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Access a Prospect's Phone Number

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Apollo Team
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Overview

After you've set up the dialer and read Apollo's Cold Calling Best Practices, you're ready to reach out to prospects over the phone. You can access personal phone numbers directly from Apollo, enabling you to contact prospects through a multichannel outreach strategy.

 
Credit Crunch

Apollo charges you credits to access a contact's verified personal phone number, regardless of whether the number is on a do not call registry. Apollo doesn't charge credits for HQ or corporate phone numbers.

Check out the following sections to access a prospect's phone number.

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Access a Prospect's Phone Number

You can access phone numbers for net new people, or for saved contacts.

Net New

 
Credit Crunch

When you access a phone number for a net new contact, Apollo saves the contact along with their email address. You use credits when you access contact emails and phone numbers on Apollo. Learn more about credits.

To access a net new person's phone number:

  1. Launch Apollo and click People.
  2. Use search filters to find the person you want to dial.
  3. Click Access mobile beside the person's name.
Example phone numbers are shown for a contact
  1. Alternatively, click the person's name and then click Access mobile.
Example phone numbers are shown for a contact
  1. You may access the following types of personal phone numbers on Apollo:
    • Mobile number
    • Work - direct
    • Home
    • Other: Other includes any personal phone numbers not labeled mobile, work, home, or corporate.
  1. Apollo accesses the phone number, if available. If the phone number is on the do not call registry, Apollo warns you.
Example phone numbers are shown for a contact
  1. Click the phone number to make a call with the dialer.

You have now accessed a prospect's phone number.

 
Dial It In

To make calls on Apollo, get an Apollo phone number and set up the dialer. Then you're ready to make and receive calls without switching apps.

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Saved contacts

To access a saved contact's phone number:

  1. Launch Apollo and click People > Saved.
  2. Use search filters to find the contact you want to dial.
  3. Click Request phone number beside the contact.
Request phone number is highlighted for a contact
  1. Apollo displays the contact's personal phone number.
 
Request Rundown

When you request a phone number, Apollo finds a personal phone number for the saved contact. Apollo may find the following types of personal phone numbers:

  • Mobile number
  • Work - direct
  • Home
  • Other: Other includes any personal phone numbers not labeled mobile, work, home, or corporate.

If available, Apollo also shares the corporate or HQ phone number for the contact.
  1. To view a corporate or HQ phone number, click ▾ beside the contact's personal number, then click View HQ number.
View HQ number is highlighted on a saved contact
  1. Alternatively, click the contact's name to view contact details. Then click Request phone number or View HQ number.
Request phone number and View HQ number is highlighted for a contact

You have now requested a phone number for a saved contact.

 
Dial It In

To make calls on Apollo, get an Apollo phone number and set up the dialer. Then you're ready to make and receive calls without switching apps.

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Access Phone Numbers in Bulk

You can access phone numbers in bulk for net new people, or for saved contacts.

Net new

 
Credit Crunch

When you access phone numbers for net new contacts, Apollo automatically saves the contact along with their email address. You use credits when you access contact emails and phone numbers on Apollo. Learn more about credits.

To get phone numbers in bulk:

  1. Launch Apollo and click People.
  2. Use search filters or a saved search to find the people you want to dial.
  3. Check each person you want to dial, then click Save.
Example prospects are selected
  1. If needed, use bulk selection at the top to select multiple people at once, and click Save.
bulk selection
  1. Click Emails & Phone Numbers, and under Phone number enrichment, toggle on Find data via Waterfall, then click Save.
waterfall

You have now saved contacts and accessed mobile numbers in bulk. You're ready to make and receive calls with prospects.

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Saved contacts

To get phone numbers in bulk:

  1. Launch Apollo and click Search > People > Saved.
  2. Use search filters or a saved search to find the people you want to dial.
  3. Check each contact you want to find numbers for, then click Enrich > Enrich mobile numbers.
Contacts are selected and Enrich, Enrich mobile numbers is selected
  1. Click Enrich mobile numbers to confirm.

You have now accessed phone numbers for saved contacts in bulk. You're ready to make and receive calls with prospects.

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Next Steps

Now that you’ve found the right phone numbers, here are a few ways to turn those contacts into better conversations and cleaner follow-through.

Set Up The Dialer To Make Calls On Apollo Ready to start calling from Apollo? Set up the dialer to configure outbound, inbound, and recording preferences before your team starts dialing.
Make And Receive Calls Once your numbers are ready, make and receive calls to reach prospects directly, log outcomes, and keep call activity tied to your outreach workflow.
Add Contacts To A Sequence Want phone, email, and task steps working together? Add contacts to a sequence to build a multichannel follow-up motion that keeps prospects moving.
Create And Use A List Need a cleaner way to manage call-ready prospects? Create and use a list to organize contacts by campaign, territory, priority, or your team’s next calling sprint.
Use AI Research To Find Better Prospects Before you pick up the phone, use AI research to surface richer prospect context and personalize your call prep without slowing down your workflow.
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