diff --git a/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/rest/InterfaceConstants.java b/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/rest/InterfaceConstants.java
index cd27a8d..a7fb115 100644
--- a/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/rest/InterfaceConstants.java
+++ b/geoportal-common/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/common/rest/InterfaceConstants.java
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ public class InterfaceConstants {
 
 	public static final class Methods{
 		public static final String UCD ="ucd";
-		public static final String SECTIONS="sections";
 		public static final String PROJECTS="projects";
+		public static final String PLUGINS="plugins";
+
+
 
 		
 		public static final String CONCESSIONI="concessioni";
diff --git a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/GeoPortalService.java b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/GeoPortalService.java
index e6cb36b..4c06509 100644
--- a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/GeoPortalService.java
+++ b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/GeoPortalService.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.model.internal.db.Mongo;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest.ConcessioniOverMongo;
 
 
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest.Plugins;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest.ProfiledDocuments;
 import org.gcube.application.cms.serialization.Serialization;
 import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest.UseCaseDescriptors;
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ public class GeoPortalService extends ResourceConfig{
 
 		registerClasses(ConcessioniOverMongo.class);
 		registerClasses(ProfiledDocuments.class);
-
 		registerClasses(UseCaseDescriptors.class);
+		registerClasses(Plugins.class);
 
 		log.info("Setting implementations .. ");
 
diff --git a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/Plugins.java b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/Plugins.java
index e2c5371..d5accac 100644
--- a/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/Plugins.java
+++ b/geoportal-service/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportal/service/rest/Plugins.java
@@ -1,9 +1,55 @@
 package org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.rest;
 
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.gcube.application.cms.implementations.ImplementationProvider;
+import org.gcube.application.cms.plugins.Plugin;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.configuration.Configuration;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.model.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.common.rest.InterfaceConstants;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.engine.providers.ConfigurationCache;
+import org.gcube.application.geoportal.service.engine.providers.PluginManager;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.*;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Path(InterfaceConstants.Methods.PLUGINS)
+@Slf4j
 public class Plugins {
 
-    // get status (configuration + report)
+    @GET
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public List<PluginDescriptor> getDescriptor(){
+        return new GuardedMethod<List<PluginDescriptor>>(){
+            @Override
+            protected List<PluginDescriptor> run() throws Exception, WebApplicationException {
+                List<PluginDescriptor> toReturn=new ArrayList<>();
+                ImplementationProvider.get().getEngineByManagedClass(PluginManager.PluginMap.class).
+                        forEach((s, plugin) -> {try {
+                            toReturn.add(plugin.getDescriptor());
+                        }catch (Throwable t){ log.error("Unable to get Descriptor for {}",s,t);}});
+                return toReturn;
+            }
+        }.execute().getResult();
+    }
 
-    // force reinitialization
+    @GET
+    @Path("{pluginID}")
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public PluginDescriptor getDescriptorByID(@PathParam("pluginID") String pluginID){
+        return new GuardedMethod<PluginDescriptor>(){
+            @Override
+            protected PluginDescriptor run() throws Exception, WebApplicationException {
+                Map<String, Plugin> m=ImplementationProvider.get().getEngineByManagedClass(PluginManager.PluginMap.class);
+                if(m.containsKey(pluginID))
+                    return m.get(pluginID).getDescriptor();
+                else throw new WebApplicationException("Plugin \""+pluginID+"\" not found", Response.Status.NOT_FOUND);
+            }
+        }.execute().getResult();
+    }
 
 }