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How to Connect Apollo.io to Claude — via MCP

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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MCP connector

Apollo.io

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.

Tools

11

Region

INTL

Category

crm

Authentication

Required env vars

APOLLO_API_KEY
Install in one click on Cloud

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  • Open-source on GitHub
    Source-available BSL-1.1
  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

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Sign in, install the Apollo.io in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Apollo.io, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server.

Apollo.io + Claude

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:

  1. Sign in to Apollo.io → top-right avatar → Settings → Integrations → API → API Keys → Create New API Key.
  2. Name it ('AnythingMCP'). Copy the key.
  3. 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

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude

Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.

  1. Open claude.ai/customize/connectors.
  2. Click "Add custom connector".
  3. Fill in:
    • Name: Apollo.io
    • URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp
    • Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
  4. Click Connect to authorize.

All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
apollo_search_peopleSearch Apollo's 275M+ contact database
apollo_people_enrichEnrich a person — provide ONE of email / first_name+last_name+organization_name / linkedin_url / id
apollo_search_organizationsSearch Apollo's company database
apollo_organization_enrichEnrich an organization — provide domain (most common) OR id
apollo_search_contactsSearch YOUR Apollo CRM contacts (people already in your account — NOT the public database)
apollo_create_contactCreate or update a contact in YOUR Apollo CRM
apollo_update_contactUpdate an Apollo CRM contact
apollo_list_contact_stagesList your account's contact stages (Cold/Working/Replied/Customer/etc
apollo_list_email_sequencesList outreach sequences
apollo_add_contact_to_sequenceEnroll a contact in an outreach sequence
apollo_list_email_accountsList email accounts connected to Apollo (used as sending identities for sequences)

FAQ

Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp.

Next steps

Ready to ship

Your Apollo.io agent is one click away.

Install the connector, paste the key, prompt Claude. Free for 7 days, no credit card.