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      "slug": "apollo",
      "name": "Apollo API + MCP",
      "vendor": "Apollo.io",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.apollo.io",
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      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "People and company search over Apollo's database of about 240 million contacts and 30 million companies, person and company enrichment with email and mobile reveal, and the Apollo CRM and sequence objects.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/apollo.json",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1",
      "packages": [],
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      "authNotes": "REST uses the `x-api-key` header. Keys can be limited to chosen endpoints, and a master key reaches everything. Partners use OAuth 2.0. The hosted MCP at mcp.apollo.io uses OAuth, and headless clients send a master key in `X-Api-Key`. Calls act as the workspace's longest-standing active admin, whoever made the key.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan, then Basic $49, Professional $79 and Organization $119 a user a month billed yearly ($59, $99 and $149 monthly; the Organization plan needs 3 seats). People search costs 0 credits. Person enrichment is 1 credit for email and demographics plus 8 for a mobile number, and waterfall lookups through third-party vendors can reach 20 or more credits for an email and 45 or more for a phone. Company enrichment is 1 credit per company, company search 1 credit per page of up to 100. The pricing FAQ says custom integrations need a Custom plan, while the API docs list rate limits for the Free through Organization plans (https://www.apollo.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$49 / seat-mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402 mention in the API docs, MCP docs or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).",
        "endpoints": []
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        "githubStars": 25,
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      },
      "docsUrl": "https://docs.apollo.io",
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      "openapi": "https://docs.apollo.io/openapi/apollo-rest-api.json",
      "registryName": "io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp",
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        "lead.search",
        "lead.enrichment",
        "email.finder",
        "data.company",
        "data.person"
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        "lead-search",
        "enrichment",
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "closed-source"
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      "graded": true,
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        "graded": true,
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        "agentReady": false,
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        "ranked": true,
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        "categoryRank": 1,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 65,
          "maintenance": 58,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 75
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query. Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint.",
        "strengths": [
          "People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query",
          "`error_details` carries a stable code, ordered fix suggestions and `retry_after_seconds`",
          "Scoped API keys limited to chosen endpoints, with regenerate and delete",
          "ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2, with a public subprocessor list in the trust centre",
          "Listed in the official MCP registry under io.github.apolloio"
        ],
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          "Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint",
          "MCP write actions include sending email, sequence enrolment and buying domains, with no read-only mode",
          "Status page has no API or MCP component, and logged background-job downtimes of 1 h 16 min and 2 h 49 min in the last 90 days",
          "Pricing FAQ says API access is on Custom plans, while the API docs list limits for Free through the Organization plan",
          "One changelog entry and no SLA found"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Search people first at 0 credits, then enrich only the people you'll contact",
          "Branch on `error_details.code` and wait `retry_after_seconds` from the suggestions after a 429",
          "Limits are per team, so read the `x-minute-usage` and remaining headers before a bulk run",
          "Use a scoped key with only the endpoints the job needs. A master key reaches everything",
          "Get a person's approval before adding contacts to a sequence, since enrolment can start sending"
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 65,
          "schema": 87,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 64
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        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.apollo.io/api/v1/mixed_people/api_search -H \"x-api-key: $APOLLO_API_KEY\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"person_titles\":[\"head of sales\"],\"per_page\":5}'",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http apollo https://mcp.apollo.io/mcp"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/apollo"
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          "item": "Basic plan",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 49,
          "note": "billed yearly, $59 monthly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Professional plan",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 79,
          "note": "billed yearly, $99 monthly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Organization plan",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 119,
          "note": "billed yearly, $149 monthly, 3 seats minimum"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "ZenLeads Inc. d/b/a Apollo.io",
        "domain": "apollo.io",
        "domainRegistered": "2018-01-09",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.apollo.io/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.apollo.io",
        "changelog": "https://docs.apollo.io/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "notes": [
          "Plan prices come from the pricing page's structured data and third-party reports. The plan table itself renders client-side"
        ],
        "score": 86
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "apollo",
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          "target": "https://api.apollo.io/api/v1",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:19.230172224Z",
          "lastOk": true,
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              "ok": 35
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
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              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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              "ok": 271
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
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              "ok": 3
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          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.apollo.io",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:39:48.55084474Z"
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          "url": "https://apollo.io/.well-known/security.txt",
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:56.204269797Z"
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          "url": "https://docs.apollo.io/llms.txt",
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        "domain": {
          "domain": "apollo.io",
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            "url": "https://www.apollo.io/pricing",
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            "url": "https://www.apollo.io/privacy-policy",
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            "url": "https://www.apollo.io/terms",
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:19.230172224Z"
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      "slug": "leadmagic",
      "name": "LeadMagic API + MCP",
      "vendor": "LeadMagic",
      "vendorUrl": "https://leadmagic.io",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "lead-data",
      "summary": "Email validation, email and mobile finders, people and company search, company intelligence, job postings and ad data over one REST API with a published OpenAPI file.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leadmagic.json",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.leadmagic.io",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "REST calls take an X-API-Key header with a key starting `lm_`. The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp is OAuth only and doesn't accept static keys. The lm-tui terminal client signs in through browser OAuth.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "No free credits, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on the first payment. Essential $99 a month for 5,000 credits, Growth $249 for 20,000, Professional $499 for 50,000 and Ultimate $849 for 100,000, with monthly rollover capped at 2x the allocation. Email validation costs 0.25 credit for a definite valid or invalid (unknown is free), email finder 1 credit when found, mobile finder 5, profile search 1. Professional and Ultimate get credit-free people, company and job search at 5 or 10 requests a second (https://leadmagic.io/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$99 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 48,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
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        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://leadmagic.io/docs",
