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Export Contacts to a CSV

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Apollo Team
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Overview

You can export enriched contacts from Apollo to a CSV. This allows you to use your Apollo data in other tools that support CSV imports.

 
Enrich First

Did you know? Exporting existing records doesn't automatically enrich emails and mobile numbers. Use enrichment on your contacts before you begin a CSV export.

Check out the following sections to export contacts to a CSV.

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Export Contacts to a CSV

 
Save Time with AI ✨

Did you know? You can use the AI assistant to export contacts to a CSV. The assistant helps you pull the right records and start your export, so you can get your data faster with fewer clicks.

To export contacts to a CSV:

  1. Launch Apollo and click Search > People.
  2. Apply search filters to narrow your results. You can filter for saved contacts, use a saved search, or use a list.
Filters
  1. Check one or more contacts, or use bulk selection along the top. Then click Export.
Select Contacts
  1. Next, select whether you want to export emails for all of the contacts you selected or just those with verified emails.
Email Type
 
It's Not Personal

Did you know? By default, Apollo shares business email addresses. To prospect with personal email addresses instead, change your team's primary email type.

  1. (Optional) Click Edit export CSV settings to adjust the columns included on CSVs exported from Apollo.
 
Hold the Phone

The do not call field reflects a contact's stored DNC status in Apollo. You can include this field when exporting contacts to a CSV.

However, you must first enable DNC phone screening on Apollo.

Apollo only uses the DNC status already stored for the contact. Apollo doesn't run a live DNC check during CSV export.

  1. When finished, click Export records to begin the export.
Export records
  1. Apollo exports your selected contacts to a CSV. To check the status of your export, click Settings > Import & Exports > CSV Exports.
 
Export Time

Large exports with more than 1,000 contacts may take several minutes to complete.

  1. When the export completes, click Download.
Download export

You have now exported contacts to a CSV.

 
Spend It Wisely

Exporting saved contacts to a CSV doesn’t require Apollo credits.

When you export net-new contacts, Apollo charges credits to save the contacts and give you access to verified contact emails. Learn more about credit usage for accessing new contact emails.

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Next Steps

Here are a few quick next steps you can tackle right after exporting contacts, so your data stays clean and ready for outreach.

Import a CSV of Contacts Got a list sitting in a spreadsheet? Import your contacts from a CSV to pull them into Apollo and enrich key fields before your team starts reaching out.
Use CSV Enrichment Want fresher titles, locations, and company details in one pass? Run CSV enrichment on your file to refresh your records so outreach and routing stay accurate.
Create and Use a List If you’re juggling segments for different plays, Create a list your team can use to keep prospects organized and ready for sequences, exports, and assignments.
Merge Duplicate Records to Consolidate Your Data Seeing the same person twice (or five times)? Merge duplicate records to keep reporting clean and prevent your reps from double-touching the same prospect.

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