How to Query in Salesforce

Quick summary

This demo walks you through how to run a SOQL query in Salesforce using the built-in Developer Console, from accessing the console to retrieving live object data. In just a few steps, you can query any Salesforce object and view results directly within the platform.

Steps

1. Click the gear icon at the top right menu of the Salesforce dashboard to open settings.
2. Select Developer Console from the dropdown menu.
3. In the new window, navigate to the lower part of the interface and click Query Editor.
4. In the Query text box, type your SOQL query using the basic template: SELECT Id, Name FROM <object name> LIMIT <number>.
5. Click Execute at the bottom left corner to run the query.
6. Salesforce will process the request and retrieve all available data related to your query.