---
title: "Get-VBRRestoreSession"
description: "Returns restore sessions. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns restore sessions stored in Veeam Backup & Repli"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrrestoresession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions > Get-VBRRestoreSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRRestoreSession

## Short Description
Returns restore sessions.

**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>Name (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRRestoreSession [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

```
Get-VBRRestoreSession [-Id <Guid[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns restore sessions stored in Veeam Backup & Replication database.

You can get the list of all restore sessions or get the restore sessions of a specific VM or VMs.

## 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 array of the restore sessions IDs. The cmdlet will return the restore sessions 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>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 array of VM names. The cmdlet will return the restore sessions of these VMs.</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).

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting All Restore Sessions in Database

This command looks for all restore sessions stored in the database.

```
Get-VBRRestoreSession
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Restore Sessions of Specific VMs

This command looks for the restore sessions of the `Hv_DNS` and `Hv_DC` VMs.

```
Get-VBRRestoreSession -Name "Hv_DNS", "Hv_DC"
```

:::