diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/TypeMapper.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/TypeMapper.java
index 6de6b3c..83681b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/TypeMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/types/TypeMapper.java
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ public class TypeMapper {
 		return serializeTypeDefinition(type);
 	}
 	
+	public static <E extends Element> String getType(E e){
+		return getType(e.getClass());
+	}
+	
 	public static String getType(Class<? extends Element> clz){
 		String classSimpleName = clz.getSimpleName();
 		String name = null;