Integrate Apollo with Claude

Overview

In Beta

The Claude integration is in beta and is only available to people on paid Apollo plans. Product functionality and pricing may change during the beta. Need access to Apollo on Claude? Upgrade to a paid plan.

If you use Claude from Anthropic, you can add Apollo as a connector and do real Apollo work without leaving the chat: search for people and companies, enrich records, and take action.

In one conversation, you can:

Find prospects using natural language
Enrich people or companies
Create or update contacts
Add contacts to an existing sequence

Everything runs on your existing Apollo permissions, plan limits, and credit balance. Setup is simple: connect Apollo in Claude, then start using Apollo in any Claude conversation.

Check out the following sections to connect Apollo with Claude.

Connect Apollo to Claude

No Strings Attached

Apollo works on any Claude subscription, including free accounts!

To connect Apollo to Claude:

Launch Claude, and log in or create a new account.
In a chat, click Connect your tools to Claude.

Alternatively, click Settings > Connectors.
Search for Apollo.io and click + Apollo.io.

You Do You

This integration is user-specific and must be set up separately by each person rather than at the team or admin-level.

Review the terms and conditions, and click Authorize.

Next, in Claude, navigate back to Settings > Connectors.
Click Configure beside Apollo.io.

Review the permissions to ensure Claude works the way you expect with your Apollo account.
Set each action to one of the following permission levels:
- ✓⃝ Always allow: Claude always has permission to perform the action in Apollo and won't seek your approval first.
- ✋ Approval required: Claude asks permission before completing the action in Apollo. Apollo recommends you require approval first before Claude performs actions that require credits.
- ⊗ Blocked: Claude does not have permission to perform the action on your behalf in Apollo.

Search for Contacts	Search people and contacts with natural language.
Get a List of Email Accounts	List connected mailboxes used for sending, sequences, and tracking across your team.
Search for Sequences	Find existing sequences to enroll and manage outreach.
People API Search	Search Apollo's people data programmatically using the Apollo API.
Profile	Edit your user settings like email preferences and custom fields in profile settings.
Create an Account	Create a company record to save and manage in Apollo.
Update an Account	Update fields on an existing account.
Create Contact	Create a contact record to save and engage in Apollo.
Update Contact	Update details on a saved contact.
Add Contacts to a Sequence	Enroll contacts into a sequence to start outreach steps.
Remove Contacts from Sequences	Remove contacts from a sequence to stop future outreach steps.
Organization Search	Search for companies using filters like industry, headcount, and buying intent.
Bulk Organization Enrichment	Enrich multiple company records at once using the Enrichment API.
Organization Enrichment	Enrich a single company with fresh firmographic data.
Organization Job Postings	Retrieve company job posting data to identify hiring signals.
Bulk People Enrichment	Enrich multiple people records at once, including verified email data.
People Enrichment	Enrich a single person record with updated contact and employment data.

Permission Reflection

Claude can only perform actions in Apollo that you can perform yourself based on your permission profile. If you can't do it, Claude can't either.

You have now connected Apollo to Claude, and you're ready to use the Claude integration.

Use Apollo on Claude

Once connected, using Apollo in Claude is as simple as having a conversation. There are no special commands or complex prompts required. Just describe what you want to do, and Claude uses your Apollo account to complete the action.

To use Apollo on Claude:

Start a new chat, and use natural language to describe your request or goal. Claude translates your request into action based on the permissions you configured.
Follow these best practices to get the best results:
- Be specific about titles, industries, locations, and company size to improve search accuracy.
- Review returned results before enrolling large groups into sequences.
- Use follow-ups to refine searches, for example: "Narrow this to companies using Sumware Software."

Here are a few example requests to help get you started:

Examples
Search for people	Enrich contacts and accounts
Create and update prospects	Add contacts to sequences

Search for people

Find VP-level marketing leaders at SaaS companies in North America.

Show me IT directors in healthcare companies.

Search for founders in fintech companies based in New York.

Claude returns matching contacts or companies based on your Apollo data access.

Enrich contacts and accounts

Enrich this contact and verify their email address.

Pull updated firmographic data for ACME Company.

Claude refreshes contact and company records using Apollo enrichment.

Create and update prospects

Create a contact for Jane Smith at Sumware Software, VP of Sales.

Update this account to reflect 500 employees.

Change this contact's title to Senior Director of Operations.

Claude creates new records or updates existing ones directly in your Apollo workspace.

Add contacts to sequences

Add these contacts to the Q1 Outbound Sequence.

Enroll this prospect in the Enterprise Follow-Up sequence starting tomorrow.

Remove this contact from all active sequences.

Claude enrolls or removes contacts from sequences.

Pipeline on Autopilot

For power users, Apollo also offers a dedicated MCP Cowork plugin for Claude that chains search, enrichment, and sequence management into single-command workflows, allowing you to go from ideal customer profile (ICP) to sequenced prospects without orchestrating each step:

/apollo:enrich-lead: Paste a name, LinkedIn URL, or email and get a complete contact card, plus suggested next actions.
/apollo:prospect: Describe your ICP in plain English and get a ranked table of enriched decision-maker leads.
/apollo:sequence-load: Find leads, enrich them, dedupe, create contacts, and bulk-add them to an existing Apollo sequence with a preview before enrollment.

You have now used Apollo on Claude.

Next Steps

Now that Apollo is running inside Claude, here are a few ways to level up how you search, enrich, and automate what happens next.

Use The AI Assistant On Apollo To Sell Smarter	Want to use AI inside Apollo? Use the AI assistant on Apollo to refine ICP filters, surface better-fit prospects, and take action faster across your workflows directly in Apollo.
Enrichment Overview	Need cleaner data before you enroll prospects? Enrich contacts and accounts to verify emails, refresh firmographics, and keep your team's outreach accurate and up to date.
Sequences Overview	Ready to automate follow-up? Build and manage sequences to turn Claude-powered prospecting into consistent, multi-step outreach that actually drives replies.
Create And Assign Permission Profiles	Rolling this out to your team? Create and assign permission profiles to control who can search, enrich, and enroll prospects when working through Claude.
What Are Credits	Planning to scale enrichment and automation? Understand how credits work to manage usage, avoid surprises, and keep your Claude-driven workflows running smoothly.