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title: "Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport"
description: "This cmdlet creates a report on license usage."
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breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Licenses > Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport

## Short Description
Creates reports on license usage.

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

## Syntax
```
Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport -Path <String> -Type <VBRLicenseUsageReportType> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates a report on license usage.

## 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">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of file and the path to the folder. The cmdlet will save a report with the specified name to this folder.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a type of the report file. You can generate a report in one of the following file types:</p><ul><li><code>Html</code></li><li><code>Pdf</code></li><li><code>Json</code></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRLicenseUsageReportType</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 [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRLicenseUsageReport` object that contains license usage report.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Creating HTML Report

This command creates the HTML report on license usage. The report is saved as the report.html file to the `C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\` folder.

```
Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport -Path "C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\NovemberReport" -Type Html
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Creating PDF Report

This command creates the PDF report on license usage. The report is saved as the report.pdf file to the `C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\` folder.

```
Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport -Path "C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\JanuaryReport" -Type Pdf
```

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Creating JSON Report

This command creates the JSON report on license usage. The report is saved as the report.json file to the `C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\` folder.

```
Generate-VBRLicenseUsageReport -Path "C:\Users\Administrator\VeeamReports\DecemberReport" -Type Json
```

:::