diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
index 7eee6561d1..36cfa21551 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/module_utils/tower_api.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
     }
     session = None
     cookie_jar = CookieJar()
+    IDENTITY_FIELDS = {
+        'users': 'username',
+        'workflow_job_template_nodes': 'identifier',
+        'instances': 'hostname'
+    }
 
     def __init__(self, argument_spec, direct_params=None, error_callback=None, warn_callback=None, **kwargs):
         kwargs['supports_check_mode'] = True
@@ -42,6 +47,30 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
         }
         return exceptions.get(name, '{0}s'.format(name))
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_name_field_from_endpoint(endpoint):
+        return TowerAPIModule.IDENTITY_FIELDS.get(endpoint, 'name')
+
+    def get_item_name(self, item, allow_unknown=False):
+        if item:
+            if 'name' in item:
+                return item['name']
+
+            for field_name in TowerAPIModule.IDENTITY_FIELDS.values():
+                if field_name in item:
+                    return item[field_name]
+
+            if item.get('type', None) in ('o_auth2_access_token', 'credential_input_source'):
+                return item['id']
+
+        if allow_unknown:
+            return 'unknown'
+
+        if item:
+            self.exit_json(msg='Cannot determine identity field for {0} object.'.format(item.get('type', 'unknown')))
+        else:
+            self.exit_json(msg='Cannot determine identity field for Undefined object.')
+
     def head_endpoint(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.make_request('HEAD', endpoint, **kwargs)
 
@@ -88,7 +117,21 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
             response['json']['next'] = next_page
         return response
 
-    def get_one(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
+    def get_one(self, endpoint, name_or_id=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        if name_or_id:
+            name_field = self.get_name_field_from_endpoint(endpoint)
+            new_args = kwargs.get('data', {}).copy()
+            if name_field in new_args:
+                self.fail_json(msg="You can't specify the field {0} in your search data if using the name_or_id field".format(name_field))
+
+            new_args['or__{0}'.format(name_field)] = name_or_id
+            try:
+                new_args['or__id'] = int(name_or_id)
+            except ValueError:
+                # If we get a value error, then we didn't have an integer so we can just pass and fall down to the fail
+                pass
+            kwargs['data'] = new_args
+
         response = self.get_endpoint(endpoint, *args, **kwargs)
         if response['status_code'] != 200:
             fail_msg = "Got a {0} response when trying to get one from {1}".format(response['status_code'], endpoint)
@@ -102,16 +145,19 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
         if response['json']['count'] == 0:
             return None
         elif response['json']['count'] > 1:
+            if name_or_id:
+                # Since we did a name or ID search and got > 1 return something if the id matches
+                for asset in response['json']['results']:
+                    if asset['id'] == name_or_id:
+                        return asset
+            # We got > 1 and either didn't find something by ID (which means multiple names)
+            # Or we weren't running with a or search and just got back too many to begin with.
             self.fail_json(msg="An unexpected number of items was returned from the API ({0})".format(response['json']['count']))
 
         return response['json']['results'][0]
 
     def get_one_by_name_or_id(self, endpoint, name_or_id):
-        name_field = 'name'
-        if endpoint == 'users':
-            name_field = 'username'
-        elif endpoint == 'instances':
-            name_field = 'hostname'
+        name_field = self.get_name_field_from_endpoint(endpoint)
 
         query_params = {'or__{0}'.format(name_field): name_or_id}
         try:
@@ -319,24 +365,10 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
                 item_url = existing_item['url']
                 item_type = existing_item['type']
                 item_id = existing_item['id']
+                item_name = self.get_item_name(existing_item, allow_unknown=True)
             except KeyError as ke:
                 self.fail_json(msg="Unable to process delete of item due to missing data {0}".format(ke))
 
-            if 'name' in existing_item:
-                item_name = existing_item['name']
-            elif 'username' in existing_item:
-                item_name = existing_item['username']
-            elif 'identifier' in existing_item:
-                item_name = existing_item['identifier']
-            elif item_type == 'o_auth2_access_token':
-                # An oauth2 token has no name, instead we will use its id for any of the messages
-                item_name = existing_item['id']
-            elif item_type == 'credential_input_source':
-                # An credential_input_source has no name, instead we will use its id for any of the messages
-                item_name = existing_item['id']
-            else:
-                self.fail_json(msg="Unable to process delete of {0} due to missing name".format(item_type))
-
             response = self.delete_endpoint(item_url)
 
             if response['status_code'] in [202, 204]:
@@ -409,12 +441,7 @@ class TowerAPIModule(TowerModule):
 
