diff --git a/soter/models/master.py b/soter/models/master.py
index 731d135..0f42607 100644
--- a/soter/models/master.py
+++ b/soter/models/master.py
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ class Album(Base):
             id = uuid.UUID(id)
         return DBSession.query(cls).filter(cls.id == id).first()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def by_name(cls, name):
+        if not name:
+            return None
+        return DBSession.query(cls).filter(cls.name.ilike(name)).first()
+
     @classmethod
     def menu_item(cls):
         return uuid.UUID('dad46805-f577-4e5b-8073-9b788e0173fc')
diff --git a/soter/views/album.py b/soter/views/album.py
index 7069a64..ac7e2bd 100644
--- a/soter/views/album.py
+++ b/soter/views/album.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pyramid.response import FileResponse, Response
 from pyramid.security import authenticated_userid
 
 from pyramid.view import view_config
+import re
 import transaction
 
 from soter.models import DBSession
@@ -85,8 +86,13 @@ def show_list(request):
 @view_config(request_method='GET', route_name='api_album_id', renderer='json', request_param='pictures',
              permission='Albums')
 def show_pics(request):
-    album = Album.by_id(uuid.UUID(request.matchdict['id']))
-    info = album_info(uuid.UUID(request.matchdict['id']))
+    id = request.matchdict['id']
+    p = re.compile('^[A-Fa-f0-9]{8}-[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}-[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}-[A-Fa-f0-9]{4}-[A-Fa-f0-9]{12}$')
+    if p.match(id):
+        album = Album.by_id(uuid.UUID(id))
+    else:
+        album = Album.by_name(id)
+    info = album_info(album)
     for item in album.pictures:
         info['pictures'].append({'name': item.name, 'url': request.route_url('api_picture_id', id=item.id)})
     return info
@@ -94,10 +100,11 @@ def show_pics(request):
 
 def album_info(id):
     if id is None:
-        album = {'name': "", 'description': "", 'isPublic': False, 'pictures': []}
-    else:
+        return {'name': "", 'description': "", 'isPublic': False, 'pictures': []}
+    if not isinstance(id, Album):
         album = Album.by_id(id)
-        album = {'id': album.id, 'name': album.name, 'description': album.description, 'isPublic': album.is_public,
-                 'pictures': [], 'user': {'id': album.user_id, 'name': album.user.name},
-                 'isFixture': album.is_fixture}
+
+    album = {'id': album.id, 'name': album.name, 'description': album.description, 'isPublic': album.is_public,
+             'pictures': [], 'user': {'id': album.user_id, 'name': album.user.name},
+             'isFixture': album.is_fixture}
     return album