diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ContainerType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ContainerType.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4f4669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ContainerType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.dsl;
+
+public enum ContainerType {
+
+	FOLDER,
+	FILE,
+	GENERIC_ITEM
+	
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FileContainer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FileContainer.java
index c505aae..23d311b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FileContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FileContainer.java
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ public class FileContainer extends ItemContainer<AbstractFileItem> {
 		super(itemclient, fileId);		
 	}
 	
+	public ContainerType getType() {
+		return ContainerType.FILE;
+	}
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FolderContainer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FolderContainer.java
index 01e5e83..09573cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FolderContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/FolderContainer.java
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.dsl;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.util.List;
 
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.ItemManagerClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.FolderItem;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 
 public class FolderContainer extends ItemContainer<FolderItem>{
 			
@@ -19,6 +17,10 @@ public class FolderContainer extends ItemContainer<FolderItem>{
 		super(itemclient, folderId);		
 	}
 	
+	public ContainerType getType() {
+		return ContainerType.FOLDER;
+	}
+	
 	public ListResolver list() {
 		return new ListResolver(itemclient,  itemId);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ItemContainer.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ItemContainer.java
index 141f61c..26dfa33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ItemContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ItemContainer.java
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ public class ItemContainer<I extends Item> {
 		this.itemId = item.getId();
 	}
 	
+	public ContainerType getType() {
+		return ContainerType.GENERIC_ITEM;
+	}
+		
+	
+	
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public I get() throws Exception {
 		if (item==null) return (I)itemclient.get(itemId);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ListResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ListResolver.java
index 4ae7f08..e2ac214 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ListResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehub/client/dsl/ListResolver.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies.ItemManagerClient;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.NodeConstants;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.AbstractFileItem;
-import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.FolderItem;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
 
 public class ListResolver {