--- title: "Connect Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Account Updated\" fires in Apollo, your agent runs \"Add User to Group\" in Microsoft Entra ID." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-microsoft-entra-id" --- # Connect Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID When **Account Updated** fires in [Apollo](https://apiant.ai/connections/apollo), your agent runs **Add User to Group** in [Microsoft Entra ID](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id), or **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID to **Create Contact** in Apollo. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Apollo **4** triggers Apollo **10** actions Microsoft Entra ID **2** triggers Microsoft Entra ID **14** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID can do together ### From Apollo to Microsoft Entra ID - When **Account Updated** in Apollo then **Add User to Group** in Microsoft Entra ID - When **Contact Updated** in Apollo then **Create User** in Microsoft Entra ID ### From Microsoft Entra ID to Apollo - When **New Group** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Create Contact** in Apollo - When **New User** in Microsoft Entra ID then **Create Deal** in Apollo Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 24 actions - Trigger **Account Updated** Polls Apollo accounts/search for new or updated accounts (dedup on MD5 of the record; accounts/search returns no updated_at). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **Contact Updated** Polls Apollo contacts/search for new or updated contacts (dedup on MD5 of the record). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **New Account** Polls Apollo accounts/search for newly created accounts (dedup on account id). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Trigger **New Contact** Polls Apollo contacts/search for newly created contacts (dedup on contact id). Apollo has no record-change webhook API, so this is a polling trigger. - Action **Create Account** An Account is a company that your team has added to Apollo. - Action **Create Contact** A Contact is a person your team has added to Apollo. - Action **Create Deal** Deals are records that you can use to track possible opportunities with your prospective customers. - Action **Create Task** Creates a task for the specified Apollo contact (via /tasks/bulk_create with a single contact). - Action **Find Contact** Find a contact in your Apollo instance by searching for their email. If you have multiple contacts with the same email address, this search returns the contact that was created first. - Action **Find Deal** Returns up to 100 deals (opportunities) that match the specified name. Leave name blank to return all deals. - Action **Find Task** Returns up to 100 tasks for the specified contact. Leave contact_id blank to return all tasks. - Action **Get Account** Returns the details of an existing Apollo account (a company saved in Apollo), including its custom field values. - Action **Update Account** Update an existing Account. - Action **Update Contact** Update an already existing Contact. - Trigger **New Group** Triggers when a new group is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Trigger **New User** Triggers when a new user is created in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Add User to Group** Adds a user as a member of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Create Group** Creates a new security group or Microsoft 365 group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Create User** Creates a new user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory with a starting password. - Action **Delete Group** Deletes a group from your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Delete User** Deletes a user from your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Deleted users can be restored for 30 days. - Action **Disable User** Disables an existing user's account so they can no longer sign in. The user and their data are kept. - Action **Find Group** Returns the groups whose name matches the name you give, either exactly or by how it starts, plus the first match on its own. - Action **Find User** Finds a user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory whose email address or sign-in name matches the one you give. Returns nothing when no user matches. - Action **Get Group** Fetches a group by ID. An error occurs if the group is not found. - Action **Get User** Returns a user's profile from your Microsoft Entra ID directory by object ID or sign-in name. - Action **List Group Members** Returns all direct members of a group: users, nested groups, devices and service principals. - Action **Remove User from Group** Removes a user from a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. - Action **Update Group** Updates the name, description or settings of a group in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update User** Updates the profile details of an existing user in your Microsoft Entra ID directory. Fields left blank are not changed. ## Each app on its own - [ **Apollo** Apollo is a unified engagement platform that is the foundation for your entire end-to-end sales strategy.](https://apiant.ai/connections/apollo) - [ **Microsoft Entra ID** Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees access...](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-entra-id) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Apollo - [ **Apollo to Streak** Streak is a flexible CRM and process management system that lives inside your Gmail inbox.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-streak) - [ **Apollo to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-hubspot) - [ **Apollo to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-salesforce) - [ **Apollo to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-slack) - [ **Apollo to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-google-sheets) - [ **Apollo to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/apollo-to-gmail) ## More into Microsoft Entra ID - [ **HubSpot to Microsoft Entra ID** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Sheets to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Gmail to Microsoft Entra ID** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Calendar to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Google Drive to Microsoft Entra ID** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-drive-to-microsoft-entra-id) - [ **Mailchimp to Microsoft Entra ID** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/mailchimp-to-microsoft-entra-id) Questions ## Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Apollo? Any of Apollo's 4 triggers in the catalog, including Account Updated, Contact Updated, New Account and New Contact. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Microsoft Entra ID when something happens in Apollo? Any of Microsoft Entra ID's 14 actions, including Create Group, Create User, Update Group and Update User. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Microsoft Entra ID to Apollo? Yes. When something happens in Microsoft Entra ID, your agent can act in Apollo too. This page covers both directions: Microsoft Entra ID's triggers and Apollo's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Apollo or Microsoft Entra ID? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Apollo and Microsoft Entra ID without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.