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Get-EntraBetaDeletedDirectoryObject

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Module:
Microsoft.Entra.Beta

Retrieves a soft deleted directory object from the directory.

Syntax

Get-EntraBetaDeletedDirectoryObject
   -DirectoryObjectId <String>
   [-Property <String[]>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-EntraBetaDeletedDirectoryObject cmdlet retrieves a soft deleted directory object from the directory.

Note that soft delete for groups is currently only implemented for Unified Groups (also known as Office 365 Groups).

Examples

Example 1: Retrieve a deleted directory object with more details

Connect-Entra -Scopes 'AdministrativeUnit.Read.All', 'Application.Read.All','Group.Read.All','User.Read.All'
Get-EntraBetaDeletedDirectoryObject -DirectoryObjectId 'aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb' | Format-Table -Property Id, displayName, '@odata.type', DeletedDateTime, DeletionAgeInDays -AutoSize

Id                                   displayName           @odata.type                  DeletedDateTime       DeletionAgeInDays
--                                   -----------           -----------                  ---------------       -----------------
aaaaaaaa-0000-1111-2222-bbbbbbbbbbbb Entra PowerShell App #microsoft.graph.application 2/12/2025 11:07:56 AM                10

This example shows how to retrieve the deleted directory object details from the directory.

Note: You can use the following commands to retrieve specific deleted objects:

  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedUser - to retrieve deleted users.
  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedAdministrativeUnit - to retrieve deleted administrative units.
  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedApplication - to retrieve deleted applications.
  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedDevice - to retrieve deleted devices.
  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedGroup - to retrieve deleted groups.
  • Get-EntraBetaDeletedServicePrincipal - to retrieve deleted service principals.

Parameters

-DirectoryObjectId

The Id of the directory object to retrieve.

Type:System.String
Aliases:Id
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Property

Specifies properties to be returned.

Type:System.String[]
Aliases:Select
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

System.String

Outputs

System.Object