---
title: "Get-VBRADForestDomain"
description: "The cmdlet returns all Active Directory domains in the specified Microsoft Active Directory forest or restore point, including domains from every domain tree in the forest."
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breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Data Recovery > Microsoft Active Directory Forest Restore > Get-VBRADForestDomain"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Get-VBRADForestDomain

## Short Description
Returns Active Directory domains within a forest or a restore point.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Veeam Universal License

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>ADForest</code></p>

```
Get-VBRADForestDomain -ADForest <VBRADForest> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>RestorePoint</code></p>

```
Get-VBRADForestDomain -RestorePoint <VBRADForestRestorePoint> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
The cmdlet returns all Active Directory domains in the specified Microsoft Active Directory forest or restore point, including domains from every domain tree in the forest.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">ADForest</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft Active Directory forest object. The cmdlet will return Active Directory domains within that forest.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbradforest.md"><code>VBRADForest</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbradforest.md"><code>Get-VBRADForest</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbradforest.md"><code>VBRADForest</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</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">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft Active Directory forest restore point. The cmdlet will return Active Directory domains within that restore point.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbradforestrestorepoint.md"><code>VBRADForestRestorePoint</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbradforestrestorepoint.md"><code>Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbradforestrestorepoint.md"><code>VBRADForestRestorePoint</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</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 [ 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 [`VBRADForestDomain`](vbradforestdomain.md)`[]` object that contains information about the Active Directory domain.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Domains from Microsoft Active Directory Forest

This example shows how to get Active Directory domains by specifying the forest.

```
$forest = Get-VBRADForest
Get-VBRADForestDomain -ADForest $forest
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRADForest`](get-vbradforest.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$forest` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRADForestDomain` cmdlet. Set the `$forest` variable as the `ADForest` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Domains from Forest Restore Point

This example shows how to get Active Directory domains by specifying a forest restore point.

```
$forest = Get-VBRADForest
$restorePoint = Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint -ADForest $forest
Get-VBRADForestDomain -RestorePoint $restorePoint
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRADForest`](get-vbradforest.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$forest` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint`](get-vbradforestrestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Set the `$forest` variable as the `ADForest` parameter value. Save the result to the `$restorePoint` variable.
3. Run the `Get-VBRADForestDomain` cmdlet. Set the `$restorePoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRADForest`](get-vbradforest.md)
- [`Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint`](get-vbradforestrestorepoint.md)