2. ### Miscellaneous 11 7 read · 3 write · 1 destructive Get a list of users (Apollo) · Get a list of notes (Apollo) · Get a list of all lists (Apollo) · Create a list (Apollo) 3. ### Contacts 10 4 read · 6 write · 0 destructive Search for contacts (Apollo) · Bulk create contacts (Apollo) · Create a contact (Apollo) · View a contact (Apollo) 4. ### Accounts 8 3 read · 5 write · 0 destructive Search for accounts (Apollo) · Bulk create accounts (Apollo) · Create an account (Apollo) · View an account (Apollo) 5. ### Tasks 7 2 read · 5 write · 0 destructive Search for tasks (Apollo) · Bulk create tasks (Apollo) · Create a task (Apollo) · Get a task (Apollo) 6. ### Search 6 6 read · 0 write · 0 destructive Get complete person info (Apollo) · Get complete organization info (Apollo) · People API search (Apollo) · Organization search (Apollo) 7. ### Deals 5 3 read · 2 write · 0 destructive List all deals (Apollo) · Create deal (Apollo) · View deal (Apollo) · Update deal (Apollo) 8. ### Conversations 4 3 read · 1 write · 0 destructive Get conversations info (Apollo) · Search conversations (Apollo) · Export conversations (Apollo) · Get conversations export (Apollo) **7 more areas · 18 actions** - Emailer messages **4** - Enrichment **4** - Fields **4** - Calls **3** - Analytics **1** - Authentication **1** - General **1** Top actions ## The Apollo.io API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 57 of Apollo.io's 61 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `apollo.contacts.search` Search for contacts (Apollo) | Contacts are people saved in Apollo. Use the search for contacts endpoint to search for the contacts that have been added to your team's Apollo account. A… | read | `crm.contact.search` 46 connectors | | `apollo.deals.list` List all deals (Apollo) | Deals on Apollo help you track sales opportunities. Use the list all deals endpoint to retrieve every deal that has been created for your team's Apollo account. | read | `crm.deal.list` 43 connectors | | `apollo.accounts.search` Search for accounts (Apollo) | An account is a company saved in Apollo. Use the search for accounts endpoint to search for an account that has been saved to Apollo. A POST that reads: it… | read | `crm.company.search` 36 connectors | | `apollo.contacts.create` Create a contact (Apollo) | Setting run_dedupe to true does more than suppress a duplicate. On a match, Apollo **updates that existing contact in place** with your request's values and… | write | `crm.contact.create` 161 connectors | | `apollo.accounts.create` Create an account (Apollo) | An account is a company saved in Apollo. Use the create an account endpoint to add a new account to your team's Apollo account. | write | `crm.company.create` 142 connectors | | `apollo.deals.create` Create deal (Apollo) | Deals on Apollo help you track sales opportunities. Use the create deal endpoint to create new deals for an Apollo account. | write | `crm.deal.create` 43 connectors | | `apollo.users.list` Get a list of users (Apollo) | Users are the people who use your Apollo workspace. Use the get a list of users endpoint to retrieve the IDs for all of the users in your Apollo account. | read | `identity.user.list` 474 connectors | | `apollo.notes.list` Get a list of notes (Apollo) | Notes on Apollo let you keep track of info directly on prospect profiles. The get a list of notes endpoint retrieves notes associated with a specific contact,… | read | `crm.contact_note.list` 29 connectors | | `apollo.calls.search` Search for calls (Apollo) | Use the search for calls endpoint to find calls that your team has made or received using the dialer on Apollo. Requires a master API key. `user_ids` takes… | read | `comm.call.list` 44 connectors | | `apollo.tasks.search` Search for tasks (Apollo) | Tasks let you track, prioritize, and help you complete actions required for your outbound sales motion. Use the search for tasks endpoint to find tasks that… | read | `work.task.search` 26 connectors | | `apollo.tasks.create` Create a task (Apollo) | Tasks let you track, prioritize, and help you complete actions required for your outbound sales motion. Use the create a task endpoint to create a single task… | write | `work.task.create` 127 connectors | | `apollo.sequences.update_contact_status` Update contact status in a sequence (Apollo) | Sequences are outreach campaigns that sales teams use to reach out to contacts over a planned period of time. Use the update contact status in a sequence… | destructive | `crm.contact_list_member.remove` 8 connectors | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Apollo.io actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read Which Apollo.io deals are due to close this month, and what are they worth in total? calls `apollo.deals.list` 2. Plan read Report last week's calls, tasks and conversation coverage in Apollo.io. calls `apollo.users.me` `apollo.calls.search` `apollo.tasks.search` `apollo.conversations.search` `apollo.reports.query` +1 more 3. Plan write Search prospects and add them to an outbound sequence in Apollo.io. Ask me before anything is sent or changed. calls `apollo.people.search` `apollo.sequences.search` `apollo.email_accounts.list` `apollo.sequences.add_contacts` `apollo.sequences.activate` 4. Write write Create a contact (Apollo) in Apollo.io. