MCP or Not?

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OfficialClaude connector: yes

Apollo.io MCP server & Claude connector

Does Apollo.io have an official MCP server or Claude connector?

Official

As of October 2026, Apollo.io (the sales intelligence platform) hosts an official remote MCP server at mcp.apollo.io/mcp, documented on docs.apollo.io and listed in Anthropic's directory as Anthropic verified. It signs in with OAuth. Caveat: "Apollo MCP server" is also a separate GraphQL product from Apollo GraphQL, a different company.

Last checked

Verdict and evidence

What we checked
Apollo.io MCP server (sales intelligence)
Published by
Apollo.io (official)
Runs
Hosted (remote)
Sign-in
OAuth sign-in
Stage
unknown
Plan
Needs an active Apollo account with credits. Free accounts registered with a personal email cannot use people or company search, enrichment or contact matching. Tool availability varies by plan and permissions.
Endpoint
https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp

Evidence

What an AI can do in Apollo.io

Read

  • Enrich a personapollo_enrich_person
  • Enrich an organizationapollo_enrich_organization
  • Search peopleapollo_search_people
  • Search organizationsapollo_search_organizations
  • Search contactsapollo_search_contacts

Create

  • Create contactsapollo_create_contacts

Update

  • Update contactsapollo_update_contacts
  • Add contacts to a sequenceapollo_add_contacts_to_sequence
  • Remove contacts from a sequenceapollo_remove_contacts_from_sequence

From the publisher’s documentation for the version we checked. Not every tool is listed.

Setup

Claude (claude.ai / Desktop)

Add from the Claude directory, or in Claude Desktop use Settings > Connectors and add the URL. Complete OAuth.

Source

Claude Code

Add the HTTP server, then run /mcp and complete OAuth.

claude mcp add --transport http apollo https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp
Source

Cursor

Docs give no snippet; use the generic remote setup: Streamable HTTP at https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp with OAuth 2.0.

Source

Safety check

  • Pass

    Publisher verified

    Claude directory: Made by Apollo.io, Anthropic verified. Endpoint on apollo.io, docs on docs.apollo.io, and the plugin repo sits in the GitHub-verified apolloio org.

  • Pass

    Auth model

    OAuth 2.0 by default, scoped to the authorizing Apollo user. An optional master API key (X-Api-Key header) acts as the workspace's longest-standing admin and is not limited to one user's permissions, so avoid it where OAuth works.

  • Flag

    Write and delete access

    Creates and updates contacts, accounts, deals and sequences, enrolls contacts, sends one-off emails and can purchase domains and mailboxes. Search and enrichment spend credits. Apollo recommends requiring approval for credit-consuming actions. Bulk delete is not supported. No read-only mode is documented.

  • Unknown

    Tool-description injection scan

    Read the Claude directory tool list and Apollo's docs page; no AI-directed instructions found there beyond llms.txt metadata. Tool descriptions from the hosted server were not read.

  • Pass

    Repo maintenance

    The hosted server has no public source; apolloio/apollo-mcp-plugin (plugin and README) pushed 2026-09-16, 29 stars, MIT, not archived.

Community alternatives

Built and maintained by third parties, not Apollo.io. Check the safety notes before connecting one to a real account.

Apollo MCP Server (Apollo GraphQL, a different company)

Apollo GraphQL · Runs locally · Not documented

Expose predefined GraphQL operations as MCP tools · Introspect the GraphQL schema · Search schema types · Validate a GraphQL operation · Execute an ad hoc GraphQL operation

FAQ

Does Apollo.io have an official MCP server?

Yes. Apollo.io hosts one at https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp and documents it on docs.apollo.io.

Is this the same as Apollo GraphQL's MCP server?

No. Apollo GraphQL publishes a separate, self-hosted Apollo MCP Server that turns GraphQL operations into tools. It is a different company and product.

Is Apollo.io a Claude connector?

Yes. The Claude directory lists Apollo.io as Anthropic verified, added February 2026.

Does it use credits?

Yes. Company search, company and people enrichment, and job postings consume credits, and revealing phone numbers uses extra credits.

Can it send emails or change my CRM?

It can create and update contacts, accounts and deals, enroll contacts in sequences and send one-off emails. No read-only mode is documented.

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