---
title: "Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem"
description: "This cmdlet returns a list of objects excluded from a backup job."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/get-vboexcludedbackupitem.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Organizations Management > Organization Objects > Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
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# Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem

## Short Description
Returns a list of objects excluded from a backup job.

## Syntax
```
Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem -Job <VBOJob> [-Name <String>] [-Users] [-Groups] [-TeamsGroups] [-Sites]
 [-PersonalSites] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns a list of objects excluded from a backup job.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Groups</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return groups excluded from a backup job.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup job. The cmdlet will return objects excluded from this job.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbojob.md"><code>VBOJob</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbojob.md"><code>Get-VBOJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbojob.md"><code>VBOJob</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of an object. The cmdlet will return objects with this name.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you want to get a specific type of an object, you must also set either of the following parameters:</p><ul><li><code>Users</code></li><li><code>Groups</code></li><li><code>Sites</code></li><li><code>PersonalSites</code></li><li><code>TeamsGroups</code></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PersonalSites</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return personal sites excluded from a backup job.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Sites</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return sites excluded from a backup job.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">TeamsGroups</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return teams excluded from a backup job.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Users</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return users excluded from a backup job.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<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 [`VBOBackupItem`](vbobackupitem.md)`[]` object that contains an array of objects excluded from a backup job.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Getting Excluded Objects

This example shows how to get a list of objects excluded from the *Monthly Backup* job.

```
$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Monthly Backup"
Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md) cmdlet. Set `Monthly Backup` as the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Getting Excluded Groups

This example shows how to get a list of groups excluded from the *Yearly Backup* job.

```
$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "Yearly Backup"
Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem -Job $job -Groups
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md) cmdlet. Set `Yearly Backup` as the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBOExcludedBackupItem` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Provide the `Groups` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md)