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `apollo.contacts.create` 5. Across systems read Which Apollo.io companies have invoices in ConnectWise PSA, and how many each? calls `apollo.accounts.search` `connectwise_manage.invoices.list` Across your systems ## Apollo.io, joined to the rest of your business. One `ask` fetches from Apollo.io and another system, joins the rows on the same customer on our side, and hands your agent the answer, not every row. - Which Apollo.io companies have invoices in ConnectWise PSA, and how many each? `apollo.accounts.search` + `connectwise_manage.invoices.list`, on `crm.company` · [ConnectWise PSA](https://actionlake.com/connectors/connectwise-psa) - Which Apollo.io companies have invoices in NetSuite, and how many each? `apollo.accounts.search` + `netsuite.views.invoices`, on `crm.company` · [NetSuite](https://actionlake.com/connectors/netsuite) Also mapped by other connectors `identity.user` **517** `crm.company` **227** `crm.contact` **192** `work.task` **105** `crm.deal` **43** `comm.call` **33** `crm.contact_note` **9** ask ``` ask { intent: "which Apollo.io companies have invoices in ConnectWise PSA, and how many each", steps: [ { action: "apollo.accounts.search", as: "co", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 }, { action: "connectwise_manage.invoices.list", as: "inv", input: {}, limit: 100, max_pages: 5 }, { join: { left: "co", right: "inv", on: "crm.company", group_by: "co.name", select: ["co.name", "count(inv.id) as invoices"] } } ] } ``` Example. Run it through check first: it validates the steps and prices them, and it is free. The plan store ## Ready-made plans for Apollo.io. 8 plans in the store. Install one and your agent runs it by name; the reply says which connections are still missing. A schedule can run a plan on a timetable. There are no triggers or webhooks, by design. 1. ### Refresh accounts that are hiring into our buyer roles Use it when You want a hiring and news signal sweep over a segment of companies before a prospecting push. **Effect** read **Steps** 2 · loops **Needs** employee ranges **Install** `apollo-hiring-signal-account-refresh` 2. ### Report last week's calls, tasks and conversation coverage Use it when A manager wants last week's calling, task and conversation activity in one pass. **Effect** read **Steps** 6 **Needs** start time, end time, start date and end date **Install** `apollo-weekly-call-activity-report` 3. ### Triage sequence replies and draft a response for each Use it when Sequence replies have piled up and you want each one read, contextualised and given a draft answer. **Effect** write **Steps** 3 · loops **Needs** reply classes **Install** `apollo-reply-triage-and-draft` 4. ### Review open deals and log follow-up tasks on the stalled ones Use it when Pipeline hygiene: you want stalled deals surfaced and follow-up tasks created for their owners. **Effect** write **Steps** 3 · loops **Needs** user id and due at **Install** `apollo-stalled-deal-review` 5. ### Build a saved list of accounts using a given technology Use it when You want a reusable Apollo list of companies running a particular technology. **Effect** write **Steps** 4 **Needs** technology uids and list name **Install** `apollo-build-target-list-from-tech` 6. ### Search prospects and add them to an outbound sequence Use it when You have a prospect profile in mind and want those people loaded into a named Apollo sequence. A person decides Add _number of people_ prospects to the sequence '_sequence name_' and start sending. **Effect** write **Steps** 6 **Needs** titles and sequence name **Install** `apollo-add-prospects-to-sequence` 7. ### Bulk enrich a list of people and wait for the job to finish Use it when You have a spreadsheet of names or emails and want them enriched and loaded as Apollo contacts. **Effect** write **Steps** 6 **Needs** details and request id **Install** `apollo-bulk-enrich-contact-list` 8. ### Reassign a departing rep's accounts and contacts to a new owner Use it when A rep is leaving or changing territory and their accounts and contacts must move to someone else. A person decides Move _number of accounts_ accounts and _number of contacts_ contacts to owner _new owner id_. **Effect** write **Steps** 6 **Needs** new owner id **Install** `apollo-reassign-account-book` install a plan ``` account { op: "plans.install", slug: "apollo-hiring-signal-account-refresh" } # then ask for it by name; a schedule can run it on a timetable ``` Governance for Apollo.io ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 2 Apollo.io actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Update contact status in a sequence (Apollo) `apollo.sequences.update_contact_status` - Remove records from a list (Apollo) `apollo.lists.remove_records` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do apollo.lists.remove_records confirm_policy: **human** Remove records from a list (Apollo)? **intent:** the user asked me to remove records from a list (Apollo) run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _apollo-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "apollo-agent", allowed_actions: ["apollo.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "apollo.sequences.update_contact_status", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "apollo.lists.remove_records", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Apollo.io only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Apollo.io costs on actionlake. Every Apollo.io action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Apollo.io refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 81 Apollo.io actions - 14 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 45 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Apollo.io action. 81 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **Sequences 12** - `apollo.emailer_messages.activities` Check email stats (Apollo) read - `apollo.emailer_messages.search` Search for outreach emails (Apollo) read - `apollo.emailer_schedules.list` List email schedules (Apollo) read - `apollo.sequences.activate` Activate a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.activity_feed` Get contact sequence activity (Apollo) read - `apollo.sequences.add_contacts` Add contacts to a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.archive` Archive a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.create` Create a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.deactivate` Deactivate a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.search` Search for sequences (Apollo) read - `apollo.sequences.update` Update a sequence (Apollo) write - `apollo.sequences.update_contact_status` Update contact status in a sequence (Apollo) destructive **Miscellaneous 11** - `apollo.email_accounts.list` Get a list of email accounts (Apollo) read - `apollo.lists.add_records` Add records to a list (Apollo) write - `apollo.lists.create` Create a list (Apollo) write - `apollo.lists.list` Get a list of all lists (Apollo) read - `apollo.lists.remove_records` Remove records from a list (Apollo) destructive - `apollo.lists.update` Update a list (Apollo) write - `apollo.notes.list` Get a list of notes (Apollo) read - `apollo.usage.api` View API usage stats and rate limits (Apollo) read - `apollo.usage.credits` View credit usage stats (Apollo) read - `apollo.users.list` Get a list of users (Apollo) read - `apollo.webhook_results.get` Poll webhook result (Apollo) read **Contacts 10** - `apollo.contact_stages.list` List contact stages (Apollo) read - `apollo.contacts.bulk_create` Bulk create contacts (Apollo) write - `apollo.contacts.bulk_update` Bulk update contacts (Apollo) write - `apollo.contacts.create` Create a contact (Apollo) write - `apollo.contacts.deals` View associated deals (Apollo) read - `apollo.contacts.get` View a contact (Apollo) read - `apollo.contacts.search` Search for contacts (Apollo) read - `apollo.contacts.update` Update a contact (Apollo) write - `apollo.contacts.update_owners` Update contact owner for multiple contacts (Apollo) write - `apollo.contacts.update_stages` Update contact stage for multiple contacts (Apollo) write **Accounts 8** - `apollo.account_stages.list` List account stages (Apollo) read - `apollo.accounts.bulk_create` Bulk create accounts (Apollo) write - `apollo.accounts.bulk_update` Bulk update accounts (Apollo) write - `apollo.accounts.create` Create an account (Apollo) write - `apollo.accounts.get` View an account (Apollo) read - `apollo.accounts.search` Search for accounts (Apollo) read - `apollo.accounts.update` Update an account (Apollo) write - `apollo.accounts.update_owners` Update account owner for multiple accounts (Apollo) write **Tasks 7** - `apollo.tasks.bulk_create` Bulk create tasks (Apollo) write - `apollo.tasks.complete` Complete a task (Apollo) write - `apollo.tasks.create` Create a task (Apollo) write - `apollo.tasks.get` Get a task (Apollo) read - `apollo.tasks.search` Search for tasks (Apollo) read - `apollo.tasks.skip` Skip a task (Apollo) write - `apollo.tasks.update` Update a task (Apollo) write **Search 6** - `apollo.news_articles.search` News articles search (Apollo) read - `apollo.organizations.get` Get complete organization info (Apollo) read - `apollo.organizations.job_postings` Organization job postings (Apollo) read - `apollo.organizations.search` Organization search (Apollo) read - `apollo.people.get` Get complete person info (Apollo) read - `apollo.people.search` People API search (Apollo) read **Deals 5** - `apollo.deal_stages.list` List deal stages (Apollo) read - `apollo.deals.create` Create deal (Apollo) write - `apollo.deals.get` View deal (Apollo) read - `apollo.deals.list` List all deals (Apollo) read - `apollo.deals.update` Update deal (Apollo) write **Conversations 4** - `apollo.conversation_exports.get` Get conversations export (Apollo) read - `apollo.conversations.export` Export conversations (Apollo) write - `apollo.conversations.get` Get conversations info (Apollo) read - `apollo.conversations.search` Search conversations (Apollo) read **Emailer messages 4** - `apollo.emailer_messages.create_draft` Create an email draft (Apollo) write - `apollo.emailer_messages.get_content` Get email content (Apollo) read - `apollo.emailer_messages.send` Send email now (Apollo) write - `apollo.emailer_messages.send_status` Check email send status (Apollo) read **Enrichment 4** - `apollo.organizations.bulk_enrich` Bulk organization enrichment (Apollo) read - `apollo.organizations.enrich` Organization enrichment (Apollo) read - `apollo.people.bulk_enrich` Bulk people enrichment (Apollo) read - `apollo.people.enrich` People enrichment (Apollo) read **Fields 4** - `apollo.custom_fields.create` Create a custom field (Apollo) write - `apollo.custom_fields.list` Get a list of all custom fields (Apollo) read - `apollo.custom_fields.update` Update a custom field (Apollo) write - `apollo.fields.list` Get a list of fields (Apollo) read **Calls 3** - `apollo.calls.create` Create call records (Apollo) write - `apollo.calls.search` Search for calls (Apollo) read - `apollo.calls.update` Update call records (Apollo) write **Analytics 1** - `apollo.reports.query` Query analytics report (Apollo) read **Authentication 1** - `apollo.auth.health` Check API key health (Apollo) read **General 1** - `apollo.users.me` Get current user profile (Apollo) read Questions ## The Apollo.io MCP server, answered. **Is there an Apollo.io MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 81 Apollo.io actions across sequences, miscellaneous, contacts and accounts, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Apollo.io. **What do I need to connect Apollo.io?** Apollo API key (Settings > Integrations > API > API keys). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "apollo" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Apollo.io?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 2 Apollo.io actions are destructive, including update contact status in a sequence (Apollo) and remove records from a list (Apollo). Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my Apollo.io API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Apollo.io service file: 200 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (45 Apollo.io actions can be), which never reaches Apollo.io. **What does an Apollo.io action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (14 Apollo.io actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Apollo.io refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which Apollo.io API does it cover?** The Apollo.io REST API API v1 at api.apollo.io/api/v1. It is built from Apollo.io's documentation as read on 20 September 2026. 81 actions in 15 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Can I combine Apollo.io with my other systems?** Yes. ask joins Apollo.io to ConnectWise PSA or NetSuite on the same customer and returns the answer rather than every row. Apollo.io maps crm.company, which 227 other connectors also map. **Does actionlake keep my Apollo.io data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to an hour, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Apollo.io credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. 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It is not made or endorsed by Apollo.io; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Apollo.io service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Apollo.io today. [Connect Apollo.io free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/apollo-io More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt