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title: "Get-VBRExternalRepository"
description: "Returns an array of external repositories from the backup infrastructure. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrexternalrepository.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > External Repositories > Get-VBRExternalRepository"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRExternalRepository

## Short Description
Returns an array of external repositories from the backup infrastructure.

**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>Id</code></p>

```
Get-VBRExternalRepository -Id <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Name</code></p>

```
Get-VBRExternalRepository [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns an array of external repositories added to the backup infrastructure. You can get the following types of external repositories:

- Amazon S3 object storage.
- Microsoft Azure object storage.

## 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">Id</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ID of an external repository that you want to get.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Guid[]</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name of an external repository that you want to get.</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
This cmdlet returns the `VBRExternalRepository` object that contains settings of external repositories added to the backup infrastructure.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting External Repository by Name

This command allows you to get an external repository named `External Repository`.

```
Get-VBRExternalRepository -Name "External Repository"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting External Repository by ID

This command allows you to get an external repository by the external repository ID.

```
Get-VBRExternalRepository -Id "0x0x0xxx-000x-0x0x-000-000x00000x0x"
```

:::