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 ab95631..c3f6e79 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
@@ -1,17 +1,24 @@
 package org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies;
 
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Invocation;
 import javax.ws.rs.client.WebTarget;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 
 import org.gcube.common.clients.Call;
 import org.gcube.common.clients.delegates.ProxyDelegate;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.expressions.SearchableItem;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.query.Query;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.service.ItemList;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.service.ItemWrapper;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+
 public class DefaultWorkspaceManager implements WorkspaceManagerClient {
 
 	private final ProxyDelegate<WebTarget> delegate;
@@ -111,4 +118,35 @@ public class DefaultWorkspaceManager implements WorkspaceManagerClient {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public List<? extends Item> search(Query<SearchableItem<?>> query, String ... excludeNodes) {
+		Call<WebTarget, ItemList> call = new Call<WebTarget, ItemList>() {
+			@Override
+			public ItemList call(WebTarget manager) throws Exception {
+				WebTarget myManager = manager.path("query");
+				if (excludeNodes !=null && excludeNodes.length>0)
+					myManager =  myManager.queryParam("exclude",excludeNodes);
+								
+				myManager = myManager.queryParam("node", query.getSearchableItem().getNodeValue());
+				
+				ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+				String serializedJson = mapper.writeValueAsString(query.getExpression());
+				
+				System.out.println("serialized json "+serializedJson);
+				
+				myManager = myManager.queryParam("expr", URLEncoder.encode(serializedJson));
+				
+				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);
+		}
+	}
+	
 }
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 615dbc0..9572149 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
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package org.gcube.common.storagehub.client.proxies;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.expressions.SearchableItem;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.query.Query;
 
 public interface WorkspaceManagerClient {
 
@@ -13,5 +15,7 @@ public interface WorkspaceManagerClient {
 	List<? extends Item> getVreFolders(int start, int limit, String ... excludeNodes);
 
 	<T extends Item> T getVreFolder(String ... excludeNodes);
+
+	List<? extends Item> search(Query<SearchableItem<?>> query, 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 31d164c..91228e8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/data/access/fs/TestCall.java
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ 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.expressions.GenericSearchableItem;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.expressions.SearchableItem;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.expressions.text.Contains;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.items.Item;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.query.Queries;
+import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.query.Query;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -87,6 +92,20 @@ public class TestCall {
 		
 	}
 	
+	@Test
+	public void search() {
+		
+		Query<SearchableItem<?>> query = Queries.queryFor(Item.class);
+		
+		query.setExpression(new Contains(GenericSearchableItem.get().title, "Data"));
+		
+		
+		WorkspaceManagerClient wsclient = AbstractPlugin.workspace().build();
+		List<? extends Item> items = wsclient.search(query, "hl:accounting", "jcr:content");
+		System.out.println("items are "+items.size());
+		
+	}
+	
 	/*	
 	@Test
 	public void createFolder() throws Exception{