             # We have to rely on item_type being passed in since we don't have an existing item that declares its type
             # We will pull the item_name out from the new_item, if it exists
-            for key in ('name', 'username', 'identifier', 'hostname'):
-                if key in new_item:
-                    item_name = new_item[key]
-                    break
-            else:
-                item_name = 'unknown'
+            item_name = self.get_item_name(new_item, allow_unknown=True)
 
             response = self.post_endpoint(endpoint, **{'data': new_item})
             if response['status_code'] == 201:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
index 2d4cbd3331..f244ae812e 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential.py
@@ -365,13 +365,12 @@ def main():
 
     # Attempt to look up the object based on the provided name, credential type and optional organization
     lookup_data = {
-        'name': name,
         'credential_type': cred_type_id,
     }
     if organization:
         lookup_data['organization'] = org_id
 
-    credential = module.get_one('credentials', **{'data': lookup_data})
+    credential = module.get_one('credentials', name_or_id=name, **{'data': lookup_data})
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     credential_fields = {
-        'name': new_name if new_name else name,
+        'name': new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(credential) if credential else name),
         'credential_type': cred_type_id,
     }
     if has_inputs:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
index 53f0cc45c9..37bb7f6502 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_credential_type.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def main():
 
     # These will be passed into the create/updates
     credential_type_params = {
-        'name': new_name if new_name else name,
         'managed_by_tower': False,
     }
     if kind:
@@ -128,16 +127,14 @@ def main():
         credential_type_params['injectors'] = module.params.get('injectors')
 
     # Attempt to look up credential_type based on the provided name
-    credential_type = module.get_one('credential_types', **{
-        'data': {
-            'name': name,
-        }
-    })
+    credential_type = module.get_one('credential_types', name_or_id=name)
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
         module.delete_if_needed(credential_type)
 
+    credential_type_params['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(credential_type) if credential_type else name)
+
     # If the state was present and we can let the module build or update the existing credential type, this will return on its own
     module.create_or_update_if_needed(credential_type, credential_type_params, endpoint='credential_types', item_type='credential type')
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_group.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_group.py
index 9e2eaf4e7e..6781dc5883 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_group.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_group.py
@@ -108,9 +108,8 @@ def main():
     inventory_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('inventories', inventory)
 
     # Attempt to look up the object based on the provided name and inventory ID
-    group = module.get_one('groups', **{
+    group = module.get_one('groups', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'inventory': inventory_id
         }
     })
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     group_fields = {
-        'name': new_name if new_name else name,
+        'name': new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(group) if group else name),
         'inventory': inventory_id,
     }
     if description is not None:
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@ def main():
             continue
         id_list = []
         for sub_name in name_list:
-            sub_obj = module.get_one(resource, **{
-                'data': {'inventory': inventory_id, 'name': sub_name}
+            sub_obj = module.get_one(resource, name_or_id=sub_name, **{
+                'data': {'inventory': inventory_id},
             })
             if sub_obj is None:
                 module.fail_json(msg='Could not find {0} with name {1}'.format(resource, sub_name))
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
index f6bfe55404..6c84f88a99 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_host.py
@@ -104,9 +104,8 @@ def main():
     inventory_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('inventories', inventory)
 
     # Attempt to look up host based on the provided name and inventory ID
-    host = module.get_one('hosts', **{
+    host = module.get_one('hosts', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'inventory': inventory_id
         }
     })
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     host_fields = {
-        'name': new_name if new_name else name,
+        'name': new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(host) if host else name),
         'inventory': inventory_id,
         'enabled': enabled,
     }
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_instance_group.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_instance_group.py
index 9a7db2f814..77c4ac4ece 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_instance_group.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_instance_group.py
@@ -109,11 +109,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('instance_groups', **{
-        'data': {
-            'name': name,
-        }
-    })
+    existing_item = module.get_one('instance_groups', name_or_id=name)
 
     if state is 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
@@ -131,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     new_fields = {}
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     if credential is not None:
         new_fields['credential'] = credential_id
     if policy_instance_percentage is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory.py
index 20093038c7..ce4eab93d8 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory.py
@@ -109,9 +109,8 @@ def main():
     org_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
 
