diff --git a/sickbeard/webapi.py b/sickbeard/webapi.py
index e4203ae3..9d749a05 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webapi.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webapi.py
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ class CMD_Show(ApiCall):
 
 class CMD_ShowAddExisting(ApiCall):
     _help = {"desc": "add a show in sickbeard with an existing folder",
-             "requiredParameters": {"indexerid": {"desc": "thetvdb.com unique id of a show"},
+             "requiredParameters": {"tvdbid or tvrageid": {"desc": "thetvdb.com or tvrage.com id"},
                                     "location": {"desc": "full path to the existing folder for the show"}
              },
              "optionalParameters": {"initial": {"desc": "initial quality for the show"},
@@ -1794,9 +1794,19 @@ class CMD_ShowAddExisting(ApiCall):
     }
 
     def __init__(self, args, kwargs):
+        if "tvdbid" in args or "tvdbid" in kwargs:
+            _INDEXER_INT = 1
+            _INDEXER = "tvdbid"
+        elif "tvrageid" in args or "tvrageid" in kwargs:
+            _INDEXER_INT = 2
+            _INDEXER = "tvrageid"
+        else:
+            _INDEXER_INT = None
+            _INDEXER = None            
         # required
+        self.indexerid, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, _INDEXER, None, True, "int", [])
+        self.indexer = _INDEXER_INT
         self.location, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "location", None, True, "string", [])
-        self.indexerid, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "indexerid", None, True, "int", [])
         # optional
         self.initial, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "initial", None, False, "list",
                                                ["sdtv", "sddvd", "hdtv", "rawhdtv", "fullhdtv", "hdwebdl",
@@ -1821,7 +1831,7 @@ class CMD_ShowAddExisting(ApiCall):
             return _responds(RESULT_FAILURE, msg='Not a valid location')
 
         indexerName = None
-        indexerResult = CMD_SickBeardSearchIndexers([], {"indexerid": self.indexerid}).run()
+        indexerResult = CMD_SickBeardSearchIndexers([], {"indexerid": self.indexerid, "indexer": self.indexer}).run()
 
         if indexerResult['result'] == result_type_map[RESULT_SUCCESS]:
             if not indexerResult['data']['results']:
@@ -1858,14 +1868,14 @@ class CMD_ShowAddExisting(ApiCall):
         if iqualityID or aqualityID:
             newQuality = Quality.combineQualities(iqualityID, aqualityID)
 
-        sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(int(self.indexerid), self.location, SKIPPED, newQuality,
+        sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(int(self.indexer), int(self.indexerid), self.location, SKIPPED, newQuality,
                                                     int(self.flatten_folders))  #@UndefinedVariable
         return _responds(RESULT_SUCCESS, {"name": indexerName}, indexerName + " has been queued to be added")
 
 
 class CMD_ShowAddNew(ApiCall):
     _help = {"desc": "add a new show to sickbeard",
-             "requiredParameters": {"indexerid": {"desc": "thetvdb.com or tvrage.com unique id of a show"}
+             "requiredParameters": {"tvdbid or tvrageid": {"desc": "thetvdb.com or tvrage.com id"}
              },
              "optionalParameters": {"initial": {"desc": "initial quality for the show"},
                                     "location": {"desc": "base path for where the show folder is to be created"},
@@ -1884,8 +1894,18 @@ class CMD_ShowAddNew(ApiCall):
         'sv': 8, 'sl': 30}
 
     def __init__(self, args, kwargs):
+        if "tvdbid" in args or "tvdbid" in kwargs:
+            _INDEXER_INT = 1
+            _INDEXER = "tvdbid"
+        elif "tvrageid" in args or "tvrageid" in kwargs:
+            _INDEXER_INT = 2
+            _INDEXER = "tvrageid"
+        else:
+            _INDEXER_INT = None
+            _INDEXER = None 
         # required
-        self.indexerid, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "indexerid", None, True, "int", [])
+        self.indexerid, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, _INDEXER, None, True, "int", [])
+        self.indexer = _INDEXER_INT
         # optional
         self.location, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "location", None, False, "string", [])
         self.initial, args = self.check_params(args, kwargs, "initial", None, False, "list",
@@ -1965,7 +1985,7 @@ class CMD_ShowAddNew(ApiCall):
             newStatus = self.status
 
         indexerName = None
-        indexerResult = CMD_SickBeardSearchTVDB([], {"indexerid": self.indexerid}).run()
+        indexerResult = CMD_SickBeardSearchIndexers([], {"indexerid": self.indexerid, "indexer": self.indexer}).run()
 
         if indexerResult['result'] == result_type_map[RESULT_SUCCESS]:
             if not indexerResult['data']['results']:
@@ -1991,7 +2011,7 @@ class CMD_ShowAddNew(ApiCall):
             else:
                 helpers.chmodAsParent(showPath)
 
-        sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(int(self.indexerid), showPath, newStatus, newQuality,
+        sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.addShow(int(self.indexer), int(self.indexerid), showPath, newStatus, newQuality,
                                                     int(self.flatten_folders), self.subtitles,
                                                     self.lang)  #@UndefinedVariable
         return _responds(RESULT_SUCCESS, {"name": indexerName}, indexerName + " has been queued to be added")