---
title: "Get-VBREC2Backup"
description: "Returns EC2 instance backups. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns an array of EC2 instance backups."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrec2backup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Copy > Backup Copy Job of Amazon EC2 Instances > Get-VBREC2Backup"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBREC2Backup

## Short Description
Returns EC2 instance backups.

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBREC2Backup [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of EC2 instance backups.

## 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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of names for EC2 instance backups. The cmdlet will return backups 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 `VBREC2Backup` object that contains an array of EC2 instance backups.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting EC2 Instance Backups

This command returns all EC2 instance backups.

```
Get-VBREC2Backup
```

:::