---
title: "Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint"
description: "The cmdlet returns restore points that are available for the specified Microsoft Active Directory forest."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbradforestrestorepoint.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Data Recovery > Microsoft Active Directory Forest Restore > Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint

## Short Description
Returns restore points for a Microsoft Active Directory forest.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRADForestRestorePoint -ADForest <VBRADForest> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
The cmdlet returns restore points that are available for the specified Microsoft Active Directory forest.

## Parameters

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        <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 the Microsoft Active Directory forest for which to return restore points.</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>
    </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 [`VBRADForestRestorePoint`](vbradforestrestorepoint.md)`[]` array that contains restore points for the specified Microsoft Active Directory forest.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Restore Points for Microsoft Active Directory Forest

This example shows how to get all restore points available for a Microsoft Active Directory forest.

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

Perform the following steps:

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

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRADForest`](get-vbradforest.md)
- [`Get-VBRADForestDomain`](get-vbradforestdomain.md)