Get-Appx Package Manifest

Module:
appx
Gets the manifest of an app package.

Syntax 

Get-AppxPackageManifest
   [-Package] <String>
   [[-User] <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-AppxPackageManifest cmdlet gets the manifest of an app package. An app package has an .appx file name extension. The manifest is an .xml document that contains information about the package, like the package ID.

Examples

Example 1: Get the manifest for an app package 

PS C:\> Get-AppxPackageManifest -Package "package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe"

This command gets the manifest for an app package named package1_1.0.0.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe.

Example 2: Get the application ID for an app package 

PS C:\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*WinJS*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).package.applications.application.id

This command gets the application ID for an app package that has the string WinJS in the name.

Example 3 

PS C:\> (Get-AppxPackage -Name "*ZuneMusic*" | Get-AppxPackageManifest).Package.Capabilities

This command gets the capabilities for an app package that has the string ZuneMusic in the name.

Required Parameters

-Package

Specifies an AppxPackage object or the full name of a package. To get the manifest of a package on the computer that is not installed for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. Wildcards are permitted.

Type: String
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

-User

Specifies a user. This cmdlet gets the manifest of packages that are installed for the user that this parameter specifies. To get the list of packages for a user profile other than the profile for the current user, you must run this command by using administrator permissions. The user name can be in one of these formats:

  • domain\user_name
  • user_name@fqn.domain.tld
  • user_name
  • SID-string
Type: String
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AppxPackage[]

This cmdlet accepts an array of AppxPackage objects that contain information, including the full name of the app package.

Outputs

System.XML.XMLDocument

This cmdlet returns a read-only .xml document that contains information about the app package, like the package ID.