---
title: "VEADItem"
description: "Contains details about an Active Directory item. Property Type Description GUID Item ID. String Item name. String Distinguished name (DN) of the item. VEADItem Parent item. String Item type. String Item description."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/veaditem.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Types > VEADItem"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# VEADItem

Contains details about an Active Directory item.

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="width:245px;">
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:548px;">
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th style="width:755px;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Item ID.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Item name.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DistinguishedName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Distinguished name (DN) of the item.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Parent</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VEADItem</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Parent item.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Item type.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:245px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:548px;">
      <p>String</p>
    </td>
    <td style="width:755px;">
      <p>Item description.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

[`Get-VEADItem`](get-veaditem.md)