diff --git a/docs/manual/docs/cmd/spo/app/app-get.md b/docs/manual/docs/cmd/spo/app/app-get.md
index 3024f3dbe90..14103d5ee78 100644
--- a/docs/manual/docs/cmd/spo/app/app-get.md
+++ b/docs/manual/docs/cmd/spo/app/app-get.md
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ spo app get [options]
 Option|Description
 ------|-----------
 `--help`|output usage information
-`-i, --id <id>`|ID of the app to retrieve information for
+`-i, --id [id]`|ID of the app to retrieve information for. Specify the `id` or the `name` but not both
+`-n, --name [name]`|Name of the app to retrieve information for. Specify the `id` or the `name` but not both
+`-u, --appCatalogUrl [appCatalogUrl]`|URL of the tenant app catalog site. If not specified, the CLI will try to resolve it automatically
 `-o, --output [output]`|Output type. `json|text`. Default `text`
 `--verbose`|Runs command with verbose logging
 `--debug`|Runs command with debug logging
@@ -33,6 +35,18 @@ Return details about the app with ID _b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6_ avai
 spo app get -i b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6
 ```
 
+Return details about the app with name _solution.sppkg_ available in the tenant app catalog. Will try to detect the app catalog URL
+
+```sh
+spo app get --name solution.sppkg
+```
+
+Return details about the app with name _solution.sppkg_ available in the tenant app catalog using the specified app catalog URL
+
+```sh
+spo app get --name solution.sppkg --appCatalogUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps
+```
+
 ## More information
 
 - Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) APIs: [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/apis/alm-api-for-spfx-add-ins](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/apis/alm-api-for-spfx-add-ins)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.spec.ts b/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.spec.ts
index 8738cb74ebc..4ecb48d3f94 100644
--- a/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.spec.ts
+++ b/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.spec.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
   let cmdInstanceLogSpy: sinon.SinonSpy;
   let trackEvent: any;
   let telemetry: any;
+  let promptOptions: any;
 
   before(() => {
     sinon.stub(auth, 'restoreAuth').callsFake(() => Promise.resolve());
     sinon.stub(auth, 'ensureAccessToken').callsFake(() => { return Promise.resolve('ABC'); });
+    sinon.stub(auth, 'getAccessToken').callsFake(() => { return Promise.resolve('ABC'); });
     trackEvent = sinon.stub(appInsights, 'trackEvent').callsFake((t) => {
       telemetry = t;
     });
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
     cmdInstance = {
       log: (msg: string) => {
         log.push(msg);
+      },
+      prompt: (options: any, cb: (result: { continue: boolean }) => void) => {
+        promptOptions = options;
+        cb({ continue: false });
       }
     };
     cmdInstanceLogSpy = sinon.spy(cmdInstance, 'log');
@@ -38,15 +44,18 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    Utils.restore(vorpal.find);
+    Utils.restore([
+      vorpal.find,
+      request.get
+    ]);
   });
 
   after(() => {
     Utils.restore([
       appInsights.trackEvent,
       auth.ensureAccessToken,
-      auth.restoreAuth,
-      request.get
+      auth.getAccessToken,
+      auth.restoreAuth
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -99,19 +108,19 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('retrieves information about available app from the tenant app catalog (debug)', (done) => {
+  it('retrieves information about the app with the specified id from the tenant app catalog (debug)', (done) => {
     sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
       if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
         if (opts.headers.authorization &&
           opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
           opts.headers.accept &&
           opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
-          return Promise.resolve(JSON.stringify({
+          return Promise.resolve({
             ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
             Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
             Deployed: true,
             AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
-          }));
+          });
         }
       }
 
@@ -142,19 +151,19 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('retrieves information about available app from the tenant app catalog', (done) => {
+  it('retrieves information about the app with the specified id from the tenant app catalog', (done) => {
     sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
       if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
         if (opts.headers.authorization &&
           opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
           opts.headers.accept &&
           opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
-          return Promise.resolve(JSON.stringify({
+          return Promise.resolve({
             ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
             Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
             Deployed: true,
             AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
-          }));
+          });
         }
       }
 