     # Attempt to look up inventory based on the provided name and org ID
-    inventory = module.get_one('inventories', **{
+    inventory = module.get_one('inventories', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'organization': org_id
         }
     })
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     inventory_fields = {
-        'name': name,
+        'name': module.get_item_name(inventory) if inventory else name,
         'organization': org_id,
         'kind': kind,
         'host_filter': host_filter,
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory_source.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory_source.py
index 1714773b32..5945d411d8 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory_source.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_inventory_source.py
@@ -202,17 +202,16 @@ def main():
     source_project = module.params.get('source_project')
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
-    lookup_data = {'name': inventory}
+    lookup_data = {}
     if organization:
         lookup_data['organization'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
-    inventory_object = module.get_one('inventories', data=lookup_data)
+    inventory_object = module.get_one('inventories', name_or_id=inventory, data=lookup_data)
 
     if not inventory_object:
         module.fail_json(msg='The specified inventory, {0}, was not found.'.format(lookup_data))
 
-    inventory_source_object = module.get_one('inventory_sources', **{
+    inventory_source_object = module.get_one('inventory_sources', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'inventory': inventory_object['id'],
         }
     })
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
index 7e2dca0e38..9b118afcec 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
@@ -201,11 +201,7 @@ def main():
             post_data['credentials'].append(module.resolve_name_to_id('credentials', credential))
 
     # Attempt to look up job_template based on the provided name
-    job_template = module.get_one('job_templates', **{
-        'data': {
-            'name': name,
-        }
-    })
+    job_template = module.get_one('job_templates', name_or_id=name)
 
     if job_template is None:
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find job template by name {0}".format(name))
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
index 1f12d5aadd..3a42a3ade1 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_template.py
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ def main():
         credentials.append(credential)
 
     new_fields = {}
-    search_fields = {'name': name}
+    search_fields = {}
 
     # Attempt to look up the related items the user specified (these will fail the module if not found)
     organization_id = None
@@ -419,14 +419,14 @@ def main():
         search_fields['organization'] = new_fields['organization'] = organization_id
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('job_templates', **{'data': search_fields})
+    existing_item = module.get_one('job_templates', name_or_id=name, **{'data': search_fields})
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
         module.delete_if_needed(existing_item)
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     for field_name in (
         'description', 'job_type', 'playbook', 'scm_branch', 'forks', 'limit', 'verbosity',
         'job_tags', 'force_handlers', 'skip_tags', 'start_at_task', 'timeout', 'use_fact_cache',
@@ -453,9 +453,8 @@ def main():
         new_fields['inventory'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('inventories', inventory)
     if project is not None:
         if organization_id is not None:
-            project_data = module.get_one('projects', **{
+            project_data = module.get_one('projects', name_or_id=project, **{
                 'data': {
-                    'name': project,
                     'organization': organization_id,
                 }
             })
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_label.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_label.py
index 6a3a8288a2..7c520064a8 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_label.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_label.py
@@ -80,16 +80,15 @@ def main():
         organization_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('labels', **{
+    existing_item = module.get_one('labels', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'organization': organization_id,
         }
     })
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     new_fields = {}
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     if organization:
         new_fields['organization'] = organization_id
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification_template.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification_template.py
index ec25038e34..95e5971e79 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification_template.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_notification_template.py
@@ -380,9 +380,8 @@ def main():
         organization_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('notification_templates', **{
+    existing_item = module.get_one('notification_templates', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'organization': organization_id,
         }
     })
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ def main():
     new_fields = {}
     if final_notification_configuration:
         new_fields['notification_configuration'] = final_notification_configuration
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     if description is not None:
         new_fields['description'] = description
     if organization is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_organization.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_organization.py
index 1637828149..5042ecf22c 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_organization.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_organization.py
@@ -117,11 +117,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
     # Attempt to look up organization based on the provided name
-    organization = module.get_one('organizations', **{
-        'data': {
-            'name': name,
-        }
-    })
+    organization = module.get_one('organizations', name_or_id=name)
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ def main():
             association_fields['notification_templates_approvals'].append(module.resolve_name_to_id('notification_templates', item))
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
-    org_fields = {'name': name}
+    org_fields = {'name': module.get_item_name(organization) if organization else name}
     if description is not None:
         org_fields['description'] = description
     if custom_virtualenv is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project.py
index 8662029f66..468f63e09d 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project.py
@@ -239,9 +239,8 @@ def main():
         credential = module.resolve_name_to_id('credentials', credential)
 
