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SOQL Account Query

Querying Account Records

SOQL account query retrieves Account Name and Industry fields.

Introduction to SOQL Account Queries

SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) is a powerful tool used to retrieve data from Salesforce databases. In this post, we'll focus on querying the Account object to retrieve specific fields, namely Account Name and Industry. Understanding how to effectively use SOQL queries can help in extracting valuable insights from your Salesforce data.

Basic SOQL Query to Retrieve Account Fields

To retrieve the Account Name and Industry fields from the Account object, you can use the following SOQL query:

This query selects the Name and Industry fields from all account records available in the Salesforce database. This is a straightforward query that does not apply any filters; thus, it retrieves these fields for every account in the system.

Filtering Account Records

Often, you may want to retrieve accounts based on specific criteria. You can add a WHERE clause to filter the records. For example, to get the accounts in the 'Technology' industry, the query would look like this:

This query returns only those accounts whose Industry is 'Technology'. By using the WHERE clause, you can narrow down your query results to meet specific business needs.

Ordering Query Results

When dealing with large datasets, you might want to sort the results. You can use the ORDER BY clause to sort the retrieved data. To sort accounts by their name in ascending order, use the following query:

This query sorts the returned account records alphabetically by the account name. You can also sort in descending order by replacing ASC with DESC.

Limiting Query Results

To avoid retrieving a large number of records, which can affect performance, you can limit the number of records returned by using the LIMIT clause. Here's how you can limit the results to 10 records:

This query will only return up to 10 account records, which is useful for testing or when you need to process a specific number of records.

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