@@ -185,6 +194,282 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('retrieves information about the app with the specified name from the specified tenant app catalog', (done) => {
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
+        if (opts.headers.authorization &&
+          opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
+          opts.headers.accept &&
+          opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+            Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+            Deployed: true,
+            AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url === `https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('solution.sppkg')?$select=UniqueId`) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          UniqueId: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'
+        });
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com';
+    auth.site.tenantId = 'abc';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: false, name: 'solution.sppkg', appCatalogUrl: 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps' } }, () => {
+      try {
+        assert(cmdInstanceLogSpy.calledWith({
+          ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+          Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+          Deployed: true,
+          AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+        }));
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+      finally {
+        Utils.restore(request.get);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('retrieves information about the app with the specified name with auto-discovered tenant app catalog (debug)', (done) => {
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/search/query?querytext='contentclass:STS_Site%20AND%20SiteTemplate:APPCATALOG'&SelectProperties='SPWebUrl'`) > -1) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          PrimaryQueryResult: {
+            RelevantResults: {
+              Table: {
+                Rows: [{
+                  Cells: [{
+                    Key: 'SPWebUrl',
+                    Value: 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps'
+                  }]
+                }]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
+        if (opts.headers.authorization &&
+          opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
+          opts.headers.accept &&
+          opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+            Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+            Deployed: true,
+            AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url === `https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('solution.sppkg')?$select=UniqueId`) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          UniqueId: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'
+        });
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com';
+    auth.site.tenantId = 'abc';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: true, name: 'solution.sppkg' } }, () => {
+      try {
+        assert(cmdInstanceLogSpy.calledWith({
+          ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+          Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+          Deployed: true,
+          AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+        }));
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+      finally {
+        Utils.restore(request.get);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('prompts for tenant app catalog URL when no app catalog site found (debug)', (done) => {
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`search/query?querytext='contentclass:STS_Site%20AND%20SiteTemplate:APPCATALOG'`) > -1) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          PrimaryQueryResult: {
+            RelevantResults: {
+              RowCount: 0,
+              Table: {}
+            }
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: true, name: 'solution.sppkg' } }, () => {
+      let promptIssued = false;
+
+      if (promptOptions && promptOptions.name === 'appCatalogUrl') {
+        promptIssued = true;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        assert(promptIssued);
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('fails when no URL provided in the prompt for tenant app catalog URL', (done) => {
+    let solutionLookedUp: boolean = false;
+
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`search/query?querytext='contentclass:STS_Site%20AND%20SiteTemplate:APPCATALOG'`) > -1) {
+        return Promise.reject('Error while executing search query');
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url === `https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('solution.sppkg')?$select=UniqueId`) {
+        solutionLookedUp = true;
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          UniqueId: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'
+        });
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.prompt = (options: any, cb: (result: { appCatalogUrl: string }) => void) => {
+      cb({ appCatalogUrl: '' });
+    };
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: false, name: 'solution.sppkg' } }, () => {
+      try {
+        assert.equal(solutionLookedUp, false);
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('fails when the URL provided in the prompt for tenant app catalog URL is not a valid SharePoint URL', (done) => {
