---
title: "Get-VBRSession"
description: "Returns job sessions. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns sessions for a selected job."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrsession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions > Get-VBRSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRSession

## Short Description
Returns job 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>Job (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Last] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Id <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Session</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Session <VBRSession> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Result</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-Result <VBRSessionResult>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>State</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Job <VBRJob> [-State <VBRSessionState>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Type</code></p>

```
Get-VBRSession -Type <EDbJobType> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns sessions for a selected job.

::: important

To get tape backup job sessions, run the [`Get-VBRTapeBackupSession`](get-vbrtapebackupsession.md) cmdlet.

:::

## 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 the session. The cmdlet will return the session with this ID.</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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the job for which you want to get sessions that have been run.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: This parameter does not accept VM copy and file copy job objects.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrjob.md"><code>VBRJob</code></a> 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><a href="vbrjob.md"><code>VBRJob</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">Last</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns the last session of the specified job.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</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">Result</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the session result. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified result:</p><ul><li><code>None</code></li><li><code>Success</code></li><li><code>Warning</code></li><li><code>Failed</code></li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSessionResult</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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the job session for which you want to get an updated state.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrsession.md"><code>VBRSession</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <code>Get-VBRSession</code> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrsession.md"><code>VBRSession</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</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">State</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the session state. The cmdlet will return sessions with the specified state.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSessionState</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">Type</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the type of the session. The cmdlet will return the session of this type.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>EDbJobType</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 (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
[`VBRBackupSession`](vbrbackupsession.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Sessions for Specific Job [Using Variable]

This example shows how to get the session for the specified job.

```
$job = Get-VBRJob -Name "Backup Copy Job"
$session = Get-VBRSession -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

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

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Sessions for VM Copy and File Copy Type of Jobs

This command shows how to get the sessions for the specified type of jobs.

```
Get-VBRSession -Type Copy
```

:::

## Related Commands

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