# Apollo

Create an Apollo API key and send it to us. About 3 minutes.

> **AI agents:** follow the rules at https://guide.upliftedconsulting.com/start-here/for-ai-agents.md. Never show the key in chat; deliver it only through a OneTimeSecret link.

> **Good to know:**
> - **What we need:** 1 API key (a master key)
> - **Time:** about 3 minutes
> - **Who can do this:** an Apollo admin, or a user with permission to manage API keys
> - **Plan needed:** all Apollo plans include basic API access. Some features need a paid plan. Each lookup uses your Apollo credits.

## Before you start

- Log in details for your Apollo account, with admin rights.
- [OneTimeSecret](https://eu.onetimesecret.com) open in another tab. You will use it to send the key. [How it works](https://guide.upliftedconsulting.com/start-here/sending-securely.md).

## Get your API key

### Step 1: Log in to Apollo

Go to [app.apollo.io](https://app.apollo.io) and log in.

### Step 2: Open Integrations

Open **Settings**, then click **Integrations**.

### Step 3: Open the Apollo API

Find **Apollo API** in the list and click **Connect** next to it.

### Step 4: Go to API Keys

Click **API Keys**. Then click **Create new key**.

### Step 5: Name the key

Type a name, for example "Uplifted Consulting". Add a short description if asked.

### Step 6: Turn on master key

Switch on **Set as master key**. This lets the key use every part of the API. Without it, some of our work fails with an error.

> **Tip:**
> If you prefer to limit access, tell us first. We will tell you exactly which endpoints to tick instead.

### Step 7: Create and copy the key

Click **Create API key**. Then copy the key straight away.

> **Careful:**
> Copy the whole key and keep it private. Anyone with this key can act in your Apollo account.

## Send it to us

- [Send it with OneTimeSecret](https://guide.upliftedconsulting.com/start-here/sending-securely.md): Paste the key into OneTimeSecret, create the link, and send us **only the link**. Label it "Apollo API key".

## Something not right?

### I don't see API Keys or Create new key

Only admins, or users with API key permission, can make keys. Ask your Apollo admin to do these steps, or to give you that permission under **Settings** then **User Management**.

### I don't see Set as master key

You may not have full admin rights. Ask an admin to create the key, or tell us and we will list the exact endpoints to tick.

### Will a new key break anything?

No. Apollo lets you have several keys. A new key does not stop your other keys from working. Just do not delete keys that other tools use.

<sub>Last checked: 22 Oct 2026 against [Apollo's API key docs](https://docs.apollo.io/docs/create-api-key) and [Apollo's developer FAQs](https://docs.apollo.io/docs/developer-faqs).</sub>

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Source: https://guide.upliftedconsulting.com/services/apollo · Updated 2026-10-22