---
title: "Get-VBRProtectionGroup"
description: "Returns protection groups. Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns protection groups."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrprotectiongroup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Protection Groups > Veeam Agent Management Protection Groups > Get-VBRProtectionGroup"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRProtectionGroup

## Short Description
Returns protection groups.

**Product Edition**: Community, 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-VBRProtectionGroup [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

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

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Type</code></p>

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup [-Type <VBRProtectionGroupType[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>ContainerType</code></p>

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup [-ContainerType <VBRProtectionGroupContainerType[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns protection groups.

You can get all protection groups or search for instances directly by name, ID, type or protection scope. Use an appropriate parameter set for each case.

## 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">ContainerType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of protection scope types:</p><ul><li><code>ActiveDirectory</code>: a scope of Active Directory objects.</li><li><code>IndividualComputers</code>: a scope of individual computers.</li><li><code>CloudMachines:</code> a scope of cloud machines.</li><li><code>CSV</code>: a scope of computers listed in a CSV file.</li><li><code>ManuallyDeployed</code>: a scope of computers with pre-installed Veeam Agents.</li><li><code>MongoDBComputers</code>: a scope of MongoDB Replica sets.</li></ul><p>The cmdlet will return protection groups created for these protection scope types.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRProtectionGroupContainerType[]</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 (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </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 array of protection group IDs. The cmdlet will return protection groups with these IDs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Guid[]</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 (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 protection group names. The cmdlet will return protection groups 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>True (ByPropertyName)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies protection group types:</p><ul><li><code>Custom</code>: protection groups created for individual computers, Active Directory objects, cloud machines, computers listed in a CSV file or MongoDB Replica sets.</li><li><code>ManuallyAdded</code>: protection groups created for computers that were added manually to a Veeam Agent backup job.</li></ul><p>The cmdlet will return protection groups of these types.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRProtectionGroupType[]</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 (ByPropertyName)</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
[`VBRProtectionGroup[]`](vbrprotectiongroup.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting All Protection Groups

This command returns all protection groups added to Veeam Backup & Replication.

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Protection Groups by ID

This command returns protection groups by ID.

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup -Id 4022509c-3308-4883-b166-118bdf7480ea, 730dc485-84c2-4a9d-86e7-2e35d1d5a0be
```

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Getting Protection Groups by Scope of Active Directory Objects

This command returns protection groups created for the scope of Active Directory objects.

```
Get-VBRProtectionGroup -ContainerType ActiveDirectory
```

:::