--- title: "Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection" description: "Returns published 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 published MongoDB collections." canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/get-vemdbpublishedcollection.html" breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for MongoDB > Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection" dateModified: "2026-08-18" --- # Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection ## Short Description Returns published MongoDB collections. **Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication **Product Edition**: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License ## Syntax This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

DatabaseParameterSet
``` Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection [[-Database] ] [-Name ] [] ```
InstanceParameterSet
``` Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection -Instance [-Name ] [] ```

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

Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Database	Specifies a published MongoDB database. The cmdlet will return an array of collections that belong to the database. Accepts the `VEMDBPublishedDatabase` object. To get this object, run the `Get-VEMDBPublishedDatabase` cmdlet.	`VEMDBPublishedDatabase`	False	0	True (ByValue)
Instance	Specifies an array of names of published MongoDB instances, in the `<server>:<port>` format (for example, `mongodb01:27017`). The cmdlet will return an array of collections that belong to published instances with those names. This parameter accepts wildcard characters.	`String[]`	True	Named	False
Name	Specifies an array of names of published MongoDB collections. The cmdlet will return an array of published collections with the specified names. This parameter accepts wildcard characters.	`String[]`	False	Named	False

Parameter

Description

Type

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Database

Specifies a published MongoDB database. The cmdlet will return an array of collections that belong to the database.

Accepts the VEMDBPublishedDatabase object. To get this object, run the Get-VEMDBPublishedDatabase cmdlet.

VEMDBPublishedDatabase

False

True (ByValue)

Instance

Specifies an array of names of published MongoDB instances, in the <server>:<port> format (for example, mongodb01:27017). The cmdlet will return an array of collections that belong to published instances with those names.

This parameter accepts wildcard characters.

String[]

True

Named

False

Name

Specifies an array of names of published MongoDB collections. The cmdlet will return an array of published collections with the specified names.

This parameter accepts wildcard characters.

String[]

False

Named

False

`` 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 [`VEMDBPublishedCollection`](vemdbpublishedcollection.md)`[]` array that contains settings of published MongoDB collections. ## Examples ::: example ### Example 1. Getting All Published MongoDB Collections This example shows how to get an array of all published MongoDB collections. ``` Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection ``` ::: ::: example ### Example 2. Getting All MongoDB Collections from Published Database This example shows how to get an array of published MongoDB collections from a published database. ``` $publisheddatabase = Get-VEMDBPublishedDatabase $publishedcollections = Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection -Database $publisheddatabase[0] ``` Perform the following steps: 1. Run the [`Get-VEMDBPublishedDatabase`](get-vemdbpublisheddatabase.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$publisheddatabase` variable. The cmdlet will return an array of published databases. Note the ordinal number of the necessary published database. In this example, it is the first database in the array. 2. Run the `Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection` cmdlet. Set the `$publisheddatabase` as the `Database` parameter value and select the necessary database. Save the result to the `$publishedcollections` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets. ::: ::: example ### Example 3. Getting All MongoDB Collections from Published Instances This example shows how to get an array of all MongoDB collections on the specified published MongoDB instances. ``` $instancenames = @("mongodb01:27017", "mongodb02:27017") $publishedcollections = Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection -Instance $instancenames ``` Perform the following steps: 1. Declare the `$instancenames` variable. Assign to this variable an array with the names of the necessary MongoDB instances. 2. Run the `Get-VEMDBPublishedCollection` cmdlet. Set the `$instancenames` variable as the `Instance` parameter value. Save the result to the `$publishedcollections` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets. ::: ## Related Commands [`Get-VEMDBPublishedDatabase`](get-vemdbpublisheddatabase.md)