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title: "Get-VEMDBCollection"
description: "Returns backed-up MongoDB collections. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns an array of backed-up MongoDB collections."
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# Get-VEMDBCollection

## Short Description
Returns backed-up MongoDB collections.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Get-VEMDBCollection [-Database] <VEMDBDatabase> [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>ReceivingBySession</code></p>

```
Get-VEMDBCollection [-Session] <VEMDBRestoreSession> [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of backed-up MongoDB collections. After you get the backed-up collections, you can use the [`New-VEMDBCollectionRestoreOptions`](new-vemdbcollectionrestoreoptions.md) cmdlet to specify the required restore options.

## 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">Database</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the MongoDB database on which the collections reside.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vemdbdatabase.md"><code>VEMDBDatabase</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vemdbdatabase.md"><code>Get-VEMDBDatabase</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vemdbdatabase.md"><code>VEMDBDatabase</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of names of MongoDB collections. The cmdlet will return an array of collections located on the restore point or the specified database.</p><p>This parameter accepts wildcard characters.</p>
        </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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a restore session initiated to perform operations with MongoDB data.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vemdbrestoresession.md"><code>VEMDBRestoreSession</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vemdbrestoresession.md"><code>Get-VEMDBRestoreSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vemdbrestoresession.md"><code>VEMDBRestoreSession</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>
    </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 [`VEMDBCollection`](vemdbcollection.md)`[]` array that contains backed-up MongoDB collections.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting All MongoDB Collections Within Specified Restore Session

This example shows how to get an array of all MongoDB collections within the specified restore session.

```
$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession
$collections = Get-VEMDBCollection -Session $session[1]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEMDBRestoreSession`](get-vemdbrestoresession.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 second restore session in the array).

2. Run the `Get-VEMDBCollection` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value and select the necessary restore session. Save the result to the `$collections` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting MongoDB Collections with Specified Names

This example shows how to get an array of MongoDB collections with the specified names.

```
$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession
$collectionnames = @("location1", "location2")
$collections = Get-VEMDBCollection -Session $session[1] -Name $collectionnames
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEMDBRestoreSession`](get-vemdbrestoresession.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 second restore session in the array.

2. Declare the `$collectionnames` variable. Assign to this variable an array with the names of the necessary MongoDB collections.
3. Run the `Get-VEMDBCollection` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value and specify the necessary restore session. Set the `$collectionnames` variable as the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$collections` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Getting MongoDB Collections from Database

This example shows how to get an array of MongoDB collections from a specific database.

```
$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession
$databases = Get-VEMDBDatabase -Session $session[0]
$collections = Get-VEMDBCollection -Database $databases[0]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEMDBRestoreSession`](get-vemdbrestoresession.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 first restore session in the array).

2. Run the [`Get-VEMDBDatabase`](get-vemdbdatabase.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value and select the necessary restore session. Save the result to the `$databases` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.
3. Run the `Get-VEMDBCollection` cmdlet. Set the `$databases` variable as the `Database` parameter value and select the necessary database. Save the result to the `$collections` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VEMDBRestoreSession`](get-vemdbrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VEMDBDatabase`](get-vemdbdatabase.md)