diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/transferers/TransfererBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/transferers/TransfererBuilder.java
index 9f00d9f..f12b19b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/transferers/TransfererBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/transferers/TransfererBuilder.java
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 package org.gcube.data.transfer.library.transferers;
 
+import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.clientFor;
+import static org.gcube.resources.discovery.icclient.ICFactory.queryFor;
+
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
+import org.gcube.common.resources.gcore.HostingNode;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.caches.CapabilitiesCache;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.client.Client;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.HostingNodeNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.ServiceNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.UnreachableNodeException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.model.TransferCapabilities;
+import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.api.DiscoveryClient;
+import org.gcube.resources.discovery.client.queries.api.SimpleQuery;
 @Slf4j
 public class TransfererBuilder {
 
@@ -53,7 +60,15 @@ public class TransfererBuilder {
 
 
 	private static String retrieveHostnameByNodeId(String nodeId)throws HostingNodeNotFoundException{
-		//TODO implement endpoint retrieval
-		return null;
+		SimpleQuery query = queryFor(HostingNode.class);
+
+		query.addCondition("$resource/ID/text() eq '"+nodeId+"'");						
+
+
+		List<HostingNode> found= clientFor(HostingNode.class).submit(query);
+
+		if(found.isEmpty()) throw new HostingNodeNotFoundException("No Hosting node with the id "+nodeId);
+		
+		return "http://"+found.get(0).profile().description().name();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/TransfererTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/TransfererTest.java
index ff7f78e..481e882 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/TransfererTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/transfer/library/TransfererTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
 import org.gcube.contentmanagement.blobstorage.transport.backend.RemoteBackendException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.FailedTransferException;
+import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.HostingNodeNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.InitializationException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.InvalidSourceException;
 import org.gcube.data.transfer.library.faults.ServiceNotFoundException;
@@ -19,14 +20,16 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class TransfererTest {
 
 	static String hostname="http://pc-fabio.isti.cnr.it:8080/data-transfer-service/gcube/service";
+	static String nodeId="462b68c5-463f-4295-86da-37d6c0abc7ea";
 	static String scope="/gcube/devNext";
 	
 	static DataTransferClient client;
 	
 	@BeforeClass
-	public static void init() throws UnreachableNodeException, ServiceNotFoundException{
+	public static void init() throws UnreachableNodeException, ServiceNotFoundException, HostingNodeNotFoundException{
 		ScopeProvider.instance.set(scope);
-		client=DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint(hostname);
+//		client=DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint(hostname);
+		client=DataTransferClient.getInstanceByNodeId(nodeId);
 	}
 	
 	@Test