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Get-Job

Use Get-Job to list the jobs in the session with their current state.

Command 1 min read Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7

Documentation: Microsoft Learn — PowerShell module reference

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated

Syntax

1PS> Get-Job [[-Id] <int32[]>] [-Name <String[]>] [-State <JobState>] [-HasMoreData <Boolean>] [-Command <String[]>] [-IncludeChildJob] [<CommonParameters>]
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Get-Job [[-Id] <int32[]>] [-Name <String[]>] [-State <JobState>] [-HasMoreData <Boolean>] [-Command <String[]>] [-IncludeChildJob] [<CommonParameters>]
  1. Stage 1Get-Job-Id -Name -State -HasMoreData -Command -IncludeChildJob

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    Interactive simulation · fictional data

    Examples

    Select Id, Name, State, HasMoreData

    1PS> Get-Job | Select-Object Id, Name, State, HasMoreData
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    Id  Name  State      HasMoreData
--  ----  ---------  -----------
1   Job1  Completed  True
3   Job3  Running    True

    Get-Job -State Failed

    1PS> Get-Job -State Failed | Select-Object Id, Name, State
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    Id  Name  State
--  ----  -----
2   Job2  Failed

    Expand ChildJobs

    1PS> Get-Job | Select-Object -ExpandProperty ChildJobs | Select-Object Id, State
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    Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

    Id  State
--  -----
2   Completed
4   Running

    Parameters

    Parameter definitions:

    • -Id
    • -Name
    • -State
    • -HasMoreData
    • -Command
    • -IncludeChildJob

    PowerShell module reference on Microsoft Learn

    Practical use and troubleshooting

    Practical scenario: Use Get-Job when you need to list the jobs in the session with their current state. Review syntax and sample output, then try an example in the browser lab. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.

    Common error and fix: A missing job can mean the query is running in another PowerShell session. Keep the job object returned by the start command or inspect IDs in the session that created it. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.

    See also: Receive-Job. Get-Job returns job metadata such as State; Receive-Job retrieves a job's output. Inspecting a Completed state is not the same as collecting its results. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.

    Get-Job reference on Microsoft Learn

    Recap

    Get-Job Use Get-Job to list the jobs in the session with their current state.

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