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Get-MapiVirtualDirectory

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

View Message Application Programming Interface (MAPI) virtual directories that are used in Internet Information Services (IIS) on Microsoft Exchange servers. A MAPI virtual directory is used by supported versions of Microsoft Outlook to connect to mailboxes by using the MAPIHTTP protocol.

Quick start script

# Get-MapiVirtualDirectory — 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-MapiVirtualDirectory -Server <ServerIdParameter> | Format-List

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Server

Get-MapiVirtualDirectory -Server <ServerIdParameter>
 [-ADPropertiesOnly]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Identity

Get-MapiVirtualDirectory [[-Identity] <VirtualDirectoryIdParameter>]
 [-ADPropertiesOnly]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	VirtualDirectoryIdParameter		The Identity parameter specifies the MAPI virtual directory that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the virtual directory. For example:
-Server	ServerIdParameter	yes	The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server that hosts the virtual directory. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-ADPropertiesOnly	SwitchParameter		The ADPropertiesOnly switch specifies whether to return only the virtual directory properties that are stored in Active Directory. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-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...
-ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories	SwitchParameter		The ShowMailboxVirtualDirectories switch shows information about backend virtual directories on Mailbox servers. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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