Apollo connects you to one of the world’s largest B2B prospecting databases so you can instantly find, enrich, and track companies and contacts directly from your Gumloop workflows.
Tap into Apollo’s 275 M+ contacts and 73 M+ companies database to supercharge your sales and marketing automation.

What is Apollo MCP?

When you create an Apollo MCP node, Gumloop’s AI builds a custom node that understands Apollo’s API. Simply describe what you want in plain language and the node translates your prompt into the right Apollo call, then returns the required structured data you can pass to the next step.

What Can It Do for You?

  • Identify high-value prospects with powerful People and Organization search filters
  • Enrich existing leads with fresh emails, titles, and firmographic data
  • Monitor target companies for new job postings that signal buying intent
  • Combine Apollo data with Google Sheets, Slack, or email nodes to automate outreach and reporting

Available Tools

ToolWhat It DoesExample Use
People SearchFind people that match specific role, location, company, or keyword filters”Find 10 sales managers in SaaS companies based in San Francisco, return first_name, last_name, title, company_name, email”
Organization SearchLocate companies by industry, size, location, funding, and more”Search for cybersecurity companies with 51-200 employees headquartered in Austin, return company_name, domain, industry, employee_count”
Enrich PersonAppend full Apollo profile data to a person you already know (email or person ID)“Enrich person with email john.smith@acme.com and return full_name, title, company_name, linkedin_url”
Enrich OrganizationAppend firmographic data to a company you already know (domain or org ID)“Enrich organization with domain stripe.com and return company_name, industry, employee_count, headquarters_city”
Get Organization Job PostingsRetrieve current job listings for a specific company”Get the latest 5 job postings for company URL and return job_title, location, date_posted”

Credit Costs

ToolCredits Per Use
People Search3 credits per item
Organization Search3 credits per item
Enrich Person3+ credits (depends on profile depth)
Enrich Organization5 credits
Get Organization Job Postings3 credits per item

How to Use

1

Create Your Apollo MCP Node

Go to your node library, search for Apollo, and click “Create a node with AI”
2

Add Your Prompt

Drag the Apollo node onto the canvas and write a clear prompt such as “Find 20 VP Marketing contacts at fintech companies, return first_name, last_name, company_name, email”.
3

Test Your Node

Run the node to preview results. Adjust filters or output fields until you get exactly what you need.
4

Save and Reuse

Save the working Apollo node to your library so you can drop it into any future workflow with one click.

Example Prompts

Here are some prompts that work well with Apollo MCP: Prospect Discovery:
Find 15 product managers at AI startups funded in the last 2 years, return first_name, last_name, company_name, email, linkedin_url
Company Research:
Search for renewable energy companies with 201-500 employees in Germany, return company_name, domain, industry, employee_count
Lead Enrichment:
Enrich person with email maria.garcia@globex.com and return full_name, title, company_name, linkedin_url
Hiring Signals:
Get the latest 3 job postings for {company name} and return job_title, location, date_posted
Start with a single filter or two (role, location, or industry) and expand gradually. Simple, focused prompts run faster and use fewer credits.

Troubleshooting

If your Apollo MCP node isn’t working as expected, try these best practices:

Keep Prompts Simple and Specific

  • Good: “Find 5 software engineers in Seattle and return first_name, last_name, company_name, email”
  • Less Efficient: “Find 5 software engineers in Seattle, enrich them, then email them a personalized message”
For best results, keep each node focused on one Apollo API call, then handle outreach in separate nodes like a ‘Gmail Sender’ node.

Match What Apollo Can Do

  • Good: “Enrich organization with domain github.com and return company_name, industry, employee_count”
  • Needs Another Tool: “Enrich GitHub, then scrape its website for open roles and summarize the tech stack”
Apollo MCP excels at contact and company data. For website scraping, combine it with Website Scraper in your workflow.

Break Complex Tasks Into Steps

Instead of trying to do everything in one prompt (which might cause timeouts or exceed context limits):
Search Fortune 500 companies, find VPs of Sales in each, enrich every contact, then write results to Google Sheets and send a Slack summary
Break this into smaller, focused nodes that each handle one task:
1

Step 1: Get Companies

Search Fortune 500 companies and return company_id, company_name
2

Step 2: Find People

For each company_id, find VPs of Sales and return person_id
3

Step 3: Enrich Contacts

Enrich person_id and return full_name, title, email, linkedin_url
Connect these nodes sequentially in your workflow. The company_id output from Step 1 feeds into Step 2, and the person_id output from Step 2 feeds into Step 3.

Focus on Data Retrieval

Apollo MCP is great at getting information from Apollo. For analysis or content creation, connect it to other nodes. Example:
  • Good prompt: “Get the latest 5 job postings for Company URL and return job_title, location, date_posted”
  • Better With Another Node: “Get the latest job postings for Company URL and rank which ones are most suitable for senior engineers”
Use Ask AI after Apollo MCP to analyze or rank results. Keep the Apollo prompt focused on retrieving data.

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