     # Attempt to look up project based on the provided name and org ID
-    project = module.get_one('projects', **{
+    project = module.get_one('projects', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'organization': org_id
         }
     })
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     project_fields = {
-        'name': name,
+        'name': module.get_item_name(project) if project else name,
         'scm_type': scm_type,
         'scm_url': scm_url,
         'scm_branch': scm_branch,
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project_update.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project_update.py
index cc32446d65..c2ebf2e422 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project_update.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_project_update.py
@@ -103,18 +103,12 @@ def main():
     timeout = module.params.get('timeout')
 
     # Attempt to look up project based on the provided name or id
-    if name.isdigit():
-        results = module.get_endpoint('projects', **{'data': {'id': name}})
-        if results['json']['count'] == 0:
-            module.fail_json(msg='Could not find Project with ID: {0}'.format(name))
-        project = results['json']['results'][0]
-    else:
-        lookup_data = {'name': name}
-        if organization:
-            lookup_data['organization'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
-        project = module.get_one('projects', data=lookup_data)
-        if project is None:
-            module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find project")
+    lookup_data = {}
+    if organization:
+        lookup_data['organization'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
+    project = module.get_one('projects', name_or_id=name, data=lookup_data)
+    if project is None:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find project")
 
     # Update the project
     result = module.post_endpoint(project['related']['update'])
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ def main():
     # Invoke wait function
     module.wait_on_url(
         url=result['json']['url'],
-        object_name=name,
+        object_name=module.get_item_name(project),
         object_type='Project Update',
         timeout=timeout, interval=interval
     )
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_schedule.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_schedule.py
index 4922aaa688..66498c36cd 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_schedule.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_schedule.py
@@ -190,17 +190,13 @@ def main():
         unified_job_template_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('unified_job_templates', unified_job_template)
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('schedules', **{
-        'data': {
-            'name': name,
-        }
-    })
+    existing_item = module.get_one('schedules', name_or_id=name)
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     new_fields = {}
     if rrule is not None:
         new_fields['rrule'] = rrule
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     if description is not None:
         new_fields['description'] = description
     if extra_data is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
index 8ed56e48dc..9339610c75 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_team.py
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ def main():
     org_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
 
     # Attempt to look up team based on the provided name and org ID
-    team = module.get_one('teams', **{
+    team = module.get_one('teams', name_or_id=name, **{
         'data': {
-            'name': name,
             'organization': org_id
         }
     })
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     team_fields = {
-        'name': new_name if new_name else name,
+        'name': new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(team) if team else name),
         'organization': org_id
     }
     if description is not None:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
index 15c41cb081..4b648356e4 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_user.py
@@ -134,11 +134,7 @@ def main():
     # Attempt to look up the related items the user specified (these will fail the module if not found)
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('users', **{
-        'data': {
-            'username': username,
-        }
-    })
+    existing_item = module.get_one('users', name_or_id=username)
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ def main():
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
     new_fields = {}
     if username:
-        new_fields['username'] = username
+        new_fields['username'] = module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else username
     if first_name:
         new_fields['first_name'] = first_name
     if last_name:
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template.py
index 8fb350b919..aec78518d9 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def main():
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
     new_fields = {}
-    search_fields = {'name': name}
+    search_fields = {}
 
     # Attempt to look up the related items the user specified (these will fail the module if not found)
     organization = module.params.get('organization')
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def main():
         search_fields['organization'] = new_fields['organization'] = organization_id
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', **{'data': search_fields})
+    existing_item = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', name_or_id=name, **{'data': search_fields})
 
     if state == 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def main():
         new_fields['webhook_credential'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('webhook_credential', webhook_credential)
 