      "llmsTxt": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://leadmagic.io/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "lead.search",
        "lead.enrichment",
        "email.verification",
        "email.finder",
        "data.person",
        "data.company"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "card-required",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "async-jobs",
        "closed-source",
        "lead-search",
        "enrichment",
        "email-verification"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-09-17",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 60.5,
        "grade": "C",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 247,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 452,
        "categoryRank": 4,
        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 61,
          "maintenance": 65,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 55,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 66
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429. No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month.",
        "strengths": [
          "RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429",
          "`X-Credits-Cost` and `X-Credits-Remaining` on every response",
          "Email validation bills 0.25 credit only for a definite answer",
          "Credit-free search on the $499 and $849 plans",
          "Dated, component-versioned changelog with four entries since 19 July"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month",
          "The service-level policy disclaims any uptime guarantee",
          "Status page has no incident history",
          "48 MCP tools with no toolsets or read-only subset",
          "Privacy policy states no legal basis, data sources or retention periods that we could find"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `preview_cost` before bulk work. It's free",
          "Read `X-Credits-Remaining` after each call instead of polling the balance",
          "Treat 402 as out of credits and wait out Retry-After on 429",
          "Keep credit-free search under 13,333 calls a day per account",
          "Retry `unknown` validations later. They cost nothing"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 2,
        "avgRating": 3.5,
        "history": [
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            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "C",
            "methodology": "0.3",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 60.5
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        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 61,
          "maintenance": 65,
          "payments": 20,
          "reliability": 55,
          "schema": 93,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 47
        },
        "provenanceScore": 85
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl https://api.leadmagic.io/v1/credits -H \"X-API-Key: $LEADMAGIC_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http leadmagic https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "leadmagic": {
              "url": "https://mcp.leadmagic.io/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/leadmagic"
      },
      "area": "web-data",
      "unitPrices": [
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          "item": "Essential",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 99,
          "note": "5,000 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 249,
          "note": "20,000 credits"
        },
        {
          "item": "Professional",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 499,
          "note": "50,000 credits, credit-free search"
        },
        {
          "item": "Ultimate",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 849,
          "note": "100,000 credits, credit-free search"
        },
        {
          "item": "Credit on Essential",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.0198,
          "note": "one found email, or 4 definite validations"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Lead Magic Corporation",
        "domain": "leadmagic.io",
        "domainRegistered": "",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://leadmagic.io/status",
        "changelog": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "valid",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
        "score": 85
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "leadmagic",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.leadmagic.io",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:25.550385444Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 401,
          "lastMs": 732,
          "lastNote": "asks for credentials",
          "authRequired": true,
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              "date": "2026-09-30",
              "probes": 35,
              "ok": 35
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 3,
              "ok": 3
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://leadmagic.io/status",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:12.35831272Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://leadmagic.io/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "valid",
          "expires": "2027-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:44.247414654Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": false,
          "status": 404,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:56.9858257Z"
        },
        "domain": {
          "domain": "leadmagic.io",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:06:54.960680239Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/docs/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:22.548549784Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/pricing",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:29.247122751Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "cf3790e3e0c9"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/privacy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:25.496884252Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "e82a5382d718"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://leadmagic.io/legal/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:45:27.176498985Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "21d19cb499da"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:25.550385444Z"
      }
    },
    "summary": "Apollo API + MCP has a score of 63.6 (B) against LeadMagic API + MCP's 60.5 (C). Both do lead search. The largest gap is reliability, 10 points."
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  "links": {
    "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json",
    "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-leadmagic",
    "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/apollo-vs-leadmagic.json",
    "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt",
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  "markdown": "Apollo API + MCP has a score of 63.6 (B) against LeadMagic API + MCP's 60.5 (C). Both do lead search. The largest gap is reliability, 10 points.\n\n- Apollo API + MCP: grade B, 63.6/100, rank #199 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/apollo.json\n- LeadMagic API + MCP: grade C, 60.5/100, rank #247 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/leadmagic.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Apollo API + MCP for reliability (+10), payments \u0026 pricing (+10), transparency \u0026 trust (+9).\n\nPick LeadMagic API + MCP for schema \u0026 documentation (+6), maintenance \u0026 community (+7).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Apollo API + MCP | LeadMagic API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 55 | Apollo API + MCP +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 87 | 93 | LeadMagic API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 61 | Apollo API + MCP +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Apollo API + MCP +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 65 | LeadMagic API + MCP +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 66 | Apollo API + MCP +9 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.6 · B** | **60.5 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Apollo API + MCP | LeadMagic API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Apollo.io | LeadMagic |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.apollo.io/api/v1` | `https://api.leadmagic.io` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 48 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.apolloio/apollo-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-17 |\n| Popularity | 25 stars | none |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Apollo API + MCP.** People search costs 0 credits, up to 100 records a page and 50,000 a query. Headless MCP use needs a master key that reaches every endpoint.\n\n**LeadMagic API + MCP.** RFC 9457 problem-details errors with `request_id`, and Retry-After on 429. No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Apollo API + MCP\n\n1. Search people first at 0 credits, then enrich only the people you'll contact\n2. Branch on `error_details.code` and wait `retry_after_seconds` from the suggestions after a 429\n3. Limits are per team, so read the `x-minute-usage` and remaining headers before a bulk run\n4. Use a scoped key with only the endpoints the job needs. A master key reaches everything\n5. Get a person's approval before adding contacts to a sequence, since enrolment can start sending\n\n### LeadMagic API + MCP\n\n1. Call `preview_cost` before bulk work. It's free\n2. Read `X-Credits-Remaining` after each call instead of polling the balance\n3. Treat 402 as out of credits and wait out Retry-After on 429\n4. Keep credit-free search under 13,333 calls a day per account\n5. Retry `unknown` validations later. 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