3 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/server/controllers/api/accounts.ts b/server/controllers/api/accounts.ts
index f354ccf24..f8d2bad8b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/accounts.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/accounts.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import {
   accountsSortValidator,
   ensureAuthUserOwnsAccountValidator,
   videoChannelsSortValidator,
-  videosSortValidator
+  videosSortValidator,
+  videoChannelStatsValidator
 } from '../../middlewares/validators'
 import { AccountModel } from '../../models/account/account'
 import { AccountVideoRateModel } from '../../models/account/account-video-rate'
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ accountsRouter.get('/:accountName/videos',
 
 accountsRouter.get('/:accountName/video-channels',
   asyncMiddleware(accountNameWithHostGetValidator),
+  videoChannelStatsValidator,
   paginationValidator,
   videoChannelsSortValidator,
   setDefaultSort,
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ async function listAccountChannels (req: express.Request, res: express.Response)
     accountId: res.locals.account.id,
     start: req.query.start,
     count: req.query.count,
-    sort: req.query.sort
+    sort: req.query.sort,
+    withStats: req.query.withStats
   }
 
   const resultList = await VideoChannelModel.listByAccount(options)
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
index ebce14714..882fb2b84 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/videos/video-channels.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { body, param } from 'express-validator'
+import { body, param, query } from 'express-validator'
 import { UserRight } from '../../../../shared'
 import {
   isVideoChannelDescriptionValid,
@@ -128,6 +128,15 @@ const localVideoChannelValidator = [
   }
 ]
 
+const videoChannelStatsValidator = [
+  query('withStats').optional().isBoolean().withMessage('Should have a valid stats flag'),
+
+  (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
+    if (areValidationErrors(req, res)) return
+    return next()
+  }
+]
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export {
@@ -135,7 +144,8 @@ export {
   videoChannelsUpdateValidator,
   videoChannelsRemoveValidator,
   videoChannelsNameWithHostValidator,
-  localVideoChannelValidator
+  localVideoChannelValidator,
+  videoChannelStatsValidator
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
index 128915af3..5e6541837 100644
--- a/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
+++ b/server/models/video/video-channel.ts
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ export class VideoChannelModel extends Model<VideoChannelModel> {
 
     const scopes: string | ScopeOptions | (string | ScopeOptions)[] = [ ScopeNames.WITH_ACTOR ]
 
-    options.withStats = true // TODO: remove beyond after initial tests
     if (options.withStats) {
       scopes.push({
         method: [ ScopeNames.WITH_STATS, { daysPrior: 30 } as AvailableWithStatsOptions ]