---
title: "Get-VBRJobObject"
description: "Returns VMs or VM containers of specific jobs. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns the following VMs or VM containers of specific jobs: You can run this cmdlet "
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrjobobject.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > VMs in Job > Get-VBRJobObject"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRJobObject

## Short Description
Returns VMs or VM containers of specific jobs.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRJobObject [-Name <String[]>] [-Job] <CBackupJob> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns the following VMs or VM containers of specific jobs:

- VMs
- VM containers
- Datastores
- Resource pools

You can run this cmdlet for backup, replication, VM copy or file copy jobs.

::: note

The cmdlet returns only the objects added to a job. For example, if you have added datastores, the cmdlet will return these datastores. The cmdlet will not return VMs from these datastores.

:::

## 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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the job. The cmdlet will return objects of this job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupJob</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrjob.md"><code>Get-VBRJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CBackupJob</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, 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 the array of job object names (for example, VMs). The cmdlet will filter the objects of the job by 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 `CObjectInJob` object that contains objects of a job.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Looking for VM in Specific Job [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to look for the `SharePoint` VM in the `VM Copy Job 01` job.

```
Get-VBRJob -Name "VM Copy Job 01" | Get-VBRJobObject -Name *SharePoint*
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Get-VBRJobObject` cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Looking for VM in Specific Job [Using Variable]

This example shows how to look for the `SharePoint` VM in the job represented by the `$job` variable.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob
Get-VBRJobObject -Job $job -Name "SharePoint"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRJobObject` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRJob`](get-vbrjob.md)