public static ParaEntityList <Account> searchAccountsByName(string accountName) { var accountQuery = new AccountQuery(); accountQuery.RetrieveAllRecords = true; //There is a difference between static fields and custom fields accountQuery.AddStaticFieldFilter(AccountQuery.AccountStaticFields.AccountName, ParaEnums.QueryCriteria.Equal, accountName); Service = new ParaService(CredentialProvider.Creds); var accounts = Service.GetList <Account>(accountQuery); return(accounts); }