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Apollo Lead Finder

Run a two-phase Apollo.io prospecting workflow that first uses free People Search to discover ICP-matching leads, then selectively enriches approved contacts to reveal email, phone, LinkedIn URL, and full contact details. The runbook must preserve the source…

agent codexmodel gpt-5.5snapshot python312-uveval programmatic10 stepsv1.0.0

Deploy Apollo Lead Finder to your jetty.io

One-click installs this runbook into a collection on your Jetty account. You can run it from the Spot dashboard, schedule it, or pipe inputs in via the API.

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The shape of the run

10 steps · start to finish.

  1. 1
    Step 1

    Environment Setup

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    1. Create /app/results and initialize empty output placeholders for every required file.
    2. Verify APOLLO_API_KEY is set. If it is missing, stop immediately and write validation_report.json with overall_passed=false.
    3. Normalize the selected mode:
    ModeMax search pagesMax search resultsMax enrichments
    test110010
    standard505,000500
    full50050,0002,500
  2. 2
    Step 2

    Intake and Config

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    Ask the operator for the ICP and campaign settings before any API call:

  3. 3
    Step 3

    Free People Search

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    Build the Apollo People Search payload from the config using person_titles, person_seniority, person_locations, organization_num_employees_ranges, q_organization_keyword_tags, person_not_titles…

  4. 4
    Step 4

    Search Review Gate

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    Present total matches, a sample of preview leads, title distribution, and the planned enrichment count. Ask for explicit approval before continuing. If approval is denied, write final summary and…

  5. 5
    Step 5

    Paid Enrichment

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    Load the approved Apollo person IDs from /app/results/search_manifest.json. 2. Load the optional existing contacts CSV and build a LinkedIn URL set for deduplication. If no existing contacts file is…

  6. 6
    Step 6

    Deduplicate and Review

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    Filter enriched leads whose LinkedIn URLs already exist in the supplied contacts file. Present net-new count, email coverage, representative enriched leads, and company coverage. Ask for explicit…

  7. 7
    Step 7

    Apollo List and Contact Export

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    Only after approval:

  8. 8
    Step 8

    Review and Refine

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    Summarize total matching profiles, new leads found after deduplication, Apollo list details, enriched count, email coverage, and the top approved leads. Recommend specific filter adjustments when the…

  9. 9
    Step 9

    Iterate on Errors (max 3 rounds)

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    If any API call, validation check, or output write fails, inspect the failing stage, apply the smallest targeted fix, and retry that stage for max 3 rounds. Stop before paid API calls if the failure…

  10. 10
    Step 10

    Write Reports

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    Write /app/results/summary.md with the final filters, counts, approvals, estimated credits, actual enrichment count, list/export state, and any follow-up recommendations. Write…