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title: "Examples of Use"
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# Examples of Use

This section describes how to use a PowerShell script to export Teams channel posts published in a specific time frame to the machine where the PowerShell session is running.

To export Microsoft Teams channel posts, use the [`Export-VETPost`](export-vetpost.md) cmdlet. This cmdlet includes two parameter sets: a parameter set to export specific posts, and a parameter set to export posts of a specified channel. This example uses the second parameter set.

To perform this export operation, specify the following settings:

- Microsoft Teams channel — to specify the channel whose posts you want to export.
- Time range of the posts — to specify the posts that you want to export.

The cmdlet treats these settings as objects. You can get these objects and save them to variables:

1. To specify the Microsoft Teams channel, do the following:

   1. Get a Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams restore session.

      - If this is a fresh PowerShell environment, you must first start a Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams restore session. This example uses the remote session method, which works with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams that comes with both Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 installations. The machine where the PowerShell session is running will connect to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server that created the backup.

        To provide the connection credentials, run the [`Get-Credential`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.security/get-credential) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$backupservercreds` variable.

        ```
        $backupservercreds = Get-Credential
        ```

        Run the [`Start-VBOTeamsItemRestoreSession`](start-vboteamsitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet to start a Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams restore session. Specify the DNS name or IP address of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 backup server as the `Server` parameter value. Set the `$backupservercreds` variable as the `Credential` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.

        ```
        $session = Start-VBOTeamsItemRestoreSession -Server "srv96.tech.local" -Credential $backupservercreds
        ```

      - If you already have a restore session started with the necessary restore point, just run the [`Get-VBOTeamsItemRestoreSession`](get-vboteamsitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet to get an array of active restore sessions. If you have multiple active restore sessions, specify the position of the necessary restore session in the array of returned sessions. This example uses the first restore session in the array. Save the result to the `$session` variable.

        ```
        $session = (Get-VBOTeamsItemRestoreSession)[0]
        ```

   2. Get a Microsoft Teams organization. To do this, run the [`Get-VETOrganization`](get-vetorganization.md) cmdlet. If there are multiple organizations in the restore session, specify the position of the necessary organization in the array of returned organizations, or specify the organization name as the `Name` parameter value. This example uses the second approach. Save the result to the `$org` variable.

      ```
      $org = Get-VETOrganization -Session $session -Name "ABCCompany"
      ```

   3. Get a Microsoft Teams team. To do this, run the [`Get-VETTeam`](get-vetteam.md) cmdlet. Specify the `$org` variable as the `Organization` parameter value. If there are multiple teams in the organization, specify the position of the necessary team in the array of returned teams, or specify the team name as the `DisplayName` parameter value. This example uses the second approach. Save the result to the `$team` variable.

      ```
      $team = Get-VETTeam -Organization $org -DisplayName "IT"
      ```

   4. Get a Microsoft Teams channel. To do this, run the [`Get-VETChannel`](get-vetchannel.md) cmdlet. Specify the `$team` variable as the `Team` parameter value. If there are multiple channels in the team, specify the position of the necessary channel in the array of returned channels, or specify the channel name as the `DisplayName` parameter value. This example uses the second approach. Save the result to the `$channel` variable.

      ```
      $channel = Get-VETChannel -Team $team -DisplayName "General"
      ```

2. Get the time range of the necessary posts. To do this, do the following:

   1. Specify the time that defines the start of the period for which you want to export posts and convert it to the `DateTime` format. Save the result to the `$datefrom` variable.

      ```
      $datefrom = [datetime]"2/16/2026 10:00 AM"
      ```

   2. Specify the time that defines the end of the period for which you want to export posts and convert it to the `DateTime` format. Save the result to the `$dateto` variable.

      ```
      $dateto = [datetime]"3/15/2026 2:00 PM"
      ```

3. Run the [`Export-VETPost`](export-vetpost.md) cmdlet to initiate the restore process. Set the `$channel` variable as the `Channel` parameter value. Set the `$datefrom` variable as the `From` parameter value. Set the `$dateto` variable as the `To` parameter value. Specify the path to the exported file on the machine where the PowerShell session is running.

   ```
   Export-VETPost -Channel $channel -Path "C:\export\posts.html" -From $datefrom -To $dateto
   ```