Filtering reduces result size and improves performance.
GET /api/data/v9.2/accounts?$select=name&$filter=name eq 'Contoso'
GET /api/data/v9.2/accounts?$select=name,telephone1&$filter=statecode eq 0 and contains(name,'Health')
GET /api/data/v9.2/incidents?$select=title,createdon&$filter=createdon ge 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
GET /api/data/v9.2/contacts?$select=fullname,emailaddress1&$filter=emailaddress1 eq null
- filter early
- retrieve only needed columns
- test with realistic data volume
- watch for permissions affecting returned data
For practical $filter examples in code, see: