var ctx = new SP.ClientContext(appWebUrl);//Get the SharePoint Context object based upon the URL var myList = ctx.get_web().get_lists().getByTitle("MyList"); function retrieveBookingDetails() { var Date ="09/01/2016"; var query = new SP.CamlQuery(); query.set_viewXml('<View><Where><eq><FieldRef Name=\'EventDate\'/><Value Type=\'DateTime\'IncludeTimeValue=\'TRUE\' >' + Date + '</Value></eq>" + "</Where></View>'); var items = myList.getItems(query); ctx.load(items); ); ctx.executeQueryAsync(onQuerySucceeded, onQueryFailed); function onQuerySucceeded() { ---- ------- } function onQueryFailed(sender, args) { alert('Request failed. ' + args.get_message() + '\n' + args.get_stackTrace()); } }