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Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType cmdlet to view retention event types in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Quick start script

# Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType | Export-Clixml .\ComplianceRetentionEventType-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Get-ComplianceRetentionEventType [-Identity <ComplianceRuleIdParameter>]
 [-LoadTag]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (2)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	ComplianceRuleIdParameter		The Identity parameter specifies the retention event type that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the retention event type. For example:
-LoadTag	SwitchParameter		The LoadTag switch specifies whether to show the compliance tags that are associated with the retention event types. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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