Microsoft DnsServer reference: Gets resource records from a specified DNS zone. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
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Supported environments
Windows / DnsServer · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see about_Jobs.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-ComputerName
Specifies a DNS server. If you do not specify this parameter, the command runs on the local system. You can specify an IP address or any value that resolves to an IP address, such as a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), host name, or NETBIOS name.
-Name
Specifies a node name within the selected zone. If not specified, it defaults to the root (@) node.
-Node
Indicates that the command returns only the resource records at the root of the node specified by the *Name* parameter. If Node is not specified then both the root and any child records in the node are returned.
-RRType
Specifies the type of resource record. The acceptable values for this parameter are: - HInfo - Afsdb - Atma - Isdn - Key - Mb - Md - Mf - Mg - MInfo - Mr - Mx - NsNxt - Rp - Rt - Wks - X25 - A - AAAA - CName - Ptr - Srv - Txt - Wins - WinsR - Ns - Soa - NasP - NasPtr - DName - Gpos - Loc - DhcId - Naptr - RRSig - DnsKey - DS - NSec - NSec3 - NSec3Param
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-Type (required)
Specifies a type of record to get.
-VirtualizationInstance
Specifies the virtualization instance in which the zone will be added. A virtualization instance is logical partition in a DNS Server, which is capable of independently hosting zones and zone scopes. Same name zones and zone scopes can be hosted in different virtualization instances. This parameter is optional and if not provided it will add the zone into the default virtualization instance which is functionally equivalent to a standard DNS server.
-ZoneName (required)
Specifies the name of a DNS server zone.
-ZoneScope
Specifies the name of a zone scope.
Prerequisites
Windows with the DnsServer module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.
Examples
Example 1: Get all resource records in a specified zone
This command gets all DNS server resource records in a zone named contoso.com. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.