---
title: "Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession"
description: "This cmdlet returns tasks for file share and object storage backup sessions. Veeam Backup & Replication creates a separate task for each file share within a backup session."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/get-vbrunstructuredbackuptasksession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Unstructured Data Backup > Working with Unstructured Data Source Jobs > Managing Backup Jobs for Protecting Unstructured Data > Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession

## Short Description
Returns tasks for file share and object storage backup 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</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession -Name <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

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

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession -Session <VBRUnstructuredBackupSession> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns tasks for file share and object storage backup sessions. Veeam Backup & Replication creates a separate task for each file share within a backup session.

## 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 IDs for file share and object storage backup session tasks. The cmdlet will return tasks with these IDs.</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of file share and object storage names. The cmdlet will return tasks with these names.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String[]</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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the file share and object storage backup session. The cmdlet will return tasks that run within this session.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackupSession</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackupsession.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrunstructuredbackupsession.md"><code>VBRUnstructuredBackupSession</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>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
[`VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession`](vbrunstructuredbackuptasksession.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Backup Session Tasks for File Share by Its Name

This command returns all tasks run for the `\\fileserv05\Documents` file share.

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession -Name "\\fileserv05\Documents"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Backup Session Tasks by Task IDs

This command returns the `49664A5F-9C55-4A1F-8E6A-1CD5705A684B` and `42696B53-6FEC-4148-9354-AA9E4B52DED9` backup session tasks.

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

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Getting Backup Session Tasks for Backup Session

This command returns tasks that run within the `42636B53-6FEC-4148-9354-BB9E4B52DED9` backup session.

```
$session = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupSession -Id "42636B53-6FEC-4148-9354-BB9E4B52DED9"
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession -Session $session
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupSession`](get-vbrunstructuredbackupsession.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Id` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
2. Run the `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupTaskSession` cmdlet. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupSession`](get-vbrunstructuredbackupsession.md)