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Get-PendingDelicenseUser

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Get-*

View information about mailboxes that have delayed mailbox license removal requests. You configure delayed mailbox license removal using the DelayedDelicensingEnabled parameter on the Set-OrganizationConfig cmdlet.

Quick start script

# Get-PendingDelicenseUser — 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-PendingDelicenseUser | Format-List

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity (Default)

Get-PendingDelicenseUser [[-Identity] <RecipientIdParameter>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

TenantLevelParameterSet

Get-PendingDelicenseUser [-ResultSize <Unlimited>] [-ShowDueObjectsOnly]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (3)

ParameterTypeRequiredWhat it controls
-Identity RecipientIdParameter The Identity parameter specifies the mailbox with a pending mailbox license removal request.
-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.
-ShowDueObjectsOnly SwitchParameter The ShowDueObjectsOnly switch filters the results by mailboxes where the 30 day delay for removing the license has ended, and the license can be removed from the mailbox at any time. You don't need to specify a value...

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