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title: "Get-VEMDBRestoreSession"
description: "Returns active restore sessions started to perform restore operations with backed-up MongoDB data. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns an array of active restore sessio"
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dateModified: "2026-08-18"
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# Get-VEMDBRestoreSession

## Short Description
Returns active restore sessions started to perform restore operations with backed-up MongoDB data.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VEMDBRestoreSession [[-SessionId] <Guid>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of active restore sessions started to perform operations with backed-up MongoDB data. Once you select the restore session you need, you can either get backed-up MongoDB databases using the [`Get-VEMDBDatabase`](get-vemdbdatabase.md) cmdlet, or backed-up MongoDB collections using the [`Get-VEMDBCollection`](get-vemdbcollection.md) cmdlet.

Note the difference between a restore session and a restore job. A restore session is a preliminary step where Veeam Explorer for MongoDB has retrieved the backup from the backup repository, pending restore operations. A restore job is the process of restoring data from the backup to the target MongoDB deployment.

::: note

- You can only get an array of restore sessions that are started in PowerShell. The cmdlet does not return restore sessions started in the Veeam Backup & Replication console.
- The cmdlet only returns an array of restore sessions started within the same PowerShell session.

:::

## 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">SessionId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the session ID of the necessary restore session.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Guid</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>1</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 [`VEMDBRestoreSession`](vemdbrestoresession.md)`[]` array that contains settings of the started restore sessions. You can use this object to explore backed-up MongoDB databases and collections and to perform restore operations with MongoDB data.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting All Active Restore Sessions

This command returns all active restore sessions. Save the result to the `$session` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

```
$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Restore Session by Session ID

This command returns a MongoDB restore session with a specific session ID. Save the result to the `$session` variable to be able to use it with other cmdlets.

```
$session = Get-VEMDBRestoreSession -SessionId "b7ced612-1259-4221-810b-f62c21b1c159"
```

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Start-VEMDBRestoreSession`](start-vemdbrestoresession.md)
- [`Stop-VEMDBRestoreSession`](stop-vemdbrestoresession.md)