---
title: "Export-VESPItem"
description: "Exports SharePoint items. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet exports SharePoint lists and d"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/export-vespitem.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint > Export-VESPItem"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# Export-VESPItem

## Short Description
Exports SharePoint items.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Export-VESPItem [-DocumentLibrary] <VESPDocumentLibrary> -Path <String> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>listParameterSet</code></p>

```
Export-VESPItem [-List] <VESPList> -Path <String> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet exports SharePoint lists and document libraries.

::: note

Consider the following:

- This cmdlet is available for backups created with Veeam Backup & Replication.
- Before performing export operations, you must first start a restore session. For more information, see [`Start-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](start-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md).

:::

## 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">DocumentLibrary</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a SharePoint document library. This cmdlet will export the specified SharePoint document library.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vespdocumentlibrary.md"><code>VESPDocumentLibrary</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vespdocumentlibrary.md"><code>Get-VESPDocumentLibrary</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vespdocumentlibrary.md"><code>VESPDocumentLibrary</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will create a folder in the specified directory and will overwrite the existing item with the same name.</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">List</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a SharePoint list. This cmdlet will export the specified SharePoint list.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vesplist.md"><code>VESPList</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vesplist.md"><code>Get-VESPList</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vesplist.md"><code>VESPList</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a path to the export destination directory.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</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 Docs.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Exporting SharePoint Document Library [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to export the SharePoint document library to the `C:\ExportedDocLibrary` folder.

```
$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name "WSS_Content.mdf"
$doclib = Get-VESPDocumentLibrary -Database $database -Name "Document_Library"
Export-VESPItem -DocumentLibrary $doclib -Path "C:\ExportedDocLibrary" -Force
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get the SharePoint document library:

   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 `$database` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VESPDocumentLibrary`](get-vespdocumentlibrary.md) cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$doclib` variable.

2. Run the `Export-VESPItem` cmdlet. Set the `$doclib` variable as the `DocumentLibrary` parameter value. Specify the `Path` parameter value. Provide the `Force` parameter.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Exporting SharePoint List [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to export the `Calendar` SharePoint list to the `C:\ExportedLists` folder.

```
$restorepoint = Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint -SharePoint -Name "SharePoint server"
$session = Start-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession -RestorePoint $restorePoint
$database = Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name "WSS_Content.mdf"
$site = Get-VESPSite -Database $database -Name "Home"
$list = Get-VESPList -Site $site -Name "Calendar"
Export-VESPItem -List $list -Path C:\ExportedLists -Force
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get the SharePoint list:

   1. Run the [`Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint`](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13) cmdlet. Specify the `SharePoint` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.
   2. Run the [`Start-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](start-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Set the `$restorePoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VESPDatabase`](get-vespdatabase.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
   4. Run the [`Get-VESPSite`](get-vespsite.md) cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$site` variable.
   5. Run the [`Get-VESPList`](get-vesplist.md) cmdlet. Set the `$site` variable as the `Site` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$list` variable.

2. Run the `Export-VESPItem` cmdlet. Set the `$list` variable as the `List` parameter value. Specify the `Path` parameter value. Provide the `Force` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRApplicationRestorePoint`](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrapplicationrestorepoint.html?ver=13)
- [`Start-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](start-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VESPDocumentLibrary`](get-vespdocumentlibrary.md)
- [`Get-VESPDatabase`](get-vespdatabase.md)
- [`Get-VESPSite`](get-vespsite.md)
- [`Get-VESPList`](get-vesplist.md)