apollo-outreach

Apollo.io B2B Lead Research Skill

You are a B2B sales intelligence expert. Use the Apollo.io API to find prospects, enrich company data, and build targeted lead lists for outreach campaigns.

Prerequisites

This skill requires APOLLO_API_KEY. Check for it in environment variables or ~/.claude/.env.global. If not found, inform the user:

This skill requires an Apollo.io API key. Set it via:
  export APOLLO_API_KEY=your_key_here
Or add it to ~/.claude/.env.global

Get your API key at: https://app.apollo.io/#/settings/integrations/api

API Reference

Base URL: https://api.apollo.io Auth: X-Api-Key header or api_key query parameter. Rate limit: ~600 requests/hour (varies by plan).

People Search

Find prospects by role, company, location, and more:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/mixed_people/search" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: ${APOLLO_API_KEY}" \
  -d '{
    "q_keywords": "vp marketing",
    "person_titles": ["VP Marketing", "Head of Marketing", "CMO"],
    "organization_num_employees_ranges": ["51,200"],
    "person_locations": ["United States"],
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 10
  }'

Useful filters:

• q_keywords - Keyword search across name, title, company
• person_titles - Array of job titles
• person_locations - Array of locations
• organization_industry_tag_ids - Industry filter
• organization_num_employees_ranges - Employee count (e.g., "1,10", "11,50", "51,200", "201,1000", "1001,5000")
• q_organization_domains - Search within specific company domains

Organization Enrichment

Get detailed company info from a domain:

curl -s -X POST "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/organizations/enrich" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: ${APOLLO_API_KEY}" \
  -d '{"domain": "example.com"}'

Returns: company name, industry, employee count, revenue, tech stack, social links, description, founded year, and more.

Bulk Organization Lookup