Get-GlobalAddressList (ExchangePowerShell) By chrisda Archived: 2026-04-06 01:15:28 UTC In this article 1. Syntax 2. Description 3. Examples 4. Parameters 5. Inputs 6. Outputs 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-GlobalAddressList cmdlet to view a global address list (GAL) or a set of GALs. In Exchange Online, this cmdlet is available only in the Address Lists role, and by default, the role isn't assigned to any role groups. To use this cmdlet, you need to add the Address Lists role to a role group (for example, to the Organization Management role group). For more information, see Add a role to a role group. For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax. Get-GlobalAddressList [-DefaultOnly] [-DomainController ] [] Get-GlobalAddressList [[-Identity] ] [-DomainController ] [] The Get-GlobalAddressList cmdlet is mainly used to populate the GAL property pages in the Exchange admin center. This command doesn't provide a filtering capability. If filtering is required, you should use a WHERE clause with the command. 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 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/email-addresses-and-address-books/get-globaladdresslist Page 1 of 4 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. Get-GlobalAddressList This example returns a summary list of all GALs. Get-GlobalAddressList -Identity GAL_AgencyB | Format-List This example returns detailed information about the GAL named GAL_AgencyB. Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Exchange Online The DefaultOnly switch filters the results so only the default GAL is returned. You don't need to use a value with this switch. Type: SwitchParameter Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False DefaultOnly Position: Named Mandatory: True Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE This parameter is available 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. Type: Fqdn https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/email-addresses-and-address-books/get-globaladdresslist Page 2 of 4 Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False (All) Position: Named Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: False Value from pipeline by property name: False Value from remaining arguments: False Applicable: Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE, Exchange Online The Identity parameter specifies the global address list that you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the GAL. For example: Name Distinguished name (DN) GUID Caution: The value $null or a non-existent value for the Identity parameter returns all objects as if you ran the Get- command without the Identity parameter. Verify any lists of values for the Identity parameter are accurate and don't contain non-existent $null values. Type: GlobalAddressListIdParameter Default value: None Supports wildcards: False DontShow: False Identity Position: 1 Mandatory: False Value from pipeline: True Value from pipeline by property name: True Value from remaining arguments: False https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/email-addresses-and-address-books/get-globaladdresslist Page 3 of 4 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. Input types To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data. Output types To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data. Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/email-addresses-and-address-books/get-globaladdresslist https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/exchange/email-addresses-and-address-books/get-globaladdresslist Page 4 of 4