2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/server/models/account/account.ts b/server/models/account/account.ts
index 84ef0b30d..747b51afb 100644
--- a/server/models/account/account.ts
+++ b/server/models/account/account.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import { getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoChannelModel } from '../video/video-channel'
 import { VideoCommentModel } from '../video/video-comment'
 import { UserModel } from './user'
+import * as Bluebird from '../../helpers/custom-validators/accounts'
+import { CONFIG } from '../../initializers'
 
 @DefaultScope({
   include: [
@@ -153,6 +155,14 @@ export class AccountModel extends Model<AccountModel> {
     return AccountModel.findOne(query)
   }
 
+  static loadByNameWithHost (nameWithHost: string) {
+    const [ accountName, host ] = nameWithHost.split('@')
+
+    if (!host || host === CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOST) return AccountModel.loadLocalByName(accountName)
+
+    return AccountModel.loadByNameAndHost(accountName, host)
+  }
+
   static loadLocalByName (name: string) {
     const query = {
       where: {
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
index 5598d80f6..91dd0440c 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { AccountModel } from '../account/account'
 import { ActorModel, unusedActorAttributesForAPI } from '../activitypub/actor'
 import { buildTrigramSearchIndex, createSimilarityAttribute, getSort, throwIfNotValid } from '../utils'
 import { VideoModel } from './video'
-import { CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers'
+import { CONFIG, CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS } from '../../initializers'
 import { ServerModel } from '../server/server'
 import { DefineIndexesOptions } from 'sequelize'
 
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ export class VideoChannelModel extends Model<VideoChannelModel> {
       .findOne(query)
   }
 
+  static loadByNameWithHostAndPopulateAccount (nameWithHost: string) {
+    const [ name, host ] = nameWithHost.split('@')
+
+    if (!host || host === CONFIG.WEBSERVER.HOST) return VideoChannelModel.loadLocalByNameAndPopulateAccount(name)
+
+    return VideoChannelModel.loadByNameAndHostAndPopulateAccount(name, host)
+  }
+
   static loadLocalByNameAndPopulateAccount (name: string) {
     const query = {
       include: [