diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/client/Item.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/client/Item.java
index 2c5a375..b43d35c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/client/Item.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/client/Item.java
@@ -151,9 +151,16 @@ public class Item extends GCatClient implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.It
 	}
 
 	protected String moderate(String name, ModerationContent moderationContent) {
+		return moderate(name, moderationContent, null);
+	}
+	
+	protected String moderate(String name, ModerationContent moderationContent, Map<String,String> queryParams) {
 		try {
 			initRequest();
 			gxhttpStringRequest.path(name);
+			if(queryParams!=null && queryParams.size()>0) {
+				gxhttpStringRequest.queryParams(queryParams);
+			}
 			String moderationContentString = (new ObjectMapper()).writeValueAsString(moderationContent);
 			gxhttpStringRequest.header("Content-Type", GCatConstants.APPLICATION_JSON_CHARSET_UTF_8);
 			gxhttpStringRequest.withBody(moderationContentString);
@@ -170,7 +177,16 @@ public class Item extends GCatClient implements org.gcube.gcat.api.interfaces.It
 		ModerationContent moderationContent = new ModerationContent();
 		moderationContent.setCMItemStatus(CMItemStatus.APPROVED);
 		moderationContent.setMessage(moderatorMessage);
-		return moderate(name, moderationContent);
+		return approve(name, moderatorMessage, false);
+	}
+	
+	public String approve(String name, String moderatorMessage, boolean socialPost) {
+		ModerationContent moderationContent = new ModerationContent();
+		moderationContent.setCMItemStatus(CMItemStatus.APPROVED);
+		moderationContent.setMessage(moderatorMessage);
+		Map<String,String> queryParams = new HashMap<>();
+		queryParams.put(GCatConstants.SOCIAL_POST_QUERY_PARAMETER, String.valueOf(socialPost));
+		return moderate(name, moderationContent, queryParams);
 	}
 
 	public String reject(String name, String moderatorMessage) {