     # Create the data that gets sent for create and update
-    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else name
+    new_fields['name'] = new_name if new_name else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else name)
     for field_name in (
             'description', 'survey_enabled', 'allow_simultaneous',
             'limit', 'scm_branch', 'extra_vars',
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template_node.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template_node.py
index 7ef9e14619..0705de6785 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template_node.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_job_template_node.py
@@ -198,12 +198,14 @@ def main():
     workflow_job_template = module.params.get('workflow_job_template')
     workflow_job_template_id = None
     if workflow_job_template:
-        wfjt_search_fields = {'name': workflow_job_template}
+        wfjt_search_fields = {}
         organization = module.params.get('organization')
         if organization:
             organization_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
             wfjt_search_fields['organization'] = organization_id
-        wfjt_data = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', **{'data': wfjt_search_fields})
+        wfjt_data = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', name_or_id=workflow_job_template, **{
+            'data': wfjt_search_fields
+        })
         if wfjt_data is None:
             module.fail_json(msg="The workflow {0} in organization {1} was not found on the Tower server".format(
                 workflow_job_template, organization
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_launch.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_launch.py
index f8ab793bad..a1de4a46bc 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_launch.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_workflow_launch.py
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ def main():
         post_data['inventory'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('inventories', inventory)
 
     # Attempt to look up job_template based on the provided name
-    lookup_data = {'name': name}
+    lookup_data = {}
     if organization:
         lookup_data['organization'] = module.resolve_name_to_id('organizations', organization)
-    workflow_job_template = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', data=lookup_data)
+    workflow_job_template = module.get_one('workflow_job_templates', name_or_id=name, data=lookup_data)
 
     if workflow_job_template is None:
         module.fail_json(msg="Unable to find workflow job template")
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
index 7c0f4b080d..16eac5b66a 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential/tasks/main.yml
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@
     that:
       - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Re-create the Org-specific credential (new school)
+- name: Re-create the Org-specific credential (new school) with an ID
   tower_credential:
-    name: "{{ ssh_cred_name1 }}"
+    name: "{{ result.id }}"
     organization: Default
     credential_type: 'Machine'
     state: present
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_input_source/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_input_source/tasks/main.yml
index 45be47ddf7..608c524aaf 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_input_source/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_input_source/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,105 +1,113 @@
 ---
+- name: Generate a random string for test
+  set_fact:
+    test_id: "{{ lookup('password', '/dev/null chars=ascii_letters length=16') }}"
+  when: test_id is not defined
+
 - name: Generate names
   set_fact:
-    src_cred_name: src_cred
-    target_cred_name: target_cred
+    src_cred_name: "AWX-Collection-tests-tower_credential_input_source-src_cred-{{ test_id }}"
+    target_cred_name: "AWX-Collection-tests-tower_credential_input_source-target_cred-{{ test_id }}"
 
-- name: Add Tower credential Lookup
-  tower_credential:
-    description: Credential for Testing Source
-    name: "{{ src_cred_name }}"
-    credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
-    inputs:
-      url: "https://cyberark.example.com"
-      app_id: "My-App-ID"
-    organization: Default
-  register: result
+- block:
+    - name: Add Tower credential Lookup
+      tower_credential:
+        description: Credential for Testing Source
+        name: "{{ src_cred_name }}"
+        credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
+        inputs:
+          url: "https://cyberark.example.com"
+          app_id: "My-App-ID"
+        organization: Default
+      register: src_cred_result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "result is changed"
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "src_cred_result is changed"
 
-- name: Add Tower credential Target
-  tower_credential:
-    description: Credential for Testing Target
-    name: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
-    credential_type: Machine
-    inputs:
-      username: user
-    organization: Default
-  register: result
+    - name: Add Tower credential Target
+      tower_credential:
+        description: Credential for Testing Target
+        name: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
+        credential_type: Machine
+        inputs:
+          username: user
+        organization: Default
+      register: target_cred_result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "result is changed"
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "target_cred_result is changed"
 
-- name: Add credential Input Source
-  tower_credential_input_source:
-    input_field_name: password
-    target_credential: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
-    source_credential: "{{ src_cred_name }}"
-    metadata:
-      object_query: "Safe=MY_SAFE;Object=AWX-user"
-      object_query_format: "Exact"
-    state: present
+    - name: Add credential Input Source
+      tower_credential_input_source:
+        input_field_name: password
+        target_credential: "{{ target_cred_result.id }}"
+        source_credential: "{{ src_cred_result.id }}"
+        metadata:
+          object_query: "Safe=MY_SAFE;Object=AWX-user"
+          object_query_format: "Exact"
+        state: present
+      register: result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "result is changed"
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Add Second Tower credential Lookup
-  tower_credential:
-    description: Credential for Testing Source Change
-    name: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
-    credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
-    inputs:
-      url: "https://cyberark-prod.example.com"
-      app_id: "My-App-ID"
-    organization: Default
-  register: result
+    - name: Add Second Tower credential Lookup
+      tower_credential:
+        description: Credential for Testing Source Change
+        name: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
+        credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
+        inputs:
+          url: "https://cyberark-prod.example.com"
+          app_id: "My-App-ID"
+        organization: Default
+      register: result
 
