diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.test.ts b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.test.ts
index 1eddc69ab2..49261ac898 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/asset.test.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ describe("controllers/asset", () => {
         "asset_playbackId",
         "asset_playbackRecordingId",
         "asset_sourceAssetId",
+        "asset_source_url",
         "asset_storage_ipfs_cid",
         "asset_storage_ipfs_nftMetadata_cid",
         "asset_userId",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.test.ts b/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.test.ts
index dbd7bc1245..b2e5260d1a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.test.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.test.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,48 @@ describe("controllers/playback", () => {
           },
         });
       });
+
+      it("should return playback URL assets from CID based on source URL lookup", async () => {
+        const cid = "bafyfoobar";
+        await db.asset.update(asset.id, {
+          playbackRecordingId: "mock_recording_id_2",
+          source: {
+            type: "url",
+            url: "ipfs://" + cid,
+          },
+          status: {
+            phase: "ready",
+            updatedAt: 1234,
+          },
+        });
+        const res = await client.get(`/playback/${cid}`);
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+        await expect(res.json()).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          type: "vod",
+          meta: {
+            source: [
+              {
+                hrn: "HLS (TS)",
+                type: "html5/application/vnd.apple.mpegurl",
+                url: `${ingest}/recordings/mock_recording_id_2/index.m3u8`,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("should return 404 for CID based on source URL lookup if asset is not ready", async () => {
+        const cid = "bafyfoobar";
+        await db.asset.update(asset.id, {
+          playbackRecordingId: "mock_recording_id_2",
+          source: {
+            type: "url",
+            url: "ipfs://" + cid,
+          },
+        });
+        const res = await client.get(`/playback/${cid}`);
+        expect(res.status).toBe(404);
+      });
     });
 
     describe("for recordings", () => {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.ts b/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.ts
index a90bba20eb..4d4ade9c14 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/playback.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ const getAssetPlaybackUrl = async (
   cid: boolean
 ) => {
   const asset = cid
-    ? await db.asset.getByIpfsCid(id)
+    ? (await db.asset.getByIpfsCid(id)) ??
+      (await db.asset.getBySourceURL("ipfs://" + id))
     : await db.asset.getByPlaybackId(id);
   if (!asset || asset.deleted) {
     return null;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml b/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
index 93b4c86b8b..9ab4fd32a2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema/schema.yaml
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ components:
                   enum: [url]
                 url:
                   type: string
+                  index: true
                   description: URL from which the asset was uploaded
             - additionalProperties: false
               required: [type]
diff --git a/packages/api/src/store/asset-table.ts b/packages/api/src/store/asset-table.ts
index f3789a6fa2..a7ad62fa63 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/store/asset-table.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/store/asset-table.ts
@@ -53,4 +53,21 @@ export default class AssetTable extends Table<WithID<Asset>> {
     }
     return assets[0];
   }
+
+  async getBySourceURL(url: string): Promise<WithID<Asset>> {
+    const query = [
+      sql`asset.data->'source'->>'type' = 'url'`,
+      sql`asset.data->'source'->>'url' = ${url}`,
+      sql`asset.data->>'deleted' IS NULL`,
+      sql`asset.data->'status'->>'phase' = 'ready'`,
+    ];
+    const [assets] = await this.find(query, {
+      limit: 2,
+      order: "coalesce((asset.data->'createdAt')::bigint, 0) ASC",
+    });
+    if (!assets || assets.length < 1) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return assets[0];
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/store/table.ts b/packages/api/src/store/table.ts
index a6f27fb677..21c47f535e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/store/table.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/store/table.ts
@@ -342,6 +342,13 @@ export default class Table<T extends DBObject> {
       // avoid creating indexes in production right now...
       return;
     }
+    if (prop.oneOf?.length) {
+      return Promise.all(
+        prop.oneOf.map((oneSchema) =>
+          this.ensureIndex(propName, oneSchema, parents)
+        )
+      );
+    }
 
     if (!prop.index && !prop.unique) {
       if (prop.properties && this.name === "asset") {