---
title: "Get-VEADDomain"
description: "Returns a backed-up Active Directory domain. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet will return a backed-up Active Directory domain."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/get-veaddomain.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory > Get-VEADDomain"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# Get-VEADDomain

## Short Description
Returns a backed-up Active Directory domain.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VEADDomain [-Session] <IVEADRestoreSession> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet will return a backed-up Active Directory domain.

## Parameters

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      <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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an active restore session. The cmdlet will return a backed-up Active Directory domain within the specified restore session.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="veadrestoresession.md"><code>IVEADRestoreSession</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-veadrestoresession.md"><code>Get-VEADRestoreSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IVEADRestoreSession</code></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>
    </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.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VEADDomain`](veaddomain.md) object that contains a backed-up Active Directory domain.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Active Directory Domain Within Specified Restore Session

This example shows how to get an Active Directory domain within the specified restore session.

```
$session = Get-VEADRestoreSession
Get-VEADDomain -Session $session[3]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEADRestoreSession`](get-veadrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.

   The cmdlet will return an array of active restore sessions. Note the ordinal number of the necessary restore session (in this example, it is the fourth restore session in the array).

2. Run the `Get-VEADDomain` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value and select the necessary restore session.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VEADRestoreSession`](get-veadrestoresession.md)