-- name: Change credential Input Source
-  tower_credential_input_source:
-    input_field_name: password
-    target_credential: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
-    source_credential: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
-    state: present
+    - name: Change credential Input Source
+      tower_credential_input_source:
+        input_field_name: password
+        target_credential: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
+        source_credential: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
+        state: present
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "result is changed"
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Remove a Tower credential source
-  tower_credential_input_source:
-    input_field_name: password
-    target_credential: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
-    state: absent
-  register: result
+  always:
+    - name: Remove a Tower credential source
+      tower_credential_input_source:
+        input_field_name: password
+        target_credential: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
+        state: absent
+      register: result
 
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "result is changed"
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Remove Tower credential Lookup
-  tower_credential:
-    name: "{{ src_cred_name }}"
-    organization: Default
-    credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
-    state: absent
-  register: result
+    - name: Remove Tower credential Lookup
+      tower_credential:
+        name: "{{ src_cred_name }}"
+        organization: Default
+        credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
+        state: absent
+      register: result
 
-- name: Remove Alt Tower credential Lookup
-  tower_credential:
-    name: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
-    organization: Default
-    credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
-    state: absent
-  register: result
+    - name: Remove Alt Tower credential Lookup
+      tower_credential:
+        name: "{{ src_cred_name }}-2"
+        organization: Default
+        credential_type: CyberArk AIM Central Credential Provider Lookup
+        state: absent
+      register: result
 
-- name: Remove Tower credential
-  tower_credential:
-    name: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
-    organization: Default
-    credential_type: Machine
-    state: absent
-  register: result
+    - name: Remove Tower credential
+      tower_credential:
+        name: "{{ target_cred_name }}"
+        organization: Default
+        credential_type: Machine
+        state: absent
+      register: result
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_type/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_type/tasks/main.yml
index a15cd26795..a38f2eeaae 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_type/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_credential_type/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 - name: Remove a Tower credential type
   tower_credential_type:
-    name: "{{ cred_type_name }}"
+    name: "{{ result.id }}"
     state: absent
   register: result
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_group/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_group/tasks/main.yml
index 38e76719cf..e59d3c82db 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_group/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_group/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
     name: "{{ inv_name }}"
     organization: Default
     state: present
+  register: result
 
 - name: Create a Group
   tower_group:
     name: "{{ group_name1 }}"
-    inventory: "{{ inv_name }}"
+    inventory: "{{ result.id }}"
     state: present
     variables:
       foo: bar
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@
 
 - name: Delete a Group
   tower_group:
-    name: "{{ group_name1 }}"
+    name: "{{ result.id }}"
     inventory: "{{ inv_name }}"
     state: absent
   register: result
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_host/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_host/tasks/main.yml
index 597d6ef734..34e02220a7 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_host/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_host/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
     name: "{{ inv_name }}"
     organization: Default
     state: present
+  register: result
 
 - name: Create a Host
   tower_host:
     name: "{{ host_name }}"
-    inventory: "{{ inv_name }}"
+    inventory: "{{ result.id }}"
     state: present
     variables:
       foo: bar
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 
 - name: Delete a Host
   tower_host:
-    name: "{{ host_name }}"
+    name: "{{ result.id }}"
     inventory: "{{ inv_name }}"
     state: absent
   register: result
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_instance_group/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_instance_group/tasks/main.yml
index 4ae9cfaffc..0ca696edab 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_instance_group/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_instance_group/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
           host: "https://openshift.org"
           bearer_token: "asdf1234"
           verify_ssl: false
-      register: result
+      register: cred_result
 
     - assert:
         that:
-          - "result is changed"
+          - "cred_result is changed"
 
     - name: Create an Instance Group
       tower_instance_group:
@@ -37,10 +37,22 @@
         that:
           - "result is changed"
 
+    - name: Update an Instance Group
+      tower_instance_group:
+        name: "{{ result.id }}"
+        policy_instance_percentage: 34
+        policy_instance_minimum: 24
+        state: present
+      register: result
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "result is changed"
+
     - name: Create a container group
       tower_instance_group:
         name: "{{ group_name2 }}"
-        credential: "{{ cred_name1 }}"
+        credential: "{{ cred_result.id }}"
       register: result
 
