PowerShell tips

This note was created on 2023-03-20
This note was last edited on 2024-04-02

Disable telemetry (pwsh, GNU/Linux):
$ echo 'export POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1' >> .profile

Disable telemetry (Powershell, MS Windows):
$ notepad $PSHOME\Profile.ps1
Add:
~~~
POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=true
~~~

Get and enable execution of PowerShell scripts:
$ Get-ExecutionPolicy
$ Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned # (other options: Restricted, Unrestricted)

Get PowerShell version:
$ $PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Make API call with bearer token auth:
$ $exampleEmailParameter = ("test@example.com").Replace("@", "%40")
$ $bearerToken = "XXXXXX"
$ Invoke-WebRequest -Authentication Bearer -Token (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -String $bearerToken -Force) -Method Get -Uri "https://api.example.com/api/v1/example?contactEmail=$exampleEmailParameter)"
Note: use "-AllowUnencryptedAuthentication" if API available only on HTTP.