diff --git a/build/test-examples.sh b/build/test-examples.sh
index 5a6dd380c3..d250dae9f6 100755
--- a/build/test-examples.sh
+++ b/build/test-examples.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ for example in $ROOT/examples/*/cortex.yaml; do
   echo "Deploying $example_base_dir"
   $CORTEX refresh
 
-  api_names="$($CORTEX get api | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 1 -d " ")"
+  api_names="$($CORTEX get | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 1 -d " ")"
   sample="$(find . -name "*.json")"
 
   while true; do
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ for example in $ROOT/examples/*/cortex.yaml; do
       exit 1
     fi
 
-    ready_count="$($CORTEX get api | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | { grep "ready" || test $? = 1; } | wc -l)"
-    total_count="$($CORTEX get api | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | wc -l)"
+    ready_count="$($CORTEX get | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | { grep "ready" || test $? = 1; } | wc -l)"
+    total_count="$($CORTEX get | sed '1,2d' | sed '/^$/d' | wc -l)"
 
     sleep 15 # account for API startup delay
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/get.go b/cli/cmd/get.go
index 192c1e073d..5060726bb4 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/get.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/get.go
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "get [RESOURCE_TYPE] [RESOURCE_NAME]",
+	Use:   "get [RESOURCE_NAME]",
 	Short: "get information about resources",
 	Long:  "Get information about resources.",
-	Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(0, 2),
+	Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(0, 1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		rerun(func() (string, error) {
 			return runGet(cmd, args)
@@ -79,34 +79,12 @@ func runGet(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (string, error) {
 		return allResourcesStr(resourcesRes), nil
 
 	case 1:
-		resourceNameOrType := args[0]
-
-		resourceType, err := resource.VisibleResourceTypeFromPrefix(resourceNameOrType)
-		if err != nil {
-			if rerr, ok := err.(resource.Error); ok && rerr.Kind != resource.ErrInvalidType {
-				return "", err
-			}
-		} else {
-			return resourcesByTypeStr(resourceType, resourcesRes)
-		}
-
-		if _, err = resourcesRes.Context.VisibleResourceByName(resourceNameOrType); err != nil {
-			if rerr, ok := err.(resource.Error); ok && rerr.Kind == resource.ErrNameNotFound {
-				return "", resource.ErrorNameOrTypeNotFound(resourceNameOrType)
-			}
+		resourceName := args[0]
+		if _, err = resourcesRes.Context.VisibleResourceByName(resourceName); err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 
-		return resourceByNameStr(resourceNameOrType, resourcesRes, flagVerbose)
-
-	case 2:
-		userResourceType := args[0]
-		resourceName := args[1]
-		resourceType, err := resource.VisibleResourceTypeFromPrefix(userResourceType)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", resource.ErrorInvalidType(userResourceType)
-		}
-		return resourceByNameAndTypeStr(resourceName, resourceType, resourcesRes, flagVerbose)
+		return resourceByNameStr(resourceName, resourcesRes, flagVerbose)
 	}
 
 	return "", errors.New("too many args") // unexpected
diff --git a/cli/cmd/logs.go b/cli/cmd/logs.go
index 4f7a538408..8f0ae5a979 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/logs.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/logs.go
@@ -30,35 +30,19 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var logsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "logs [RESOURCE_TYPE] RESOURCE_NAME",
+	Use:   "logs RESOURCE_NAME",
 	Short: "get logs for a resource",
 	Long:  "Get logs for a resource.",
-	Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(1, 2),
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		resourceName, resourceTypeStr := "", ""
-		switch len(args) {
-		case 1:
-			resourceName = args[0]
-		case 2:
-			userResourceType := args[0]
-			resourceName = args[1]
-
-			if userResourceType != "" {
-				resourceType, err := resource.VisibleResourceTypeFromPrefix(userResourceType)
-				if err != nil {
-					errors.Exit(err)
-				}
-
-				resourceTypeStr = resourceType.String()
-			}
-		}
+		resourceName := args[0]
 
 		appName, err := AppNameFromFlagOrConfig()
 		if err != nil {
 			errors.Exit(err)
 		}
 
-		err = StreamLogs(appName, resourceName, resourceTypeStr)
+		err = StreamLogs(appName, resourceName, resource.APIType.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			errors.Exit(err)
 		}
diff --git a/docs/cluster/cli.md b/docs/cluster/cli.md
index a3e63f8e51..2124517a0d 100644
--- a/docs/cluster/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cluster/cli.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The `deploy` command sends all deployment configuration and code to Cortex. If v
 Get information about resources.
 
 Usage:
-  cortex get [RESOURCE_TYPE] [RESOURCE_NAME] [flags]
+  cortex get [RESOURCE_NAME] [flags]
 
 Flags:
   -a, --all-deployments     list all deployments
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The `get` command displays the current state of all resources on the cluster. Sp
 Get logs for a resource.
 
 Usage:
-  cortex logs [RESOURCE_TYPE] RESOURCE_NAME [flags]
+  cortex logs RESOURCE_NAME [flags]
 
 Flags:
   -d, --deployment string   deployment name
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Flags:
   -h, --help                help for logs
 ```
 
-The `logs` command streams logs from the workload corresponding to the specified resource. For example, `cortex logs api my-api` will stream the logs from the most recent api named `my-api`. `RESOURCE_TYPE` is optional (unless there are name colisions), so `cortex logs my-api` will also work.
+The `logs` command streams logs from the workload corresponding to the specified resource. For example, `cortex logs my-api` will stream the logs from the most recent api named `my-api`.
 
 ## refresh