---
title: "Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval"
description: "This cmdlet returns active unstructured data retrieval operations from archive object storage repositories."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval

## Short Description
Returns active unstructured data retrieval operations.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AllParameterSets (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>RestorePoint</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval -RestorePoint <VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>NasBackup</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval [-Server <VBRUnstructuredServer[]>] -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns active unstructured data retrieval operations from archive object storage repositories.

## 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">Backup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backups created by unstructured data backup jobs. The cmdlet will return active retrieval operations for these backups.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackup[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>VBRUnstructuredBackup[]</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">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of restore points created by unstructured data backup jobs. The cmdlet will return active retrieval operations for these restore points.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackuprestorepoint.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint[]</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">Server</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of source servers that store unstructured data.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Using this parameter together with the <code>Backup</code> parameter allows you to narrow down the list of active retrieval operations to those associated with the specified servers.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredServer[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredserver.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredServer[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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
This cmdlet returns the `VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrievalOperation` object that contains information about an active unstructured data retrieval operation.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Active Retrieval Operations for Backups

This example shows how to get active retrieval operations for backups created by the `Backup01` job.

```
$backup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "Backup01"
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval -Backup $backup
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup` cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval` cmdlet. Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Active Retrieval Operations for Restore Points

This example shows how to get active retrieval operations for restore points with the `8e9b3c1a-4d5f-4a2b-9c8d-7e6f5a4b3c2d` ID.

```
$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint -Id "8e9b3c1a-4d5f-4a2b-9c8d-7e6f5a4b3c2d"
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval -RestorePoint $restorepoint
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint` cmdlet. Specify the `Id` parameter value. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRetrieval` cmdlet. Set the `$restorepoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRObjectStorageRepository`](get-vbrobjectstoragerepository.md)
- [`Set-VBRNASObjectStorageTransformThreshold`](set-vbrnasobjectstoragetransformthreshold.md)