Overview
The dialer allows you to make and receive calls to prospects without leaving Apollo, directly from contact profiles. To get started, you need an Apollo phone number.
Check out the following sections to get a US or international phone number on Apollo.
Get an Apollo Phone Number
You can use Apollo to dial around the world. Choose which type of phone number you want to set up:
If you're dialing from outside the US or Canada, you need an international phone number. International phone numbers are only available on certain Apollo plans. If you need access to international phone numbers, manage your plan.
You can request 5 new phone numbers per month, per user. You can't recover a phone number if you manually remove it or if Apollo disconnects it due to inactivity. Apollo disconnects phone numbers after 2 months of inactivity. You can only request new phone numbers for your own account, and not for a team member.
Get a US or Canadian phone number
To get a US or Canadian phone number:
- Launch Apollo and navigate to Settings > You > Voice.
- Click Set up phone number.

- Enter a US or Canadian area code, and click Search.

- Choose a number from the list and click Select.

Not drawn to any of the available phone numbers? Click Search to refresh the list.
- (Recommended) After selecting your phone number, click Add business profile to enter business registration information. This information helps elevate your credibility and visibility, leading to increased engagement and higher conversion rates.
- Enter your name, address, business details, and authorized representative information. When finished, click Submit.
For your authorized representative's phone number, enter the country code and phone number with no spaces, hyphens, or other formatting.
You have now configured your Apollo phone number. Next, set your call preferences and make calls to contacts.
Check Use a local phone number by default to automatically call contacts from a number with a local area code.
With local presence, when you call contacts, Apollo uses a team number or generates a number local to the contact's area code. Apollo then saves the number in Settings > Dialer > Team Numbers. Check out Apollo plans to see if you're eligible for local presence and other advanced dialer features. To gain access, upgrade your plan.
Get an international phone number
International dialing is available on Apollo with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone calls. VoIP enables phone calls to be made using the internet.
To get an international phone number:
- Launch Apollo and navigate to Settings > You > Voice.
- Click Set up phone number.
- Enter the ISO Alpha-2 country code that you would like to call from. You can only register phone numbers in the countries in which you live or have a business registration. Click Search.
Apollo supports an extensive list of international phone numbers. Check out all of the available countries.
For some international numbers, you must submit identification and additional documents to meet regulatory requirements. These documents may include a government-issued ID, a visa, or a passport, in addition to a utility bill, tax notice, rent receipt, or a title deed to establish proof of address.
- Review the regulatory requirements for your phone number and click Yes, Proceed as an individual or as a business.
Wondering which to choose? If you're dialing on behalf of a business and have access to the company documents required for registration, proceed as a business. You may need to reach out to internal departments at your company for help registering. Once business registration is complete, other users on your Apollo account can get international phone numbers in the country in which you registered, without additional documentation.
- Choose the type of documentation that you want to upload. Type your first and last name, and then click Upload Proof of Name to select the document from your computer.
Apollo's partner, Twilio, manages international dialing registration. Twilio may reject your documentation if it isn't valid or legible. Some common reasons for documentation rejection include:
- Document expiration date.
- Unacceptable proof of identification.
- Incorrect address.
- Incorrect name.
- Wrong government office selected.
- Missing information.
- Missing ID to match the name on the business registration.
- Missing one side of your ID.
- Age. You must be 18 or above.
- Next, enter your address and click Upload Proof of Address to select the document from your computer.
The proof of address documentation you provide must be from within the country in which you're registering for a phone number. Documentation from outside of the country will result in rejection.
- Click Submit Application. Once submitted, it may take up to 48 hours to verify your documentation.
You will receive an email once Twilio has processed your application.
If Twilio rejects your application, verify and update your documentation, then resubmit it.
Once your application is accepted, select a phone number:
- Launch Apollo and navigate to Settings > You > Voice.
- Click Set up phone number > Choose a Number.
- Enter the ISO Alpha-2 country code for your approved country and click Search.
- Choose a phone number from the list and click Select.
In some cases, it may take an additional 24 hours for Apollo to confirm and allot your new phone number.
- (Recommended) After selecting your phone number, click Add business profile to enter your business information. This information helps elevate your credibility and visibility, leading to increased engagement and higher conversion rates.
Not all countries require a business profile. Apollo will only suggest that you add a business profile based on the regulatory requirements of the country in which you register a phone number.
- Enter your name, address, business details, and authorized representative information. When finished, click Submit.
For your authorized representative's phone number, enter the country code and phone number with no spaces, hyphens, or other formatting.
You have now configured your Apollo phone number. Next, set your call preferences and make calls to contacts.