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How to import Apollo.io into HubSpot

22 of the 38 columns in an Apollo.io export, mapped into 16 HubSpot fields under HubSpot's own names.

Free · 20 KB · Excel 365 or Google Sheets

Check your Apollo.io export first

Built on Apollo.io’s export columnsChecked against HubSpot’s import rulesUpdated October 8, 2026

One Apollo.io row, through the templatecopied as it ischanged on the way1explained below
  • First Name to First NameDavid
  • Last Name to Last NameGarcia
  • Title to Job TitleVP of Operations
  • Email to Emaillowercaseddavid.garcia@meridian.example.com
  • Mobile Phone to Mobile Phone Number+1 503-555-0141
  • Work Direct Phone, Corporate Phone, Other Phone to Phone Number1first with a value+1 503-555-0100
  • Not in the export to Lifecycle Stage2set to LeadLead
  • Not in the export to Lead Status2set to NewNew
  • Company Name, Company to Company Name3first with a valueMeridian
  • Website to Website URLmeridian.example.com
  • Person Linkedin Url to LinkedIn URLlinkedin.com/in/david-garcia-example
  • City, Person City to City4first with a valuePortland
  • State, Person State to State/Region5first with a valueOregon
  • Country, Person Country to Country/Regionfirst with a valueUnited States
  • Industry to IndustryLogistics & Supply Chain
  • Seniority, Departments, Lists to Notesjoined, with labelsSeniority: VP | Departments: Operations, Supply Chain | Apollo lists: PNW Logistics Q4
Not imported: Email Status, Home Phone, Company Linkedin Url, # Employees, Annual Revenue, Company Address and 10 more. The template leaves these out; map any to a custom field in Operelio.

Where Apollo.io and HubSpot don’t line up

1

Four phone columns, two phone fields

Apollo.io splits numbers across Mobile Phone, Work Direct Phone, Corporate Phone and Other Phone. HubSpot formats each one by its country code, so a number saved without one stays as it is.

The template sends Mobile Phone to Mobile Phone Number. Phone Number takes the first of Work Direct Phone, Corporate Phone and Other Phone that has a value.

Apollo.ioWork Direct Phone empty
Corporate Phone +1 503-555-0100
Other Phone +1 503-555-0199
HubSpot+1 503-555-0100
2

No lifecycle stage or lead status in the export

Apollo.io's export has no lifecycle stage or lead status column. In HubSpot, an import can move a contact's lifecycle stage forward but never back.

The template sets Lifecycle Stage to Lead and Lead Status to New on every row. Change either, or drop them, before you import if your process differs.

Apollo.ioNo column
HubSpotLead · New
3

Two Apollo.io columns, one Company Name

Apollo.io can fill Company Name and Company, and HubSpot has one Company Name.

The template takes the first of Company Name or Company that has a value.

Apollo.ioCompany Name Meridian
Company empty
HubSpotMeridian
4

Two Apollo.io columns, one City

Apollo.io can fill City and Person City, and HubSpot has one City.

The template takes the first of City or Person City that has a value.

Apollo.ioCity Portland
Person City empty
HubSpotPortland
5

Two Apollo.io columns, one State/Region

Apollo.io can fill State and Person State, and HubSpot has one State/Region.

The template takes the first of State or Person State that has a value.

Apollo.ioState Oregon
Person State empty
HubSpotOregon

Check your Apollo.io export before you import it

Looks for the 22 columns this template reads, and what HubSpot would skip.

Drop your Apollo.io CSV here

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and results are counts only.

Apollo.io to HubSpot in three steps

Step 1Export from Apollo.io
  1. In Apollo, go to Search, then People, and apply your filters or open a saved list.
  2. Check the contacts you want, or use bulk selection at the top, then click Export.
  3. Choose whether to include all contacts or only those with verified emails.
  4. Optionally click Edit export CSV settings to change the fields.
  5. Click Export records, then Download when the file is ready.

Exporting saved contacts may use export credits, depending on your Apollo plan.

Contacts you have already exported, and contacts without verified emails, do not use credits.

Apollo: Export contacts to a CSV
Step 2Paste into the template
  1. Paste the export at A1 of Paste Apollo.io export here.
  2. Start here checks all 22 columns were found.
  3. Save HubSpot Contacts import as a CSV.

Works in Excel for Microsoft 365 and Google Sheets. Excel 2019 and older, Apple Numbers and LibreOffice can't run the formulas this file uses.

Just the 16 headers as a CSV

Step 3Import into HubSpot
  1. On the Contacts page, click Add contacts in the top right and choose Import, or go to Data Management, then Data Integration.
  2. Click Import data, choose the advanced import for all objects, select Contacts and Notes and click Next.
  3. Upload your file, keep Create and update contacts as the import type, and click Next.
  4. Check the column mapping. Email is the unique identifier, and the Notes column goes to Note body. Click Next.
  5. Name the import, check the consent box and click Finish import.
HubSpot's importer, screen by screen

Operelio, with the same template

Fixes the capitals in names, formats phone numbers, standardizes countries, removes duplicate and blank rows, which the Excel file leaves to you. On every plan. Email verification, a check against your HubSpot records and dropdowns, and the push, from Starter.

Use this template in Operelio

Questions

Where does Apollo.io's export fill Email, which HubSpot requires?

Email comes from Apollo.io's Email column, lowercased. The checker above counts the rows with Email blank.

Where do Seniority, Departments and Lists go?

Into one note on each contact, labeled like "Seniority: VP | Departments: Operations, Supply Chain | Apollo lists: PNW Logistics Q4". Importing the same contacts again adds a second note.

Why is the Email column filled with email_not_unlocked@domain.com?

That's the placeholder Apollo writes for a contact whose email you haven't revealed. Every locked row carries the same address, so none of them can be emailed, and a push from Operelio would treat them all as one person. Filter those rows out, reveal the contacts in Apollo first, or choose to export only contacts with verified emails.

Duplicates and undoing an import: HubSpot import questions.

Try this template free

Upload your Apollo.io export and download a file HubSpot can import. No credit card needed. The push into HubSpot is from Starter.