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title: "Send-VEXItem"
description: "Sends Exchange mailbox items as attachments to emails. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet sends Exchange mailbox i"
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dateModified: "2026-08-20"
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# Send-VEXItem

## Short Description
Sends Exchange mailbox items as attachments to emails.

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

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

## Syntax
```
Send-VEXItem [-Item] <VEXItem[]> [-From <String>] -To <String> [-Subject <String>] [-Body <String>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet sends Exchange mailbox items as attachments to emails.

::: note

Before you send Exchange mailbox items, you must perform the following actions:

- Specify email settings for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange. For more information on how to specify email settings, see [`Set-VEXMailSettings`](set-vexmailsettings.md).
- Start a restore session. For more information on how to start a restore session, see [`Start-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession`](start-vboexchangeitemrestoresession.md) or [`Start-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession`](start-vbrexchangeitemrestoresession.md).

:::

## 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">Body</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a body of an email message.</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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will skip the certificate check of the recipient.</p><p>If you provide this parameter, the cmdlet will send Exchange items without checking whether the recipient certificate is valid.</p><p>Otherwise, the cmdlet will not send Exchange items if the recipient certificate validation fails.</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">From</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the email address from which Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange will send restored mailbox data.</p><p>If this parameter is omitted, Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange will use the email address specified in the email settings.</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">Item</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies items of the Exchange organization mailbox. The cmdlet will send these items as attachments to email.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vexitem.md"><code>VEXItem</code></a><code>[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vexitem.md"><code>Get-VEXItem</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vexitem.md"><code>VEXItem[]</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">Subject</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a subject of an email message.</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">To</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an email address to which Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Exchange will send restored mailbox data.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</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 Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Sending Exchange Mailbox Items [For Veeam Backup & Replication]

This example shows how to send items that were restored from the `Contacts` folder with the following settings:

- The cmdlet will send restored items from the `admin.north@support.com` to the `sales.north@support.com` email address.
- The subject of the email message is `Sales Contacts`.
- The body of the email message is `Please find attached "North Sales" Contacts`.

```
$session = Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session -Name "DB_0754907780.edb"
$mailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database -Name "Sales"
$contacts = Get-VEXFolder -Mailbox $mailbox
$items = Get-VEXItem -Folder $contacts -Recurse
Send-VEXItem -Item $items -From admin.north@support.com -To sales.north@support.com -Subject "Sales Contacts" -Body "Please find attached "North Sales" Contacts"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get items from the `Contacts` folder:

   1. Run the [`Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrexchangeitemrestoresession.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. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VEXMailbox`](get-vexmailbox.md) cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$mailbox` variable.
   4. Run the [`Get-VEXFolder`](get-vexfolder.md) cmdlet. Set the `$mailbox` variable as the `Mailbox` parameter value. Save the result to the `$contacts` variable.
   5. Run the [`Get-VEXitem`](get-vexitem.md) cmdlet. Set the `$contacts` variable as the `Folder` parameter value. Provide the `Recurse` parameter. Save the result to the `$items` variable.

2. Run the `Send-VEXItem` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$items` variable as the `Item` parameter value.
   - Specify the `From` parameter value.
   - Specify the `To` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Subject` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Body` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Sending Exchange Mailbox Items [For Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365]

This example shows how to send items that were restored from the `Contacts` folder with the following settings:

- The cmdlet will send restored items from the `admin.north@support.com` to the `sales.north@support.com` email address.
- The subject of the email message is `Sales Contacts`.
- The body of the email message is `Please find attached "North Sales" Contacts`.

```
$session = Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession
$database = Get-VEXDatabase -Session $session[0]
$mailbox = Get-VEXMailbox -Database $database[0] -Name "sales"
$contacts = Get-VEXFolder -Mailbox $mailbox
$items = Get-VEXItem -Folder $contacts -Recurse
Send-VEXItem -Item $items -From admin.north@support.com -To sales.north@support.com -Subject "Sales Contacts" -Body "Please find attached "North Sales" Contacts"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Get items from the `Contacts` folder:

   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 and specify the necessary restore session. In this example, it is the first restore session in the array. Save the result to the `$database` variable.
   3. Run the [`Get-VEXMailbox`](get-vexmailbox.md) cmdlet. Set the `$database` variable as the `Database` parameter value and select the necessary database. In this example, it is the first database in the array. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$mailbox` variable.
   4. Run the [`Get-VEXFolder`](get-vexfolder.md) cmdlet. Set the `$mailbox` variable as the `Mailbox` parameter value. Save the result to the `$contacts` variable.
   5. Run the [`Get-VEXitem`](get-vexitem.md) cmdlet. Set the `$contacts` variable as the `Folder` parameter value. Provide the `Recurse` parameter. Save the result to the `$items` variable.

2. Run the `Send-VEXItem` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$items` variable as the `Item` parameter value.
   - Specify the `From` parameter value.
   - Specify the `To` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Subject` parameter value.
   - Specify the `Body` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vboexchangeitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VBRExchangeItemRestoreSession`](get-vbrexchangeitemrestoresession.md)
- [`Get-VEXDatabase`](get-vexdatabase.md)
- [`Get-VEXMailbox`](get-vexmailbox.md)
- [`Get-VEXFolder`](get-vexfolder.md)
- [`Get-VEXitem`](get-vexitem.md)