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Get-MailboxLocation

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

View mailbox location information in Exchange Online.

Quick start script

# Get-MailboxLocation — 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-MailboxLocation -Database <DatabaseIdParameter> -Identity <MailboxLocationIdParameter> -User <UserIdParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax — 3 parameter sets

DatabaseSet

Get-MailboxLocation -Database <DatabaseIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-MailboxLocationType <MailboxLocationType>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Identity

Get-MailboxLocation -Identity <MailboxLocationIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-MailboxLocationType <MailboxLocationType>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

User

Get-MailboxLocation -User <UserIdParameter>
 [-IncludePreviousPrimary]
 [-Confirm]
 [-MailboxLocationType <MailboxLocationType>]
 [-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (8)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Database	DatabaseIdParameter	yes	This parameter is available only in on-premises Exchange.
-Identity	MailboxLocationIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox location object that you want to view. The value uses the either of the following formats:
-User	UserIdParameter	yes	This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-IncludePreviousPrimary	SwitchParameter		This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
-MailboxLocationType	MailboxLocationType		The MailboxLocationType filters the results by the type of mailbox. Valid values are:
-ResultSize	Unlimited		The ResultSize parameter specifies the maximum number of results to return. If you want to return all requests that match the query, use unlimited for the value of this parameter. The default value is 1000.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

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