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title: "Get-VESPDatabase"
description: "Returns backed-up Microsoft SharePoint databases. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns an array of backed-up Microsoft SharePoint databa"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/get-vespdatabase.html"
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dateModified: "2026-08-18"
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# Get-VESPDatabase

## Short Description
Returns backed-up Microsoft SharePoint databases.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VESPDatabase [-Session] <VBRSharePointRestoreSession> [[-Name] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of backed-up Microsoft SharePoint databases.

## 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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of names for Microsoft SharePoint databases. The cmdlet will return an array of Microsoft SharePoint databases with those 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>1</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 started to perform operations with Microsoft SharePoint databases.</p><p>The cmdlet will return an array of Microsoft SharePoint databases that are available for restore within this session.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrsharepointrestoresession.md"><code>VBRSharePointRestoreSession</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md"><code>Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrsharepointrestoresession.md"><code>VBRSharePointRestoreSession</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 [`VESPDatabase`](vespdatabase.md)`[]` array that contains backed-up Microsoft SharePoint databases.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting List of Microsoft SharePoint Databases

This example shows how to get a list of Microsoft SharePoint databases.

```
$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession
Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VESPDatabase` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Microsoft SharePoint Database by Name

This example shows how to get the `DocArchive06_AuditorDB.mdf` Microsoft SharePoint database.

```
$session = Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession
Get-VESPDatabase -Session $session -Name "DocArchive06_AuditorDB.mdf"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VESPDatabase` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRSharePointItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrsharepointitemrestoresession.md)