Double check your cd_storage_conf.xml
and database to check the items are stored there. If your data is going to the file system it will not be query-able.
Specifically I think the ComponentPresentationMeta
must be going to the DB for this scenario to work.
Also check your cd_licenses.xml
file, if it is expired, if it is (even if the cd_storage_conf.xml
is correct), the items will end up on the file system.