+    let solutionLookedUp: boolean = false;
+
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`search/query?querytext='contentclass:STS_Site%20AND%20SiteTemplate:APPCATALOG'`) > -1) {
+        return Promise.reject('Error while executing search query');
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url === `https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('solution.sppkg')?$select=UniqueId`) {
+        solutionLookedUp = true;
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          UniqueId: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'
+        });
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.prompt = (options: any, cb: (result: { appCatalogUrl: string }) => void) => {
+      cb({ appCatalogUrl: 'url' });
+    };
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: false, name: 'solution.sppkg' } }, () => {
+      try {
+        assert.equal(solutionLookedUp, false);
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('retrieves information about the app with the specified name from the specified tenant app catalog', (done) => {
+    sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`search/query?querytext='contentclass:STS_Site%20AND%20SiteTemplate:APPCATALOG'`) > -1) {
+        return Promise.reject('Error while executing search query');
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url === `https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('solution.sppkg')?$select=UniqueId`) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          UniqueId: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
+        if (opts.headers.authorization &&
+          opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
+          opts.headers.accept &&
+          opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+            Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+            Deployed: true,
+            AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject('Invalid request');
+    });
+
+    auth.site = new Site();
+    auth.site.connected = true;
+    auth.site.url = 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com';
+    cmdInstance.action = command.action();
+    cmdInstance.prompt = (options: any, cb: (result: { appCatalogUrl: string }) => void) => {
+      cb({ appCatalogUrl: 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps' });
+    };
+    cmdInstance.action({ options: { debug: false, name: 'solution.sppkg' } }, () => {
+      try {
+        assert(cmdInstanceLogSpy.calledWith({
+          ID: 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6',
+          Title: 'online-client-side-solution',
+          Deployed: true,
+          AppCatalogVersion: '1.0.0.0'
+        }));
+        done();
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        done(e);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
   it('correctly handles no app found in the tenant app catalog', (done) => {
     sinon.stub(request, 'get').callsFake((opts) => {
       if (opts.url.indexOf(`/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')`) > -1) {
@@ -192,7 +477,7 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
           opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
           opts.headers.accept &&
           opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
-          return Promise.reject({ error: JSON.stringify({
+          return Promise.reject({ error: {
             'odata.error': {
               code: '-1, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ResourceNotFoundException',
               message: {
@@ -200,7 +485,7 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
                 value: "Exception of type 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ResourceNotFoundException' was thrown."
               }
             }
-          })});
+          }});
         }
       }
 
@@ -266,14 +551,14 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
           opts.headers.authorization.indexOf('Bearer ') === 0 &&
           opts.headers.accept &&
           opts.headers.accept.indexOf('application/json') === 0) {
-          return Promise.reject({ error: JSON.stringify({
+          return Promise.reject({ error: {
             'odata.error': {
               code: '-1, Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.InvalidOperationException',
               message: {
                 value: 'An error has occurred'
               }
             }
-          }) });
+          }});
         }
       }
 
@@ -304,20 +589,45 @@ describe(commands.APP_GET, () => {
     assert.notEqual(actual, true);
   });
 
-  it('passes validation when the id option specified', () => {
+  it('fails validation if the specified id is not a valid GUID', () => {
     const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { id: '123' } });
+    assert.notEqual(actual, true);
+  });
+
+  it('fails validation when both the id and the name options specified', () => {
+    const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { id: 'f8b52a45-61d5-4264-81c9-c3bbd203e7d0', name: 'solution.sppkg' } });
+    assert.notEqual(actual, true);
+  });
+
+  it('fails validation when the specified appCatalogUrl is not a valid SharePoint URL', () => {
+    const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { name: 'solution.sppkg', appCatalogUrl: 'url' } });
+    assert.notEqual(actual, true);
+  });
+
+  it('passes validation when the id option specified', () => {
