diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
index f7a5d27..df7c417 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/StorageHubClientService.java
@@ -167,6 +167,20 @@ public class StorageHubClientService {
 
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if is item shared.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return true, if is item shared
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	public boolean isItemShared(String itemId) throws Exception {
+		setContextProviders(scope, authorizationToken);
+		return shcClient.open(itemId).asItem().get().isShared();
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the root shared folder.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
index 18c47c4..762e66c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/server/WorkspaceStorageHubClientService.java
@@ -507,6 +507,25 @@ public final class WorkspaceStorageHubClientService implements Workspace{
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks if is item shared.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return true, if is item shared
+	 * @throws Exception the exception
+	 */
+	public boolean isItemShared(String itemId) throws Exception {
+		Validate.notNull(itemId,"The input itemId is null");
+		try{
+			return storageHubClientService.isItemShared(itemId);
+
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			throw new Exception("Error cheking if the item is shared: "+e.getMessage());
+		}
+
+	}
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/shared/tohl/WorkspaceItemType.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/shared/tohl/WorkspaceItemType.java
index 5b7ff74..9cee96b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/shared/tohl/WorkspaceItemType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/storagehubwrapper/shared/tohl/WorkspaceItemType.java
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public enum WorkspaceItemType {
 	 */
 	TRASH_ITEM,
 
-
 	VRE_FOLDER;
 
-
 }
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