VBR (V13) and Entra backup user license count

[mjr.epicfail]

Hi,

I'm trying to make sense of the licenses count for Entra backups.
Rolled out a new VBR, configured Entra tenant, and made a backup job.
There are some 60+ users in Entra where around +-20 are Member and Active.

When checking the required licenses (rental) in the GUI I can only see the required license 10packs, not the "real per user license need".
In the API, I get the same response: the x times 10pack required.

Is there a way to see how many users are counted towards the license in VBR GUI or API?

[mjr.epicfail]

I also have a supportcase: 07904572

[Mildur]

Hi Danny,

I noticed you added a similar comment in the API topic.
I’ll need to check with QA and do some research to see if there’s currently a way to achieve that.

May I ask why you need the user count? Are you looking to bill per member account instead of billing the entire “10‑pack”?

Best,
Fabian

[mjr.epicfail]

It’s 2fold.

While I trust the calculation done by veeam, I want to be able to check if the calculation is done right.

Like in the example , the user count shown in the Job is higher than the license count. I know that only active enabled members are counted but there is currently no way to check this.


Maybe I’ll add a FR to and endpoint to show the user count per configured and backedup Microsoft tenant. Similar like vb365 seat count.

[Mildur]

Hi Danny,

A quick update — I’ve reached out to our REST API/PowerShell team to check if there’s any unsupported method available today.
If not, I’ll note it as an improvement request.

Best,
Fabian

[Mildur]

Hi Danny

I apologize for the late answer. We have this three options today to list the amount of protected members:

1.) Check on Entra side what will be the subject for our licensing by such ms graph request https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/g ... h-explorer

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GET «https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users?$filter=userType eq 'Member' and accountEnabled eq true   &$select=id,displayName,userPrincipalName,userType,accountEnabled»

2.) Use VBR Restore Explorer UI to check enabled members.


3.) Use VRB rest API to filer backed-up enabled members

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Post  /api/v1/backupBrowser/entraIdTenant/{backupId}/browse

{
  "type": "User",
  "filter": {
    "usertype": "member", "accountEnabled":"true"
  },
  "sorting": {
    "property": "userName",
    "direction": "ascending"
  }
}

We have ideas on how to build your request in the future, but no ETA yet.

Best,
Fabian