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Export Exchange distribution groups

Export Exchange Online distribution-group metadata to CSV with PowerShell, including owners, visibility and sender-authentication settings.

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What this PowerShell script does

Exports distribution group metadata.

Requirements

  • CSV output path - Example: C:\Temp\report.csv

Environment

  • Module: ExchangeOnlineManagement
  • Permissions: View-Only Recipients
  • Output: CSV report
  • Context: PowerShell 7 · Exchange Online
  • Risk: Low
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Configure Export Exchange distribution groups in the Builder, review the generated PowerShell and run it yourself in your own PowerShell session.

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Why use this template?

Use this PowerShell template when you need to export distribution group metadata. It is generated locally and can be reviewed before you run it yourself in your own PowerShell session.

The template uses ExchangeOnlineManagement and requires View-Only Recipients. Output: CSV report. Level: Beginner. Action: Read-only. Risk: Low.

Review before running

The script is generated in your browser. Read it before you run it, and test it outside production first. “Read-only” describes the script itself; anything you add around it can still change data.

Generate the script

  1. Open the template in the PowerShell Builder.
  2. Enter the requested values and review the module, permissions, output and risk.
  3. Generate the script, read it carefully, and test it outside production before use.

The script is generated locally in your browser. Nothing needs to be uploaded to Opselith.

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How to use this result

Use this report for a tenant-wide inventory of Exchange Online distribution-group configuration without expanding every group's membership.

When this helps

  • Inventory distribution groups before cleanup, migration or ownership review.
  • Review primary SMTP addresses, ManagedBy values and address-list visibility.
  • Identify groups whose sender-authentication setting deserves a closer policy review.

How to read the result

  • ManagedBy contains the configured owner identifiers; it is not the same thing as group membership.
  • This report describes group-level metadata. Use the members-and-owners report when you need one row per direct member.

Things to check

  • Distribution groups and mail-enabled security groups have different purposes; do not infer authorization from mail-delivery configuration alone.
  • The inventory does not expand nested membership or calculate dynamic distribution-group recipients.

What to do next: Review ownerless or unexpectedly hidden groups, then open the members-and-owners report for groups that require membership validation.

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Script details

Exports distribution group metadata. Review these details before generating or running the script.

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Generated here. Run by you.Opselith does not connect to your tenant or run PowerShell. After generating, review the script and run it in your own PowerShell session.

What it works with

Module: ExchangeOnlineManagement

ExchangeOnlineManagement lets PowerShell connect to and work with Exchange Online.

Context: PowerShell 7 · Exchange Online

Compatibility: PowerShell 7 is the supported target for this Microsoft 365 template.

Permissions and changes

Permissions: View-Only Recipients

Risk: Low

Read-only: designed to collect information without intentionally changing the target environment.

Changes: Read-only. The script reads data and does not intentionally change the target environment.

Inputs

  • CSV output path - Example: C:\Temp\report.csv (Required)

What to expect

Output: CSV report

Expect a CSV file at the path you choose. Open it in Excel or another CSV viewer and review the rows.

Example: C:\Temp\report.csv

This template is in the Free library and is generated locally in your browser. Opselith does not run it; you review and run the script in your own PowerShell session.

Example use

Exports distribution group metadata.

Enter the required values in the Builder, review the generated script and confirm the output before running it.

Before you run: Make sure your account has View-Only Recipients. Check that the ExchangeOnlineManagement PowerShell module is available and that you are using the supported PowerShell version. Review the generated script and output path, then test outside production first.
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Last reviewed: 10 Sept 2026

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