+    const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { id: 'f8b52a45-61d5-4264-81c9-c3bbd203e7d0' } });
+    assert.equal(actual, true);
+  });
+
+  it('passes validation when the name option specified', () => {
+    const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { name: 'solution.sppkg' } });
+    assert.equal(actual, true);
+  });
+
+  it('passes validation when the name and appCatalogUrl options specified', () => {
+    const actual = (command.validate() as CommandValidate)({ options: { name: 'solution.sppkg', appCatalogUrl: 'https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps' } });
     assert.equal(actual, true);
   });
 
   it('supports debug mode', () => {
     const options = (command.options() as CommandOption[]);
-    let containsdebugOption = false;
+    let containsDebugOption = false;
     options.forEach(o => {
       if (o.option === '--debug') {
-        containsdebugOption = true;
+        containsDebugOption = true;
       }
     });
-    assert(containsdebugOption);
+    assert(containsDebugOption);
   });
 
   it('has help referring to the right command', () => {
diff --git a/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.ts b/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.ts
index 2479e9eef73..423fd3df946 100644
--- a/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.ts
+++ b/src/o365/spo/commands/app/app-get.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import auth from '../../SpoAuth';
+import { Auth } from '../../../../Auth';
 import config from '../../../../config';
 import commands from '../../commands';
 import GlobalOptions from '../../../../GlobalOptions';
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ interface CommandArgs {
 }
 
 interface Options extends GlobalOptions {
-  id: string;
+  id?: string;
+  name?: string;
+  appCatalogUrl?: string;
 }
 
 class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
@@ -30,6 +33,14 @@ class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
     return 'Gets information about the specific app from the tenant app catalog';
   }
 
+  public getTelemetryProperties(args: CommandArgs): any {
+    const telemetryProps: any = super.getTelemetryProperties(args);
+    telemetryProps.id = typeof args.options.id !== 'undefined';
+    telemetryProps.name = typeof args.options.name !== 'undefined';
+    telemetryProps.appCatalogUrl = typeof args.options.appCatalogUrl !== 'undefined';
+    return telemetryProps;
+  }
+
   protected requiresTenantAdmin(): boolean {
     return false;
   }
@@ -37,21 +48,111 @@ class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
   public commandAction(cmd: CommandInstance, args: CommandArgs, cb: () => void): void {
     auth
       .ensureAccessToken(auth.service.resource, cmd, this.debug)
-      .then((accessToken: string): request.RequestPromise => {
+      .then((accessToken: string): request.RequestPromise | Promise<string> => {
         if (this.debug) {
-          cmd.log(`Retrieved access token ${accessToken}. Loading apps from tenant app catalog...`);
+          cmd.log(`Retrieved access token ${accessToken}...`);
+        }
+
+        if (args.options.id) {
+          return Promise.resolve(args.options.id);
         }
+        else {
+          let appCatalogUrl: string = '';
+
+          return (args.options.appCatalogUrl ?
+            Promise.resolve(args.options.appCatalogUrl) :
+            this.getTenantAppCatalogUrl(cmd, this.debug))
+            .then((appCatalogUrl: string): Promise<string> => {
+              return Promise.resolve(appCatalogUrl);
+            }, (error: any): Promise<string> => {
+              if (this.debug) {
+                cmd.log('Error');
+                cmd.log(error);
+                cmd.log('');
+              }
+
+              return new Promise<string>((resolve: (appCatalogUrl: string) => void, reject: (error: any) => void): void => {
+                cmd.log('CLI could not automatically determine the URL of the tenant app catalog');
+                cmd.log('What is the absolute URL of your tenant app catalog site');
+                cmd.prompt({
+                  type: 'input',
+                  name: 'appCatalogUrl',
+                  message: '? ',
+                }, (result: { appCatalogUrl?: string }): void => {
+                  if (!result.appCatalogUrl) {
+                    reject(`Couldn't determine tenant app catalog URL`);
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    let isValidSharePointUrl: boolean | string = SpoCommand.isValidSharePointUrl(result.appCatalogUrl);
+                    if (isValidSharePointUrl === true) {
+                      resolve(result.appCatalogUrl);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      reject(isValidSharePointUrl);
+                    }
+                  }
+                });
+              });
+            })
+            .then((appCatalog: string): Promise<string> => {
+              if (this.debug) {
+                cmd.log(`Retrieved tenant app catalog URL ${appCatalog}`);
+              }
+
+              appCatalogUrl = appCatalog;
+
+              if (this.verbose) {
+                cmd.log(`Retrieving access token for the app catalog at ${appCatalogUrl}...`);
+              }
+
+              const appCatalogResource: string = Auth.getResourceFromUrl(appCatalogUrl);
+              return auth.getAccessToken(appCatalogResource, auth.service.refreshToken as string, cmd, this.debug);
