# How to connect Apollo to OpenClaw (paste one key, 48 tools) > Connect Apollo to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Apollo key once and 48 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/apollo The usual route to Apollo access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Apollo setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Apollo in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Apollo actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/apollo ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Apollo. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Apollo** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect apollo # connect Apollo (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions apollo # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run apollo --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect Apollo in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Apollo API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Apollo to add contacts to sequence and walk me through the result in plain English. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Apollo is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 48 Apollo tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## Apollo MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Apollo MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Apollo to OpenClaw and exposes 48 Apollo tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes Apollo integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/apollo) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Apollo integration can do 48 Apollo tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 48. ### 30 of 48 Apollo tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Add contacts to sequence** `apollo_add_contacts_to_sequence` | Enroll contacts into an Apollo email sequence | | **Create account** `apollo_create_account` | Create a company account in Apollo CRM | | **Create contact** `apollo_create_contact` | Create a new contact in Apollo CRM | | **Create deal** `apollo_create_deal` | Create a new deal in Apollo CRM | | **Get auth status** `apollo_get_auth_status` | Get the connected Apollo user and team context | | **Get deal** `apollo_get_deal` | Get an Apollo deal by ID | | **List deals** `apollo_list_deals` | List Apollo deals/opportunities | | **Organization enrichment** `apollo_organization_enrichment` | Enrich a company from Apollo's database | | **Organization search** `apollo_organization_search` | Search Apollo's organization database | | **People enrichment** `apollo_people_enrichment` | Enrich a person from Apollo's contact database | | **People search** `apollo_people_search` | Search Apollo's people database | | **Search accounts** `apollo_search_accounts` | Search company accounts in Apollo CRM | | **Search contacts** `apollo_search_contacts` | Search contacts already stored in Apollo CRM | | **Search sequences** `apollo_search_sequences` | Search Apollo email sequences | | **Search tasks** `apollo_search_tasks` | Search Apollo tasks | | **Bulk organization enrichment** `apollo_bulk_organization_enrichment` | Enriches data for up to 10 organizations simultaneously by providing a list of their base | | **Bulk people enrichment** `apollo_bulk_people_enrichment` | Use to enrich multiple person profiles simultaneously with comprehensive data from Apollo's | | **Get account** `apollo_get_account` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific account by its Apollo ID | | **Get contact** `apollo_get_contact` | Retrieves detailed information about a specific contact by its ID | | **Get labels** `apollo_get_labels` | Retrieves all labels from Apollo.io, used for organizing contacts and accounts | | **Get opportunity stages** `apollo_get_opportunity_stages` | Retrieves all configured opportunity (deal) stages from the Apollo.io account | | **Get organization** `apollo_get_organization` | Retrieves complete information about a specific organization by its Apollo ID | | **Get organization job postings** `apollo_get_organization_job_postings` | Retrieves paginated job postings for a specified organization by its ID, optionally filtering | | **Get typed custom fields** `apollo_get_typed_custom_fields` | Retrieves all typed custom field definitions available in the Apollo.io instance, detailing | | **List account stages** `apollo_list_account_stages` | Retrieves the IDs for all available account stages in your team's Apollo account | | **List contact stages** `apollo_list_contact_stages` | Retrieves all available contact stages from an Apollo account, including their unique IDs and | | **List email accounts** `apollo_list_email_accounts` | Retrieves all email accounts and their details for the authenticated user; takes no parameters | | **List fields** `apollo_list_fields` | Retrieves all field definitions from Apollo.io, including system fields and custom fields | | **List users** `apollo_list_users` | Retrieves a list of all users (teammates) associated with the Apollo account, supporting | | **Search calls** `apollo_search_calls` | Searches for call records in Apollo.io using filters like date range, duration, direction | ## Example prompts **Add Contacts To Sequence** > Use Apollo to add contacts to sequence and walk me through the result in plain English. **Create Account** > Create it in Apollo for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Create Contact** > Create it in Apollo for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Create Deal** > Create it in Apollo for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Apollo working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Apollo API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Apollo account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Apollo. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right Apollo actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 48 tools for Apollo are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Apollo to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Apollo in the browser, and the 48 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Apollo key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the Apollo skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apollo, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apollo is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect Apollo from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Apollo tools Apollo tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Apollo call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### Apollo returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for Apollo has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Apollo integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Apollo: link your Apollo account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Apollo API through 48 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Apollo to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Apollo skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Apollo. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Apollo key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Apollo to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Apollo in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Apollo up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Apollo working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Apollo skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apollo, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apollo is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ## Related - [HubSpot](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/hubspot) — Manage contacts, deals, and pipelines - [CentralStationCRM](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/centralstationcrm) — CentralStationCRM is an easy-to-use CRM software focusing on collaboration and long-term customer relationships. - [OpenClaw Salesforce integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/salesforce) — Manage CRM data and workflows