---
title: "Get-VBOUsageData"
description: "This cmdlet returns a representation entity of a used repository space by an organization or a representation of an organizations used data space in all used backup repositories."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/get-vbousagedata.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Data Management > Get-VBOUsageData"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Get-VBOUsageData

## Short Description
Returns information on the used space in backup repositories.

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>ByRepositoryParameterSet</code></p>

```
Get-VBOUsageData -Repository <VBORepository> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>ByOrganizationAndRepositoryParameterSet</code></p>

```
Get-VBOUsageData -Repository <VBORepository> -Organization <VBOOrganization> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>ByOrganizationParameterSet</code></p>

```
Get-VBOUsageData -Organization <VBOOrganization> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns a representation entity of a used repository space by an organization or a representation of an organizations used data space in all used backup repositories.

## 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">Organization</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft organization. The cmdlet will return information on data usage by this organization.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboorganization.md"><code>VBOOrganization</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboorganization.md"><code>Get-VBOOrganization</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboorganization.md"><code>VBOOrganization</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">Repository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup repository. The cmdlet will return information on data usage in this backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vborepository.md"><code>VBORepository</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vborepository.md"><code>Get-VBORepository</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vborepository.md"><code>VBORepository</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>
    </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 [`VBOUsageData`](vbousagedata.md) object that contains details on the used space in a backup repository.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Getting Information About Data Usage on Specific Backup Repository

This example shows how to get information on the data usage for a backup repository with the name *Repository1*.

```
$repository = Get-VBORepository -Name "Repository1"
Get-VBOUsageData -Repository $repository
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBORepository`](get-vborepository.md) cmdlet with the `Name` parameter to get a backup repository with the name *Repository1*. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBOUsageData` cmdlet with the `$repository` variable to get the data usage information for the specified repository.

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Getting Information About Data Usage by Specific Organization

This example shows how to get information on the data usage by an organization with the name *Organization1* in a backup repository with the name *Repository1*.

```
$repository = Get-VBORepository -Name "Repository1"
$organization = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "Organization1"
Get-VBOUsageData -Repository $repository -Organization $organization
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBORepository`](get-vborepository.md) cmdlet with the `Name` parameter to get to get a backup repository with the name *Repository1*. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet with the `Name` parameter to get an organization with the name *Organization1*. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VBOUsageData` cmdlet with the `$repository` and `$organization` variables to get the data usage information.

:::

::: example
### Example 3: Getting Information About Data Usage

This example shows how to get information on the data usage by an organization with the name *Organization1*.

```
$organization = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "Organization1"
Get-VBOUsageData -Organization $organization
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet with the `Name` parameter to get an organization with the name *Organization1*. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBOUsageData` cmdlet with the `$organization` variable to get the data usage information.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md)
- [`Get-VBORepository`](get-vborepository.md)