---
title: "Get-VBRCredentials"
description: "Returns credentials records. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns credentials records managed by Veeam Backup "
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrcredentials.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Credentials > Get-VBRCredentials"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRCredentials

## Short Description
Returns credentials records.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AllParameterSets (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRCredentials [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Entity</code></p>

```
Get-VBRCredentials [-Name <String[]>] [-Entity <Object[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns credentials records managed by Veeam Backup & Replication. You can get the list of all credentials records or look for instances directly by name.

## 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">Entity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of hosts. The cmdlet will return credentials of these hosts.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Object[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of user names. The cmdlet will return credentials with these names.</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>
    </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 `CCredentials` object that contains user credentials.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Credentials Records by Name

This command gets credentials records with the `Administrator` user name.

```
Get-VBRCredentials -Name *Administrator*
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Credentials Records by Host

This command gets credentials records of a specific host.

```
$host = Get-VBRServer
Get-VBRCredentials -Entity $host[1]
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$host` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRCredentials` cmdlet. Set the `$host` variable as the `Entity` parameter value. Specify the necessary host of the `$host` variable.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRServer`](get-vbrserver.md)