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apollo-install-auth

Install and configure Apollo.io API authentication. Use when setting up a new Apollo integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Apollo client in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install apollo", "setup apollo api", "apollo authentication", "configure apollo api key".

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Apollo Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Apollo.io API client and configure authentication credentials for B2B sales intelligence access.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
  • Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
  • Apollo.io account with API access
  • API key from Apollo dashboard (Settings > Integrations > API)

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK/HTTP Client

bash
# Node.js (using axios for REST API)
npm install axios dotenv

# Python
pip install requests python-dotenv

Step 2: Configure Authentication

bash
# Set environment variable
export APOLLO_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'APOLLO_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Create Apollo Client

typescript
// apollo-client.ts
import axios from 'axios';
import dotenv from 'dotenv';

dotenv.config();

export const apolloClient = axios.create({
  baseURL: 'https://api.apollo.io/v1',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
  },
  params: {
    api_key: process.env.APOLLO_API_KEY,
  },
});

Step 4: Verify Connection

typescript
async function verifyConnection() {
  try {
    const response = await apolloClient.get('/auth/health');
    console.log('Apollo connection:', response.status === 200 ? 'OK' : 'Failed');
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Connection failed:', error.message);
  }
}

Output

  • HTTP client configured with Apollo base URL
  • Environment variable or .env file with API key
  • Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

Error Cause Solution
401 Unauthorized Invalid API key Verify key in Apollo dashboard
403 Forbidden Insufficient permissions Check API plan and permissions
429 Rate Limited Exceeded quota Implement backoff, check usage
Network Error Firewall blocking Ensure outbound HTTPS to api.apollo.io

Examples

TypeScript Setup

typescript
import axios, { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';

interface ApolloClientConfig {
  apiKey: string;
  baseURL?: string;
}

export function createApolloClient(config: ApolloClientConfig): AxiosInstance {
  return axios.create({
    baseURL: config.baseURL || 'https://api.apollo.io/v1',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    params: {
      api_key: config.apiKey,
    },
  });
}

const client = createApolloClient({
  apiKey: process.env.APOLLO_API_KEY!,
});

Python Setup

python
import os
import requests
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

class ApolloClient:
    def __init__(self, api_key: str = None):
        self.api_key = api_key or os.environ.get('APOLLO_API_KEY')
        self.base_url = 'https://api.apollo.io/v1'

    def _request(self, method: str, endpoint: str, **kwargs):
        url = f"{self.base_url}/{endpoint}"
        params = kwargs.pop('params', {})
        params['api_key'] = self.api_key
        return requests.request(method, url, params=params, **kwargs)

client = ApolloClient()

Resources

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to apollo-hello-world for your first API call.

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