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Summary
Drive Apollo.io (B2B sales platform with contact database + enrichment + sequences) from any AI agent: people search, organization search, contact CRUD, deal stages, sequences. 11 tools.
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Apollo.io + ChatGPT
Drive Apollo.io (B2B sales platform with contact database + enrichment + sequences) from any AI agent: people search, organization search, contact CRUD, deal stages, sequences. 11 tools.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
APOLLO_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
io API v1 (docs.apollo.io).
Setup:
- Sign in to Apollo.io → top-right avatar → Settings → Integrations → API → API Keys → Create New API Key.
- Name it ('AnythingMCP'). Copy the key.
- Set
APOLLO_API_KEY.
Authentication: header X-Api-Key: ${APOLLO_API_KEY}. (Note: Apollo also supports the api_key query parameter and the legacy Authorization header; this connector uses the header form.)
Search vs Enrich: Apollo's central feature is searching its 275M+ people database (/v1/mixed_people/search). match endpoints enrich a known person/company by email/domain. People search is the entry point for prospecting workflows.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in ChatGPT
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
ChatGPT connects to MCP servers as custom apps in developer mode, available on paid plans (not on Free). On Business and Enterprise workspaces an admin may have to allow it first.
- In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +.
- Enter a name and a short description, e.g. Name:
Apollo.io. - Under Connection, enter the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDand create the connection. - When ChatGPT asks, sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) and allow access.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
apollo_search_people | Search Apollo's 275M+ contact database |
apollo_people_enrich | Enrich a person — provide ONE of email / first_name+last_name+organization_name / linkedin_url / id |
apollo_search_organizations | Search Apollo's company database |
apollo_organization_enrich | Enrich an organization — provide domain (most common) OR id |
apollo_search_contacts | Search YOUR Apollo CRM contacts (people already in your account — NOT the public database) |
apollo_create_contact | Create or update a contact in YOUR Apollo CRM |
apollo_update_contact | Update an Apollo CRM contact |
apollo_list_contact_stages | List your account's contact stages (Cold/Working/Replied/Customer/etc |
apollo_list_email_sequences | List outreach sequences |
apollo_add_contact_to_sequence | Enroll a contact in an outreach sequence |
apollo_list_email_accounts | List email accounts connected to Apollo (used as sending identities for sequences) |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP connectors? No. Custom MCP connections need developer mode, which is only on paid plans.
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