Get-QuarantineMessage

The Direction parameter filters the results by incoming or outgoing messages. Valid values are:

• Inbound
• Outbound

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The Domain parameter filters the results by sender or recipient domain. You can specify multiple domain values separated by commas.

The EndExpiresDate parameter specifies the latest messages that will automatically be deleted from the quarantine. Use this parameter with the StartExpiresDate parameter.

Use the short date format that's defined in the Regional Options settings on the computer where you're running the command. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format MM/dd/yyyy, enter 09/01/2018 to specify September 1, 2018. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example, "09/01/2018 5:00 PM".

For example, if you specify the StartExpiresDate value of today's date and the EndExpiresDate value of the date three days from today, you will only see messages that will expire from the quarantine in the next three days.

The EndReceivedDate parameter specifies the latest messages to return in the results. Use this parameter with the StartReceivedDate parameter.

Use the short date format that's defined in the Regional Options settings on the computer where you're running the command. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format MM/dd/yyyy, enter 09/01/2018 to specify September 1, 2018. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example, "09/01/2018 5:00 PM".

The EntityType parameter filters the results by EntityType. Valid values are:

• Email
• SharePointOnline
• Teams (currently in Preview)
• DataLossPrevention

The Identity parameter specifies the quarantined message that you want to view. The value is a unique quarantined message identifier in the format GUID1\GUID2 (for example c14401cf-aa9a-465b-cfd5-08d0f0ca37c5\4c2ca98e-94ea-db3a-7eb8-3b63657d4db7).

When you identify the quarantine message by using this parameter, the RecipientAddress, QuarantineUser, and ReleasedUser properties are available. To see these values, you need to use a formatting cmdlet. For example, Get-QuarantineMessage -Identity <Identity> | Format-List.

The IncludeMessagesFromBlockedSenderAddress switch specifies whether to include quarantined messages from blocked senders in the results. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

The MessageId parameter filters the results by the Message-ID header field of the message. This value is also known as the Client ID. The format of the Message-ID depends on the messaging server that sent the message. The value should be unique for each message. However, not all messaging servers create values for the Message-ID in the same way. Be sure to include the full Message ID string (which may include angle brackets) and enclose the value in quotation marks (for example, "<d9683b4c-127b-413a-ae2e-fa7dfb32c69d@DM3NAM06BG401.Eop-nam06.prod.protection.outlook.com>").

The MyItems switch filters the results by messages where you (the user that's running the command) are the recipient. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

The Page parameter specifies the page number of the results you want to view. Valid input for this parameter is an integer between 1 and 1000. The default value is 1.

The PageSize parameter specifies the maximum number of entries per page. Valid input for this parameter is an integer between 1 and 1000. The default value is 100.

The PolicyName parameter filters the results by the protection policy that quarantined the message (for example, the anti-malware policy). You can use any value that uniquely identifies the policy. For example:

• Name
• Distinguished name (DN)
• GUID

The PolicyTypes parameter filters the results by the type of protection policy that quarantined the message. Valid values are:

• AntiMalwarePolicy
• AntiPhishPolicy
• DataLossPreventionRule
• ExchangeTransportRule (mail flow rule)
• HostedContentFilterPolicy (anti-spam policy)
• SafeAttachmentPolicy (Microsoft Defender for Office 365 only)

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The QuarantineTypes parameter filters the results by what caused the message to be quarantined. Valid values are:

• Bulk
• DataLossPrevention
• FileTypeBlock (common attachments filter in anti-malware policies in EOP)
• HighConfPhish
• Malware (anti-malware policies in EOP or Safe Attachments policies in Defender for Office 365)
• Phish
• Spam
• SPOMalware (Microsoft Defender for Office 365 only)
• TransportRule

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

You don't need to use this parameter with the Type parameter.

For files quarantined by Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, the detection information can be found in CustomData field in the output.

The RecipientAddress parameter filters the results by the recipient's email address. You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The RecipientTag parameter filters the results by the recipient's user tag value (for example, Priority Account). For more information about user tags, see User tags in Defender for Office 365.

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The ReleaseStatus parameter filters the results by the release status of the message. Valid values are:

• Approved
• Denied
• Error
• NotReleased
• PreparingToRelease
• Released
• Requested

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

Note: Messages that were quarantined and released by Microsoft due to a service issue have the SystemReleased property value TRUE. To filter the results by system released messages, run the following command: Get-QuarantineMessage | where {$_.systemreleased -like "True"}.

The Reported parameter filters the results by messages that have already been reported as false positives. Valid values are:

• $true: The command only returns quarantined messages that have already been reported as false positives.
• $false: The command only returns quarantined messages that haven't been reported as false positives.

The SenderAddress parameter filters the results by the sender's email address. You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The StartExpiresDate parameter specifies the earliest messages that will automatically be deleted from the quarantine. Use this parameter with the EndExpiresDate parameter.

Use the short date format that's defined in the Regional Options settings on the computer where you're running the command. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format MM/dd/yyyy, enter 09/01/2018 to specify September 1, 2018. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example, "09/01/2018 5:00 PM".

For example, if you specify the StartExpiresDate value of today's date and the EndExpiresDate value of the date three days from today, you will only see messages that will expire from the quarantine in the next three days.

The StartReceivedDate parameter specifies the earliest messages to return in the results. Use this parameter with the EndReceivedDate parameter.

Use the short date format that's defined in the Regional Options settings on the computer where you're running the command. For example, if the computer is configured to use the short date format MM/dd/yyyy, enter 09/01/2018 to specify September 1, 2018. You can enter the date only, or you can enter the date and time of day. If you enter the date and time of day, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example, "09/01/2018 5:00 PM".

By default, if you don't use the StartReceivedDate and EndReceivedDate parameters, the command will return data for the last 16 days. The maximum value for this parameter is 30 days. If you use a value that's older than 30 days, the value is ignored and only data for the last 30 days is returned.

The Subject parameter filters the results by the subject field of the message. If the value contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks (").

This parameter is available only in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

The TeamsConversationTypes parameters filters the results by Microsoft Teams conversation types. Valid values are:

• Channel
• Chat

You can specify multiple values separated by commas.

The Type parameter filters the results by what caused the message to be quarantined. Valid values are:

• Bulk
• DataLossPrevention
• HighConfPhish
• Malware
• Phish
• Spam
• SPOMalware (Microsoft Defender for Office 365 only)
• TransportRule

You don't need to use this parameter with the QuarantineTypes parameter.

For files protected by Safe Attachments for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams, the detection information can be found in CustomData field in the output.