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title: "Get-VESPItemAttachment"
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# Get-VESPItemAttachment

## Short Description
Returns attachments of the specified SharePoint item.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Get-VESPItemAttachment [-Item] <VESPItem> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns attachments of the specified SharePoint item.

## Parameters

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          <p>Specifies a SharePoint item. This cmdlet will return attachments of the specified item.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vespitem.md"><code>VESPItem</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vespitem.md"><code>Get-VESPItem</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
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          <p><a href="vespitem.md"><code>VESPItem</code></a></p>
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`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VESPItemAttachment`](vespitemattachment.md)`[]` array that contains attachments added to the specified SharePoint item.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting SharePoint Item Attachments [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to get attachments for the `Documents` SharePoint item.

```
$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name "WSS_Content.mdf"
$item = Get-VESPItem -Database $database -Query "Documents"
Get-VESPItemAttachment -Item $item
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get the SharePoint item:

   1. Run the [`Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
   2. Run the [`Get-VESPDatabase`](get-vespdatabase.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VESPItem`](get-vespitem.md) cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Query` parameter value. Save the result to the `$item` variable.

2. Run the `Get-VESPItemAttachment` cmdlet. Set the `$item` variable as the `Item` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting SharePoint Item Attachments [For Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365]

This example shows how to get attachments for the `Documents` SharePoint item.

```
$session = Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession
$organization = Get-VESPOrganization -Session $session -Name "ABC*"
$item = Get-VESPItem -Organization $organization -Query "Documents"
Get-VESPItemAttachment -Item $item
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get the SharePoint item:

   1. Run the [`Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbosharepointitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
   2. Run the [`Get-VESPOrganization`](get-vesporganization.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Use the \* wildcard character to substitute the timestamp. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VESPItem`](get-vespitem.md) cmdlet. Set the `$organization` variable as the `Organization` parameter value. Specify the `Query` parameter value. Save the result to the `$item` variable.

2. Run the `Get-VESPItemAttachment` cmdlet. Set the `$item` variable as the `Item` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbosharepointitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VESPDatabase`](get-vespdatabase.md)
- [`Get-VESPItem`](get-vespitem.md)
- [`Get-VESPOrganization`](get-vesporganization.md)