Apollo Data Handling
Overview
Data management, compliance, and governance for Apollo.io contact data. Apollo's database contains 275M+ contacts with PII (emails, phones, LinkedIn profiles). This covers GDPR subject access/erasure, data retention, field-level encryption, and audit logging — using the real Apollo Contacts API endpoints.
Prerequisites
- Apollo master API key (contacts/delete requires master key)
- Node.js 18+
Instructions
Step 1: GDPR Subject Access Request (SAR)
Find all data Apollo has on a person and export it.
// src/data/gdpr.ts
import axios from 'axios';
const client = axios.create({
baseURL: 'https://api.apollo.io/api/v1',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-api-key': process.env.APOLLO_API_KEY! },
});
interface SubjectAccessReport {
email: string;
dataFound: boolean;
crmContact?: Record<string, any>;
apolloDatabaseMatch?: Record<string, any>;
activeSequences: string[];
exportedAt: string;
}
export async function handleSAR(email: string): Promise<SubjectAccessReport> {
const report: SubjectAccessReport = {
email, dataFound: false, activeSequences: [],
exportedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
};
// 1. Search your CRM contacts (contacts you've saved)
const { data: crmData } = await client.post('/contacts/search', {
q_keywords: email,
per_page: 1,
});
if (crmData.contacts?.length > 0) {
const c = crmData.contacts[0];
report.dataFound = true;
report.crmContact = {
id: c.id, name: c.name, email: c.email, title: c.title,
phone: c.phone_numbers, organization: c.organization_name,
city: c.city, state: c.state, country: c.country,
createdAt: c.created_at, updatedAt: c.updated_at,
contactStage: c.contact_stage_id,
labels: c.label_ids,
};
report.activeSequences = c.emailer_campaign_ids ?? [];
}
// 2. Check Apollo's database (enrichment data)
try {
const { data: enrichData } = await client.post('/people/match', { email });
if (enrichData.person) {
report.dataFound = true;
report.apolloDatabaseMatch = {
name: enrichData.person.name,
title: enrichData.person.title,
seniority: enrichData.person.seniority,
city: enrichData.person.city,
linkedinUrl: enrichData.person.linkedin_url,
organization: enrichData.person.organization?.name,
};
}
} catch { /* person not found in Apollo DB */ }
return report;
}