     - assert:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
index 3360a57b8c..43dfe39a04 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       tower_inventory:
         name: "{{ inv_name1 }}"
         organization: Default
-        insights_credential: "{{ cred_name1 }}"
+        insights_credential: "{{ result.id }}"
         state: present
       register: result
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
     - name: Test Inventory module idempotency
       tower_inventory:
-        name: "{{ inv_name1 }}"
+        name: "{{ result.id }}"
         organization: Default
         insights_credential: "{{ cred_name1 }}"
         state: present
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory_source/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory_source/tasks/main.yml
index fb5f33c3ca..17154a54fe 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory_source/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_inventory_source/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     host: https://example.org:5000
     password: passw0rd
     domain: test
+  register: credential_result
 
 - name: Add a Tower inventory
   tower_inventory:
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
     name: "{{ openstack_inv_source }}"
     description: Source for Test inventory
     inventory: "{{ openstack_inv }}"
-    credential: "{{ openstack_cred }}"
+    credential: "{{ credential_result.id }}"
     overwrite: true
     update_on_launch: true
     source_vars:
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
 
 - name: Delete the inventory source with an invalid cred, source_project, sourece_script specified
   tower_inventory_source:
-    name: "{{ openstack_inv_source }}"
+    name: "{{ result.id }}"
     inventory: "{{ openstack_inv }}"
     credential: "Does Not Exit"
     source_project: "Does Not Exist"
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_job_template/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_job_template/tasks/main.yml
index a744b89464..6b3717d5e5 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_job_template/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_job_template/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
     state: present
     scm_type: git
     scm_url: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-tower-samples.git
-
-  register: result
+  register: proj_result
 
 - name: Create Credential1
   tower_credential:
     name: "{{ cred1 }}"
     organization: Default
     kind: tower
+  register: cred1_result
 
 - name: Create Credential2
   tower_credential:
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@
     credentials: ["{{ cred1 }}", "{{ cred2 }}"]
     job_type: run
     state: present
-  register: result
+  register: jt1_result
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "result is changed"
+      - "jt1_result is changed"
 
 - name: Add a credential to this JT
   tower_job_template:
     name: "{{ jt1 }}"
-    project: "{{ proj1 }}"
+    project: "{{ proj_result.id }}"
     playbook: hello_world.yml
     credentials:
-      - "{{ cred1 }}"
+      - "{{ cred1_result.id }}"
   register: result
 
 - assert:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
 - name: Try to add the same credential to this JT
   tower_job_template:
-    name: "{{ jt1 }}"
+    name: "{{ jt1_result.id }}"
     project: "{{ proj1 }}"
     playbook: hello_world.yml
     credentials:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
index f04f1a8327..79077479df 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tests/integration/targets/tower_user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     that:
       - "result is changed"
 
-- name: Change a User
+- name: Change a User by ID
   tower_user:
-    username: "{{ username }}"
+    username: "{{ result.id }}"
     last_name: User
     email: joe@example.org
     state: present
diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/roles/generate/templates/tower_module.j2 b/awx_collection/tools/roles/generate/templates/tower_module.j2
index 3606cff547..60e65cf92c 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tools/roles/generate/templates/tower_module.j2
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/roles/generate/templates/tower_module.j2
@@ -175,9 +175,8 @@ def main():
 {% endfor %}
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
-    existing_item = module.get_one('{{ item_type }}', **{
+    existing_item = module.get_one('{{ item_type }}', name_or_id={{ name_option }}, **{
         'data': {
-            '{{ name_option }}': {{ name_option }},
 {% if 'organization' in item['json']['actions']['POST'] and item['json']['actions']['POST']['organization']['type'] == 'id' %}
             'organization': org_id,
 {% endif %}
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ def main():
     new_fields = {}
 {% for option in item['json']['actions']['POST'] %}
 {% if option == name_option %}
-    new_fields['{{ name_option }}'] = new_{{ name_option }} if new_{{ name_option }} else {{ name_option }}
+    new_fields['{{ name_option }}'] = new_{{ name_option }} if new_{{ name_option }} else (module.get_item_name(existing_item) if existing_item else {{ name_option }}t)
 {% else %}
     if {{ option }} is not None:
 {% if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] == 'id' %}