# apollo-outreach

Find B2B prospects and enrich contact or company records with the Apollo.io API. Use it to search by role and prepare a prioritized outreach list.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 440 installs · ★ 721
- Author: OpenClaudia
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/apollo-outreach

## What it does

The skill turns a target customer profile into Apollo search filters, such as job titles, company size, industry, location, and technology stack. It finds people, adds context about their companies and contacts, then helps rank prospects and format a report with outreach personalization ideas.

API requests require `APOLLO_API_KEY`; without it, search and enrichment cannot run. The skill uses People Search, Organization Enrichment, and People Enrichment, with a separate request for bulk company lookup. Access to some endpoints depends on an Apollo paid plan, and request limits vary by plan. Personal emails and phone numbers should stay out of results unless the user asks for them.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill apollo-outreach -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/apollo-outreach/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill apollo-outreach -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill apollo-outreach -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills apollo-outreach
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill apollo-outreach -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --path skills/apollo-outreach
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills --skill apollo-outreach -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/OpenClaudia/openclaudia-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/apollo-outreach/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find marketing leaders at companies in a target size range
- enrich company details from a domain
- add information to a contact using an email address
- rank prospects against a target customer profile
- prepare a lead report with outreach personalization ideas

## Example prompts
- Find marketing VPs in the US at companies with 51–200 employees and prepare a lead list.
- Enrich the company at `example.com` and summarize its industry and technology stack.
- Look up `john@example.com` and enrich the contact, but leave out personal email and phone details.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: apollo-outreach
description: Research and enrich B2B leads using the Apollo.io API. Use when the user says "find leads", "prospect research", "company enrichment", "find decision makers", "B2B leads", "lead research", "enrich contacts", "find VP of marketing at", or asks about finding people at specific companies or in specific roles.
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# 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:

```bash
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:

```bash
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

```bash
curl -s -X POST "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/organizations/bulk_enrich" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: ${APOLLO_API_KEY}" \
  -d '{"domains": ["example.com", "company2.com", "company3.com"]}'
```

### People Enrichment

Enrich a contact by email:

```bash
curl -s -X POST "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/people/match" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: ${APOLLO_API_KEY}" \
  -d '{
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "reveal_personal_emails": false,
````
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