---
title: "Get-VEODDocument"
description: "Returns OneDrive documents. Product: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Product Edition: Community, Rental License, Subscription License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns documents that are stored in the OneDrive repo"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/get-veoddocument.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft OneDrive > Get-VEODDocument"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# Get-VEODDocument

## Short Description
Returns OneDrive documents.

**Product**: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

**Product Edition**: Community, Rental License, Subscription License

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Get-VEODDocument [-User] <VBOOneDriveUser> [-Name <String[]>] [-Recurse] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Document</code></p>

```
Get-VEODDocument [-ParentDocument] <VBOOneDriveDocument> [-Name <String[]>] [-Recurse] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns documents that are stored in the OneDrive repository.

## 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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of document names. The cmdlet will return an array of documents with these names.</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">ParentDocument</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a parent document. The cmdlet will return the child documents of this parent document.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboonedrivedocument.md"><code>VBOOneDriveDocument</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <code>Get-VEODDocument</code> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboonedrivedocument.md"><code>VBOOneDriveDocument</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">Recurse</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will return all child items of the specified parent item.</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">User</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies OneDrive user. This cmdlet will return documents of the specified OneDrive user.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboonedriveuser.md"><code>VBOOneDriveUser</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-veoduser.md"><code>Get-VEODUser</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboonedriveuser.md"><code>VBOOneDriveUser</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 [`VBOOneDriveDocument`](vboonedrivedocument.md) object that contains documents that are stored in the OneDrive repository.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Specified User Documents

This example shows how to get the `document.txt` document and its child from the `userAlpha` user.

```
$session = Get-VEODRestoreSession
$user = Get-VEODUser -Session $session -Name "userAlpha"
Get-VEODDocument -User $user -Name "document.txt" -Recurse
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEODRestoreSession`](get-veodrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VEODUser`](get-veoduser.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$user` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VEODDocument` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$user` variable as the `User` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Provide the `Recurse` parameter.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Specific Child Documents

This example shows how to get child documents from the `Document` parent document.

```
$session = Get-VEODRestoreSession
$user = Get-VEODUser -Session $session -Name "userAlpha"
$document = Get-VEODDocument -User $user -Name "Document"
Get-VEODDocument -ParentDocument $document -Name "document.txt" -Recurse
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEODRestoreSession`](get-veodrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VEODUser`](get-veoduser.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$user` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VEODDocument` cmdlet. Specify the `User` and `Name` parameters. Save the result to the `$document` variable.
4. Run the `Get-VEODDocument` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$document` variable as the `ParentDocument` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Name` parameter value.
   - Provide the `Recurse` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VEODRestoreSession`](get-veodrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VEODUser`](get-veoduser.md)