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Get-VEXItem
Returns items added to Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.
Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus
This cmdlet provides parameter sets that allow you to:
- Get mailbox items from a mailbox database.
Get-VEXItem -Database <VEXDatabase[]> [-Query <string>] [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get mailbox items from a mailbox.
Get-VEXItem -Mailbox <VEXMailbox> [-Query <string>] [<CommonParameters>] |
- Get mailbox items from a folder.
Get-VEXItem -Folder <VEXFolder> [-Query <string>] [-Recurse] [<CommonParameters>] |
This cmdlet returns items added to Microsoft Exchange mailboxes. You can search the folder, mailbox or the entire mailbox database to get the necessary item.
Parameter | Description | Type | Required | Position | Accept Pipeline Input | Accept Wildcard Characters |
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Database | Specifies a mailbox database. The cmdlet will return items from this database. | Accepts the VEXDatabase[] object. To get this object, run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. | True | True Named | True (ByValue) | False |
Mailbox | Specifies a mailbox. The cmdlet will return items from this mailbox. | Accepts the VEXMailbox object. To get this object, run the Get-VEXMailbox cmdlet. | True | Named | True (ByValue) | False |
Folder | Specifies a mailbox folder. The cmdlet will return items from this folder. | Accepts the VEXFolder object. To get this object, run the Get-VEXFolder cmdlet. | True | Named | True (ByValue) | False |
Query | Allows using keywords for mailbox item search. The cmdlet will return items that match the search query from the specified folder, database or mailbox. | String | False | Named | False | True |
Recurse | Defines that the cmdlet will return items from all subfolders of the specified parent folder. | SwitchParameter | False | Named | False | False |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About Common Parameters section of Microsoft Docs.
The cmdlet returns the VEXItem object that contains folders items added to Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.
This example shows how to get mailbox items with the support keyword form the DB_0754907780.edb mailbox database. $session = Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name “DB_0754907780.edb” Get-VEXItem -Database $database -Query "support" |
Perform the following steps: - Get a mailbox database:
- Run the Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Query parameter value.
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This example shows how to get mailbox items from the Sales mailbox. $session = Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name “DB_0754907780.edb” $salesmailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales" Get-VEXItem -Mailbox $salesmailbox |
Perform the following steps: - Get the Sales mailbox:
- Run the Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXMailbox cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $salesmailbox variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $salesmailbox mailbox as the Mailbox parameter value.
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This example shows how to get items from the Contacts mailbox folder. $session = Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name “DB_0754907780.edb” $mailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales" $contacts = Get-VEXFolder -Mailbox $mailbox -Name "Contacts" Get-VEXItem -Folder $contacts -Recurse |
Perform the following steps: - Get the Contacts folder:
- Run the Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXMailbox cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $mailbox variable.
- Run the Get-VEXFolder cmdlet. Set the $mailbox variable as the Mailbox parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value.. Save the result to the $contacts variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $contacts variable as the Folder parameter value. Provide the Recurse parameter.
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This example shows how to get mailbox items with the support keyword from a mailbox database. $session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name support3backup.onmicrosoft.com Get-VEXItem -Database $database -Query "support" |
Perform the following steps: - Get the mailbox database:
- Run the Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Query parameter value.
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This example shows how to get mailbox items from the Sales mailbox. $session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name support3backup.onmicrosoft.com $salesmailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales" Get-VEXItem -Mailbox $salesmailbox |
Perform the following steps: - Get the Sales mailbox:
- Run the Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXMailbox cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $salesmailbox variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $salesmailbox variable as the Mailbox parameter value.
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This example shows how to get items from the Contacts mailbox folder. $session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession $database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name support3backup.onmicrosoft.com $mailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales" $contacts = Get-VEXFolder -Mailbox $mailbox -Name "Contacts" Get-VEXItem -Folder $contacts -Recurse |
- Get the Contacts folder:
- Run the Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession cmdlet. Save the result to the $session variable.
- Run the Get-VEXDatabase cmdlet. Set the $session variable as the Session parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $database variable.
- Run the Get-VEXMailbox cmdlet. Set the $database variable as the Database parameter value. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $mailbox variable.
- Run the Get-VEXFolder cmdlet. Set the $mailbox variable as the Mailbox parameter value. Save the result to the $contacts variable.
- Run the Get-VEXitem cmdlet. Set the $contacts variable as the Folder parameter value. Provide the Recurse parameter.
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