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title: "Get-VEXMailbox"
description: "Returns Microsoft Exchange mailboxes. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns an array of Microsoft Exchang"
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dateModified: "2026-08-18"
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# Get-VEXMailbox

## Short Description
Returns Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VEXMailbox [-Database] <VEXDatabase> [[-Name] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of Microsoft Exchange mailboxes from the specified mailbox database.

## 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">Database</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft Exchange mailbox database. The cmdlet will return an array of mailboxes from this mailbox database.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vexdatabase.md"><code>VEXDatabase</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vexdatabase.md"><code>Get-VEXDatabase</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vexdatabase.md"><code>VEXDatabase</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 Microsoft Exchange mailbox names. The cmdlet will return an array of mailboxes 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>1</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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 [`VEXMailbox`](vexmailbox.md)`[]` array that contains Microsoft Exchange mailboxes.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Specific Mailbox [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to get the `Sales` mailbox backed up on the Veeam Backup & Replication server.

```
$session = Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name "DB_0754907780.edb"
Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrexchangeitemrestoresession.md). Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VEXDatabase`](get-vexdatabase.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VEXMailbox` cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Specific Mailbox [For Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365]

This example shows how to get the `Sales` mailbox backed up on the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server.

```
$session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name "support3backup*"
Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vboexchangeitemrestoresession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VEXDatabase`](get-vexdatabase.md) cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Use the * wildcard character to substitute the timestamp. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VEXMailbox` cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vboexchangeitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrexchangeitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VEXDatabase`](get-vexdatabase.md)