---
title: "Get-VBRRetentionPolicy"
description: "Returns a retention policy for backup copy jobs. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns a retention policy for backup copy jobs of the following types: "
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrretentionpolicy.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Copy > Backup Copy Job of Amazon EC2 Instances > Get-VBRRetentionPolicy"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRRetentionPolicy

## Short Description
Returns a retention policy for backup copy jobs.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRRetentionPolicy -Job <CBackupJob> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns a retention policy for backup copy jobs of the following types:

- Backup copy jobs that process backups stored on external repositories.
- Veeam Agent backup copy jobs.

## Parameters

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          <p>Parameter</p>
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        <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>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup copy job. The cmdlet will return a retention policy for the specified job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupJob</code> object. To get 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>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
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`<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 `VBRRetentionPolicy` object that contains a retention policy for backup copy jobs.

## Examples

::: example
### Getting Retention Policy for Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to get a retention policy for a backup copy job.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "EC2 BCJ 01"
Get-VBRRetentionPolicy -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

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

:::

## Related Commands

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