A handle apparatus is provided with: a handle base (3) fixed to a door (2) of a vehicle; a swing lever (4) held inside the door (2) and connected to the handle base (3) to be vertically rotatable; a handle main body (7) including an operation arm (5) inserted inside the door (2) through an arm insertion hole (6) to drive the swing lever (4); a blocking piece (8) on the swing lever (4) for blocking the arm insertion hole (6) from an inside of the door (2); and a rising piece (11) protruding from a side edge of the blocking piece (8) toward an outside of the door (2).
