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Get-DataRetentionReport

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Get-DataRetentionReport cmdlet to view information about data retention in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.

Quick start script

# Get-DataRetentionReport — 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-DataRetentionReport | Format-List

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

Syntax

Get-DataRetentionReport
 [-EndDate <DateTime>]
 [-Page <Int32>]
 [-PageSize <Int32>]
 [-StartDate <DateTime>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (4)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-EndDate	DateTime	The EndDate parameter specifies the end date of the date range.
-Page	Int32	The Page parameter specifies the page number of the results you want to view. Valid input for this parameter is an integer between 1 and 1000. The default value is 1.
-PageSize	Int32	The PageSize parameter specifies the maximum number of entries per page. Valid input for this parameter is an integer between 1 and 5000. The default value is 1000.
-StartDate	DateTime	The StartDate parameter specifies the start date of the date range.

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