---
title: "Get-VBRTapeBackupSession"
description: "Returns tape backup job sessions. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns tape backup job sessions."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrtapebackupsession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Jobs > Get-VBRTapeBackupSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRTapeBackupSession

## Short Description
Returns tape backup job sessions.

**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-VBRTapeBackupSession [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

```
Get-VBRTapeBackupSession [-Id <Guid[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Job</code></p>

```
Get-VBRTapeBackupSession [-Job <VBRTapeJob>] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns tape backup job sessions.

## 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 an array of tape backup session IDs. The cmdlet will return tape backup 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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a tape backup job. The cmdlet will return tape backup sessions run for this tape backup job.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRTapeJob</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapejob.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRTapeJob</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 an array of tape backup job names. The cmdlet will return tape backup sessions run for this tape backup job.</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 `VBRTapeBackupSession` object that defines the tape backup job session with the following attributes: `Progress, RunManually, Log, Initiator, CreationTime, EndTime, JobId, Result, State, Id`.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Tape Backup Sessions with Certain IDs

This example shows how to get tape backup sessions with certain IDs.

```
Get-VBRTapeBackupSession -Id ("49664A5F-9C55-4A1F-8E6A-1CD5705A684B", "42696B53-6FEC-4148-9354-AA9E4B52DED9")
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Tape Backup Sessions for Certain Tape Backup Job

This example shows how to get tape backup sessions run for a certain tape backup job.

```
$tapejob = Get-VBRTapeJob -Name "Payroll Reports to Tape (Q1-Q2)"
Get-VBRTapeBackupSession -Job $tapejob
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$tapejob` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRTapeBackupSession` cmdlet. Set the `$tapejob` variable as the `Job` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md)