diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
index 98caaee..5ea6dd2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultItemManager.java
@@ -91,4 +91,47 @@ public class DefaultItemManager implements ItemManagerClient {
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	@Override
+	public List<? extends Item> getChildren(String id, int start, int limit, String... excludeNodes) {
+		Call<WebTarget, ItemList> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemList>() {
+			@Override
+			public ItemList call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+				WebTarget myManager = manager.path(id).path("children").path("paged");
+				if (excludeNodes !=null && excludeNodes.length>0)
+					myManager =  myManager.queryParam("exclude",excludeNodes);
+				myManager = myManager.queryParam("start", start).queryParam("limit", limit);
+				Invocation.Builder builder = myManager.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+				ItemList response = builder.get(ItemList.class);
+				return response;
+			}
+		};
+		try {
+			ItemList result = delegate.make(call);
+			return result.getItemlist();
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public Integer childrenCount(String id) {
+		Call<WebTarget, Integer> call = new Call<WebTarget, Integer>() {
+			@Override
+			public Integer call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+				WebTarget myManager = manager.path(id).path("children").path("count");
+				Invocation.Builder builder = myManager.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+				Integer response = builder.get(Integer.class);
+				return response;
+			}
+		};
+		try {
+			Integer result = delegate.make(call);
+			return result;
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
index b83a424..3455b2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/DefaultWorkspaceManager.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.clients.Call;
 import org.gcube.common.clients.delegates.ProxyDelegate;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.service.ItemList;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.service.ItemWrapper;
 
 public class DefaultWorkspaceManager implements WorkspaceManagerClient {
 
@@ -20,18 +21,64 @@ public class DefaultWorkspaceManager implements WorkspaceManagerClient {
 		this.delegate = config;
 	}
 
-
 	@Override
-	public List<? extends Item> getWorkspace(String... excludeNodes) {
-		Call<WebTarget, ItemList> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemList>() {
+	public <T extends Item> T getWorkspace(String ... excludeNodes) {
+		Call<WebTarget, ItemWrapper<T>> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemWrapper<T>>() {
 			@Override
-			public ItemList call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+			public ItemWrapper<T> call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
 				WebTarget myManager = manager;
 				if (excludeNodes !=null && excludeNodes.length>0)
 					myManager =  myManager.queryParam("exclude",excludeNodes);
 				Invocation.Builder builder = myManager.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+				ItemWrapper<T> response = builder.get(ItemWrapper.class);
+				System.out.println(manager.getUri().toString());
+				return response;
+			}
+		};
+		try {
+			ItemWrapper<T> result = delegate.make(call);
+			return result.getItem();
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public List<? extends Item> getVreFolders(String ... excludeNodes) {
+		Call<WebTarget, ItemList> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemList>() {
+			@Override
+			public ItemList call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+				WebTarget myManager = manager.path("vrefolders");
+				if (excludeNodes !=null && excludeNodes.length>0)
+					myManager =  myManager.queryParam("exclude",excludeNodes);
+				Invocation.Builder builder = myManager.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
 				ItemList response = builder.get(ItemList.class);
-				System.out.println(myManager.getUri().toString());
+				System.out.println(manager.getUri().toString());
+				return response;
+			}
+		};
+		try {
+			ItemList result = delegate.make(call);
+			return result.getItemlist();
+		}catch(Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public List<? extends Item> getVreFolders(int start, int limit, String ... excludeNodes) {
+		Call<WebTarget, ItemList> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemList>() {
+			@Override
+			public ItemList call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+				WebTarget myManager = manager.path("vrefolders");
+				if (excludeNodes !=null && excludeNodes.length>0)
+					myManager =  myManager.queryParam("exclude",excludeNodes);
+				
+				myManager = myManager.queryParam("start", start).queryParam("limit", limit);
+				
+				Invocation.Builder builder = myManager.request(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
+				ItemList response = builder.get(ItemList.class);
+				System.out.println(manager.getUri().toString());
 				return response;
 			}
 		};
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/ItemManagerClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/ItemManagerClient.java
index 6ed2bfe..0900eaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/ItemManagerClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/ItemManagerClient.java
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ public interface ItemManagerClient {
 	
 	List<? extends Item> getChildren(String id, String ... excludeNodes);
 	
+	List<? extends Item> getChildren(String id, int start, int limit,  String ... excludeNodes);
+	
+	Integer childrenCount(String id);
+	
 	Item get(String id, String ... excludeNodes);
 
 	StreamDescriptor download(String id);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/WorkspaceManagerClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/WorkspaceManagerClient.java
index 2811841..ff0555e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/WorkspaceManagerClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/proxies/WorkspaceManagerClient.java
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 
 public interface WorkspaceManagerClient {
 
-	List<? extends Item> getWorkspace(String ... excludeNodes);
+	<T extends Item>  T getWorkspace(String ... excludeNodes);
+	
+	List<? extends Item> getVreFolders(String ... excludeNodes);
+	
+	List<? extends Item> getVreFolders(int start, int limit, String ... excludeNodes);
 	
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java
index 31536c9..003c6bb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.common.authorization.library.provider.SecurityTokenProvider;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.api.ScopeProvider;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.StreamDescriptor;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.plugins.AbstractPlugin;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.ItemManagerClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.WorkspaceManagerClient;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -24,18 +26,16 @@ public class TestCall {
 
 	@Test
 	public void getListByPath() throws Exception{
+		ItemManagerClient itemclient = AbstractPlugin.item().build();
 		WorkspaceManagerClient client = AbstractPlugin.workspace().build();
-		Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
-			public void run() {
-				long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-				client.getWorkspace("hl:accounting", "jcr:content");
-				System.out.println("["+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"] took: "+(System.currentTimeMillis()-start) );
-			}
-		};
+		Item ws = client.getWorkspace();
+		List<? extends Item> items = itemclient.getChildren(ws.getId(),10, 5, "hl:accounting", "jcr:content");
+		List<? extends Item> Vreitems = client.getVreFolders("hl:accounting");
+		List<? extends Item> VreitemsPaged = client.getVreFolders(5,5, "hl:accounting");
 		
-		for (int i=0; i<=1; i++) 
-			new Thread(runnable).start();
+		System.out.println("items are "+items.size());
 		
+		System.out.println("vreItems are "+Vreitems.size());
 		
 		System.in.read();
 	}
@@ -43,17 +43,9 @@ public class TestCall {
 	@Test
 	public void getById() throws Exception{
 		final ItemManagerClient client = AbstractPlugin.item().build();
-		Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
-			public void run() {
-				long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-				client.getChildren("07cd8d55-a35b-4445-9680-c98f158c55de", "hl:accounting", "jcr:content");
-				System.out.println("["+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"] took: "+(System.currentTimeMillis()-start) );
-			}
-		};
-		
-		for (int i=0; i<=1; i++) 
-			new Thread(runnable).start();
+		List<? extends Item> items = client.getChildren("07cd8d55-a35b-4445-9680-c98f158c55de",10, 5, "hl:accounting", "jcr:content");
 		
+		System.out.println("items are "+items.size());
 		
 		System.in.read();
 	}
@@ -76,6 +68,17 @@ public class TestCall {
 
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getCount() throws Exception{
+		final ItemManagerClient client = AbstractPlugin.item().build();
+		long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		System.out.println("found "+client.childrenCount("07cd8d55-a35b-4445-9680-c98f158c55de")+" children");
+		
+		System.out.println("count took: "+(System.currentTimeMillis()-start) );
+		
+		System.in.read();
+	}
+	
 	/*	
 	@Test
 	public void createFolder() throws Exception{