+            })
+            .then((token: string): request.RequestPromise => {
+              if (this.verbose) {
+                cmd.log(`Looking up app id for app named ${args.options.name}...`);
+              }
+
+              const requestOptions: any = {
+                url: `${appCatalogUrl}/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('AppCatalog')/files('${args.options.name}')?$select=UniqueId`,
+                headers: Utils.getRequestHeaders({
+                  authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+                  accept: 'application/json;odata=nometadata'
+                }),
+                json: true
+              };
+
+              if (this.debug) {
+                cmd.log('Executing web request...');
+                cmd.log(requestOptions);
+                cmd.log('');
+              }
+
+              return request.get(requestOptions);
+            })
+            .then((res: { UniqueId: string }): Promise<string> => {
+              if (this.debug) {
+                cmd.log('Response:');
+                cmd.log(res);
+                cmd.log('');
+              }
 
+              return Promise.resolve(res.UniqueId);
+            });
+        }
+      })
+      .then((appId: string): request.RequestPromise => {
         if (this.verbose) {
-          cmd.log(`Retrieving app information...`);
+          cmd.log(`Retrieving information for app ${appId}...`);
         }
 
         const requestOptions: any = {
-          url: `${auth.site.url}/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('${encodeURIComponent(args.options.id)}')`,
+          url: `${auth.site.url}/_api/web/tenantappcatalog/AvailableApps/GetById('${encodeURIComponent(appId)}')`,
           headers: Utils.getRequestHeaders({
-            authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
+            authorization: `Bearer ${auth.service.accessToken}`,
             accept: 'application/json;odata=nometadata'
-          })
+          }),
+          json: true
         };
 
         if (this.debug) {
@@ -62,25 +163,34 @@ class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
 
         return request.get(requestOptions);
       })
-      .then((res: string): void => {
+      .then((res: AppMetadata): void => {
         if (this.debug) {
           cmd.log('Response:');
           cmd.log(res);
           cmd.log('');
         }
 
-        const app: AppMetadata = JSON.parse(res);
-        cmd.log(app);
+        cmd.log(res);
 
         cb();
-      }, (rawRes: any): void => this.handleRejectedODataPromise(rawRes, cmd, cb));
+      }, (rawRes: any): void => this.handleRejectedODataJsonPromise(rawRes, cmd, cb));
   }
 
   public options(): CommandOption[] {
-    const options: CommandOption[] = [{
-      option: '-i, --id <id>',
-      description: 'ID of the app to retrieve information for'
-    }];
+    const options: CommandOption[] = [
+      {
+        option: '-i, --id [id]',
+        description: 'ID of the app to retrieve information for. Specify the id or the name but not both'
+      },
+      {
+        option: '-n, --name [name]',
+        description: 'Name of the app to retrieve information for. Specify the id or the name but not both'
+      },
+      {
+        option: '-u, --appCatalogUrl [appCatalogUrl]',
+        description: 'URL of the tenant app catalog site. If not specified, the CLI will try to resolve it automatically'
+      }
+    ];
 
     const parentOptions: CommandOption[] = super.options();
     return options.concat(parentOptions);
@@ -88,8 +198,20 @@ class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
 
   public validate(): CommandValidate {
     return (args: CommandArgs): boolean | string => {
-      if (!args.options.id) {
-        return 'Required parameter id missing';
+      if (!args.options.id && !args.options.name) {
+        return 'Specify either the id or the name';
+      }
+
+      if (args.options.id && args.options.name) {
+        return 'Specify either the id or the name but not both';
+      }
+
+      if (args.options.id && !Utils.isValidGuid(args.options.id)) {
+        return `${args.options.id} is not a valid GUID`;
+      }
+
+      if (args.options.appCatalogUrl) {
+        return SpoCommand.isValidSharePointUrl(args.options.appCatalogUrl);
       }
 
       return true;
@@ -113,7 +235,15 @@ class AppGetCommand extends SpoCommand {
   
     Return details about the app with ID ${chalk.grey('b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6')}
     available in the tenant app catalog.
-      ${chalk.grey(config.delimiter)} ${commands.APP_GET} -i b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6
+      ${chalk.grey(config.delimiter)} ${commands.APP_GET} --id b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6
+
+    Return details about the app with name ${chalk.grey('solution.sppkg')}
+    available in the tenant app catalog. Will try to detect the app catalog URL
+      ${chalk.grey(config.delimiter)} ${commands.APP_GET} --name solution.sppkg
+
+    Return details about the app with name ${chalk.grey('solution.sppkg')}
+    available in the tenant app catalog using the specified app catalog URL
+      ${chalk.grey(config.delimiter)} ${commands.APP_GET} --name solution.sppkg --appCatalogUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/apps
 
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