--- name: apollo-hello-world description: 'Create a minimal working Apollo.io example. Use when starting a new Apollo integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Apollo API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "apollo hello world", "apollo example", "apollo quick start", "simple apollo code", "test apollo api". ' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.13.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore tags: - saas - apollo - api - testing compatibility: Designed for Claude Code --- # Apollo Hello World ## Overview Minimal working example demonstrating the three core Apollo.io API operations: people search, person enrichment, and organization enrichment. Uses the correct `x-api-key` header and `api.apollo.io/api/v1/` base URL. ## Prerequisites - Completed `apollo-install-auth` setup - Valid API key configured in `APOLLO_API_KEY` environment variable ## Instructions ### Step 1: Search for People (No Credits Consumed) The People API Search endpoint finds contacts in Apollo's 275M+ database. This endpoint is **free** — it does not consume enrichment credits, but it also does not return emails or phone numbers. ```typescript // hello-apollo.ts import axios from 'axios'; const client = axios.create({ baseURL: 'https://api.apollo.io/api/v1', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-api-key': process.env.APOLLO_API_KEY!, }, }); // People Search — POST /mixed_people/api_search async function searchPeople() { const { data } = await client.post('/mixed_people/api_search', { q_organization_domains_list: ['apollo.io'], person_titles: ['engineer'], person_seniorities: ['senior', 'manager'], page: 1, per_page: 10, }); console.log(`Found ${data.pagination.total_entries} contacts`); data.people.forEach((person: any) => { console.log(` ${person.name} — ${person.title} at ${person.organization?.name}`); }); return data; } searchPeople().catch(console.error); ``` ### Step 2: Enrich a Single Person (Consumes 1 Credit) The People Enrichment endpoint returns full contact details including email and phone. ```typescript // Enrich by email, LinkedIn URL, or name+domain combo async function enrichPerson() { const { data } = await client.post('/people/match', { email: 'tim@apollo.io', // Alternative identifiers: // linkedin_url: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/...', // first_name: 'Tim', last_name: 'Zheng', organization_domain: 'apollo.io', reveal_personal_emails: false, reveal_phone_number: false, }); if (!data.person) { console.log('No match found'); return; } const p = data.person; console.log(`Name: ${p.name}`); console.log(`Title: ${p.title}`); console.log(`Email: ${p.email}`); console.log(`Company: ${p.organization?.name}`); console.log(`LinkedIn: ${p.linkedin_url}`); } ``` ### Step 3: Enrich an Organization (Consumes 1 Credit) ```typescript // Organization Enrichment — GET /organizations/enrich async function enrichOrg() { const { data } = await client.get('/organizations/enrich', { params: { domain: 'apollo.io' }, }); const org = data.organization; if (!org) { console.log('No org found'); return; } console.log(`Company: ${org.name}`); console.log(`Industry: ${org.industry}`); console.log(`Employees: ${org.estimated_num_employees}`); console.log(`Revenue: ${org.annual_revenue_printed}`); console.log(`HQ: ${org.city}, ${org.state}, ${org.country}`); console.log(`Tech Stack: ${org.current_technologies?.slice(0, 5).map((t: any) => t.name).join(', ')}`); } ``` ### Step 4: Python Equivalent ```python import os, requests API_KEY = os.environ['APOLLO_API_KEY'] BASE = 'https://api.apollo.io/api/v1' HEADERS = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-api-key': API_KEY} # People search (free) resp = requests.post(f'{BASE}/mixed_people/api_search', headers=HEADERS, json={ 'q_organization_domains_list': ['apollo.io'], 'person_titles': ['engineer'], 'page': 1, 'per_page': 5, }) for p in resp.json().get('people', []): print(f" {p['name']} — {p.get('title', 'N/A')}") # Org enrichment (1 credit) resp = requests.get(f'{BASE}/organizations/enrich', headers=HEADERS, params={'domain': 'apollo.io'}) org = resp.json().get('organization', {}) print(f"Company: {org.get('name')} ({org.get('estimated_num_employees')} employees)") ``` ## Output - People search results (name, title, company — no emails) - Enriched person with email, phone, LinkedIn URL - Enriched organization with industry, headcount, revenue, tech stack ## Examples Start with the free people search against an organization you are authorized to research and confirm the credentials, response shape, and pagination without requesting contact details. For the first credit-consuming check, use a public organization domain and set a one-credit test budget; retain only the returned company-level fields needed to verify the integration. Do not use a real person’s email as a tutorial fixture or print a response containing personal contact data. If authentication fails, the response is empty, or the budget guard is unavailable, stop before enrichment and correct the configuration. ## Error Handling | Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | 401 Unauthorized | Missing or invalid `x-api-key` header | Check `APOLLO_API_KEY` env var | | 422 Unprocessable | Malformed request body | Verify JSON payload structure | | 429 Rate Limited | Exceeded requests/minute | Wait and retry with exponential backoff | | Empty `people` array | No matches for filters | Broaden titles/seniority or use different domain | ## Resources - [People API Search](https://docs.apollo.io/reference/people-api-search) - [People Enrichment](https://docs.apollo.io/reference/people-enrichment) - [Organization Enrichment](https://docs.apollo.io/reference/organization-enrichment) - [Find People Using Filters](https://docs.apollo.io/docs/find-people-using-filters) ## Next Steps Proceed to `apollo-local-dev-loop` for development workflow setup. --- Source attribution: jeremylongshore Original project: https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/blob/ab85a061f7bcc039dac13ee193de7a4cd4388571/plugins/saas-packs/apollo-pack/skills/apollo-hello-world/SKILL.md License: MIT License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2025 Jeremy Longshore Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. 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