Get-ComplianceSearchAction
This cmdlet is available in on-premises Exchange and in the cloud-based service. Some parameters and settings might be exclusive to one environment or the other.
Use the Get-ComplianceSearchAction cmdlet to view information about compliance search actions.
For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.
Syntax
Identity
Get-ComplianceSearchAction
[[-Identity] <ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter>]
[-Case <String>]
[-Details]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-IncludeCredential]
[-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]
[-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Preview
Get-ComplianceSearchAction
[-Preview]
[-Case <String>]
[-Details]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-IncludeCredential]
[-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]
[-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Purge
Get-ComplianceSearchAction
[-Purge]
[-Case <String>]
[-Details]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-IncludeCredential]
[-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]
[-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Export
Get-ComplianceSearchAction
[-Export]
[-Case <String>]
[-Details]
[-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-IncludeCredential]
[-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]
[-ResultSize <Unlimited>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
After you create and run a compliance search using the New-ComplianceSearch cmdlet, and start the search using the Start-ComplianceSearch cmdlet, you assign a search action using the New-ComplianceSearchAction cmdlet. You use the Get-ComplianceSearchAction cmdlet to track the progress of the compliance search action.
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this article lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you might not have access to some parameters if they aren't included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.
In on-premises Exchange, this cmdlet is available in the Mailbox Search role. By default, this role is assigned only to the Discovery Management role group.
To use this cmdlet in Security & Compliance PowerShell, you need to be assigned permissions. For more information, see Permissions in the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
Examples
Example 1
Get-ComplianceSearchAction
This example shows a summary list of all compliance search actions.
Example 2
Get-ComplianceSearchAction -Identity "Case 1234_Preview" | Format-List
This example shows details about the compliance search action named "Case 1234_Preview"
Parameters
-Case
Applicable: Security & Compliance
This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
The Case parameter filters the results by the name of the specified case. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Details
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
The Details switch specifies whether to include detailed information in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-DomainController
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
This parameter is functional only in on-premises Exchange.
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 (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Fqdn |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Export
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
Note: After May 26, 2025, this parameter is no longer functional. For more information, see Upcoming changes to Microsoft Purview eDiscovery.
The Export switch filters the results by Export compliance search actions. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
You can't use this switch with the Identity, Preview, or Purge parameters.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
Export
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Identity
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
The Identity parameter specifies the compliance search action that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the compliance search action. For example:
- Name: The compliance search action name uses the syntax
"Compliance Search Name_Action". For example,"Case 1234_Preview". - JobRunId (GUID)
You can't use this parameter with the Export, Preview, or Purge parameters.
When you use the Identity parameter, more details are returned in the results. For example:
- In the Results line, the values of the Item count, Total size, and Details properties are populated.
- Location lines are added to the results.
- The NumBindings property value is populated. This property includes the primary mailbox, the main archive, and any additional archives for users included in the search. NumBindings is not the number of users included in the search, because each included user could have or not have a combination of a primary mailbox, a main archive, and additional archives.
- The affected location properties (for example, ExchangeLocation) are populated.
- The CaseName property value is populated.
Parameter properties
| Type: | ComplianceSearchActionIdParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
Identity
| Position: | 1 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-IncludeCredential
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
The IncludeCredential switch specifies whether to include the credential in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Organization
Applicable: Security & Compliance
This parameter is available only in the cloud-based service.
This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
Parameter properties
| Type: | OrganizationIdParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Preview
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
The Preview switch filters the results by Preview compliance search actions. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
You can't use this switch with the Export, Identity, or Purge parameters.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
Preview
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Purge
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
Note: In Security & Compliance PowerShell, this parameter is available only in the Search and Purge role. By default, this role is assigned only to the Organization Management and Data Investigator role groups.
The Purge switch filters the results by Purge compliance search actions. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
You can't use this switch with the Export, Identity, or Preview parameters.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
Purge
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-ResultSize
Applicable: Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Security & Compliance
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.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Unlimited |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.