---
title: "Get-VBRTaskSession"
description: "Returns tasks performed during job sessions. Platform: VMware, Hyper-V Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet returns tasks performed during the specified session."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrtasksession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions > Get-VBRTaskSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRTaskSession

## Short Description
Returns tasks performed during job sessions.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Get-VBRTaskSession [-Session] <VBRSession> [-Name <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns tasks performed during the specified session. The tasks are VMs processed during one job session.

Run the [`Get-VBRSureBackupTaskSession`](get-vbrsurebackuptasksession.md) cmdlet to get the tasks for SureBackup jobs session.

## 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>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of job object names (for example, VMs in job). The cmdlet will return tasks performed for these objects during the selected session.</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>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the session tasks which you want to get.</p><p>Accepts the following objects:</p><ul><li><p><code>CBackupSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrbackupsession.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li><li><p><code>VBRSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrsession.md"><code>Get-VBRSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li><li><p><code>VBRComputerBackupJobSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrcomputerbackupjobsession.md"><code>Get-VBRComputerBackupJobSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li><li><p><code>VBREPSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrepsession.md"><code>Get-VBREPSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li><li><p><code>VBRPluginBackupSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrpluginbackupsession.md"><code>Get-VBRPluginBackupSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li><li><p><code>VBRTapeBackupSession</code></p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapebackupsession.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeBackupSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p></li></ul>
        </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>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, 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
`VBRTaskSession`

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting List of Tasks Performed for VMs [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to get the list of tasks performed for the `DC` and `DNS` VMs in the backup job session with incremental backups named `Exchange Backup`.

```
Get-VBRBackupSession -Name "Exchange Backup (Incremental)" | Get-VBRTaskSession -Name "DC", "DNS"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupSession`](get-vbrbackupsession.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Get-VBRTaskSession` cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting List of Tasks Performed for VMs [Using Variable]

This example shows how to get the list of tasks performed for the `DC` and `DNS` VMs in the backup job session with incremental backups named `Exchange Backup`.

```
$ExchangeSession = Get-VBRBackupSession -Name "Exchange Backup (Incremental)"
Get-VBRTaskSession -Session $ExchangeSession -Name "DC", "DNS"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupSession`](get-vbrbackupsession.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$ExchangeSession` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRTaskSession` cmdlet. Set the `$ExchangeSession` variable as the `Session` parameter value. Specify the `Name` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRBackupSession`](get-vbrbackupsession.md)