diff --git a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
index 1cd6b3a4..290783e1 100644
--- a/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
+++ b/apps/dhp-mdstore-manager/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/data/mdstore/manager/controller/MDStoreController.java
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ public class MDStoreController extends AbstractDnetController {
 		return hdfsClient.readParquetFiles(path + "/store", limit);
 	}
 
+	@ApiOperation("read the parquet file of a mdstore (current version)")
+	@GetMapping("/mdstore/{mdId}/parquet/content/{limit}")
+	public List<Map<String, Object>> listMdstoreParquet(@PathVariable final String mdId, @PathVariable final long limit) throws MDStoreManagerException {
+		final String versionId = databaseUtils.findMdStore(mdId).getCurrentVersion();
+		final String path = databaseUtils.findVersion(versionId).getHdfsPath();
+		return hdfsClient.readParquetFiles(path + "/store", limit);
+	}
+
 	protected void setDatabaseUtils(final DatabaseUtils databaseUtils) {
 		this.databaseUtils = databaseUtils;
 	}