diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/cli.rst b/doc/source/contributor/cli.rst
index 29b4ff6..0165a02 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/cli.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/cli.rst
@@ -944,6 +944,8 @@ template show
   vitrage template show 72f47086-366f-44d1-b88f-e420a8bc8ff0
   returns a loaded template as json
 
+ Note: You can use template name instead of id
+
 template add
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ::
@@ -971,6 +973,8 @@ template delete
  For deleting multiple templates:
   vitrage template delete ae3c0752-1df9-408c-89d5-8b32b86f403f f254edb0-53cb-4552-969b-bdad24a14a03
 
+ Note: You can use template name instead of id
+
 Templates with parameters
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ::
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/support_template_show_and_add_by_name-19f6ec71d2d5b14c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/support_template_show_and_add_by_name-19f6ec71d2d5b14c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fadbae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/support_template_show_and_add_by_name-19f6ec71d2d5b14c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added support to show and delete template by name.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vitrageclient/v1/cli/template.py b/vitrageclient/v1/cli/template.py
index 8c8b52a..44eb3a9 100644
--- a/vitrageclient/v1/cli/template.py
+++ b/vitrageclient/v1/cli/template.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-import re
 
-import argparse
 from cliff import command
 from cliff import lister
 from cliff import show
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ class TemplateShow(show.ShowOne):
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(TemplateShow, self).get_parser(prog_name)
-        parser.add_argument('uuid', help='Template UUID')
+        parser.add_argument('id', help='Template UUID or Name')
         return parser
 
     @property
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ class TemplateShow(show.ShowOne):
         return 'json'
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-        uuid = parsed_args.uuid
-        template = utils.get_client(self).template.show(uuid=uuid)
+        _id = parsed_args.id
+        template = utils.get_client(self).template.show(_id=_id)
         return self.dict2columns(template)
 
 
@@ -157,10 +155,9 @@ class TemplateDelete(command.Command):
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(TemplateDelete, self).get_parser(prog_name)
-        parser.add_argument('uuid',
-                            help='ID of a template',
-                            nargs='+',
-                            type=TemplateDelete.vaild_uuid)
+        parser.add_argument('id',
+                            help='<ID or Name> of a template',
+                            nargs='+')
         return parser
 
     @property
@@ -168,15 +165,5 @@ class TemplateDelete(command.Command):
         return 'json'
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-        uuid = parsed_args.uuid
-        utils.get_client(self).template.delete(uuid=uuid)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def vaild_uuid(uuids):
-        rege = '^[a-z0-9]{8}-[a-z0-9]{4}-[a-z0-9]{4}-[a-z0-9]{4}-[a-z0-9]{12}$'
-        if type(uuids) != list:
-            uuids = [uuids]
-        for uuid in uuids:
-            if not re.match(rege, uuid):
-                raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Not a uuid format")
-        return uuids
+        _id = parsed_args.id
+        utils.get_client(self).template.delete(_id=_id)
diff --git a/vitrageclient/v1/template.py b/vitrageclient/v1/template.py
index e317ddf..35cc88b 100644
--- a/vitrageclient/v1/template.py
+++ b/vitrageclient/v1/template.py
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ class Template(object):
         """Get templates list"""
         return self.api.get(self.url).json()
 
-    def show(self, uuid):
+    def show(self, _id):
         """Show template content"""
 
-        url = self.url + uuid
+        url = self.url + _id
         return self.api.get(url).json()
 
     def add(self, path=None, template_type=None,
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ class Template(object):
                           params=params)
         return self.api.put(self.url, json=api_params).json()
 
-    def delete(self, uuid):
+    def delete(self, _id):
         """Delete existing"""
-        params = dict(uuid=uuid)
+        params = dict(id=_id)
         return self.api.delete(self.url, json=params).json()
 
     def validate(self, path=None, template_type=None,