diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClient.java
index 580aa35..5dd97f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClient.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import org.gcube.informationsystem.types.TypeBinder.TypeDefinition;
  */
 public interface ResourceRegistryClient {
 
+	public <ERType extends ER> void exists(
+			Class<ERType> clazz, UUID uuid) throws ERNotFoundException,
+			ResourceRegistryException;
+	
 	public <ERType extends ER> ERType getInstance(
 			Class<ERType> clazz, UUID uuid) throws ERNotFoundException,
 			ResourceRegistryException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientCall.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientCall.java
index 75c599a..a0fdda3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientCall.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientCall.java
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryClientCall<C> implements Call<EndpointReference, C>
 
 	protected String getURLStringFromEndpointReference(
 			EndpointReference endpoint) throws IOException {
-		JaxRSEndpointReference jaxRSEndpointReference = new JaxRSEndpointReference(
-				endpoint);
+		JaxRSEndpointReference jaxRSEndpointReference = new JaxRSEndpointReference(endpoint);
 		return jaxRSEndpointReference.toString();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientImpl.java
index 3a589d3..93f3a3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/proxy/ResourceRegistryClientImpl.java
@@ -47,6 +47,38 @@ public class ResourceRegistryClientImpl implements ResourceRegistryClient {
 		this.delegate = new AsyncProxyDelegate<EndpointReference>(config);
 	}
 
+	
+	@Override
+	public <ERType extends ER> void exists(Class<ERType> clazz, UUID uuid)
+			throws ERNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
+		String type = clazz.getSimpleName();
+		try {
+			logger.info("Going to check if {} with UUID {} exists", type, uuid);
+			StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
+			stringWriter.append(PATH_SEPARATOR);
+			stringWriter.append(AccessPath.ACCESS_PATH_PART);
+			stringWriter.append(PATH_SEPARATOR);
+			stringWriter.append(AccessPath.INSTANCE_PATH_PART);
+			stringWriter.append(PATH_SEPARATOR);
+			stringWriter.append(type);
+			stringWriter.append(PATH_SEPARATOR);
+			stringWriter.append(uuid.toString());
+
+			HTTPCall<ERType> httpCall = new HTTPCall<>(stringWriter.toString(),
+					HTTPMETHOD.HEAD, null);
+
+			ResourceRegistryClientCall<ERType> call = new ResourceRegistryClientCall<>(
+					clazz, httpCall);
+
+			delegate.make(call);
+			logger.info("{} with UUID {} exists", type, uuid);
+		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
+			throw e;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new ServiceException(e);
+		}
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public <ERType extends ER> ERType getInstance(Class<ERType> clazz, UUID uuid)
 			throws ERNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {