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Get-FailedContentIndexDocuments

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

Retrieve a list of documents for a mailbox, mailbox database, or Mailbox server that couldn't be indexed by Exchange Search.

Quick start script

# Get-FailedContentIndexDocuments — 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-FailedContentIndexDocuments -Identity <MailboxIdParameter> -MailboxDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter> -Server <ServerIdParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax — 3 parameter sets

Mailbox

Get-FailedContentIndexDocuments [-Identity] <MailboxIdParameter>
 [-Archive]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-EndDate <DateTime>]
 [-ErrorCode <Int32>]
 [-FailureMode <FailureMode>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-StartDate <DateTime>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Database

Get-FailedContentIndexDocuments -MailboxDatabase <DatabaseIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-EndDate <DateTime>]
 [-ErrorCode <Int32>]
 [-FailureMode <FailureMode>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-StartDate <DateTime>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Server

Get-FailedContentIndexDocuments -Server <ServerIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-EndDate <DateTime>]
 [-ErrorCode <Int32>]
 [-FailureMode <FailureMode>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-StartDate <DateTime>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (12)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	MailboxIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the mailbox. For example:
-MailboxDatabase	DatabaseIdParameter	yes	The MailboxDatabase parameter specifies the database from which to get the mailbox. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the database. For example:
-Server	ServerIdParameter	yes	The Server parameter specifies a Mailbox server. You can use the following values:
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-DomainController	Fqdn		The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-Archive	SwitchParameter		The Archive switch restricts the scope of the cmdlet to the user's archive. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-EndDate	DateTime		The EndDate parameter specifies the end date of the date range.
-ErrorCode	Int32		The ErrorCode parameter allows you to retrieve documents that failed indexing with a specific error code. You can use the cmdlet without this parameter to list all failed documents for a mailbox, a mailbox database...
-FailureMode	FailureMode		The FailureMode parameter specifies the type of error. Use the following values.
-ResultSize	Unlimited		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-StartDate	DateTime		The StartDate parameter specifies the start date of the date range.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

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