diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/dataminer/WorkspaceDataMinerTaskExecutor.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/dataminer/WorkspaceDataMinerTaskExecutor.java
index 4334f07..11dde04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/dataminer/WorkspaceDataMinerTaskExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/dataminer/WorkspaceDataMinerTaskExecutor.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
+import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.exceptions.InternalErrorException;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.WorkspaceItem;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.ExecutableItem;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.ExecutableTask;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.TaskOperator;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.TaskOutput;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.TaskParameterType;
+import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.WSItemObject;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.dataminer.TaskComputation;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.dataminer.TaskConfiguration;
 import org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared.dataminer.TaskExecutionStatus;
@@ -223,6 +225,52 @@ public class WorkspaceDataMinerTaskExecutor implements ExecutableTask<TaskConfig
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Load item details.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @return the WS item object
+	 */
+	public WSItemObject loadItemDetails(String itemId){
+		WorkspaceItem item = null;
+		Validate.notNull(itemId, "Input parameter itemId is null");
+		try{
+			item = WsUtil.getItem(usernameOwner, itemId);
+		}catch(Exception e){
+			logger.error("Error during get item with id: "+itemId, e);
+			throw new Error("Error during get item with id: "+itemId+". Eihter it does not exit or you have not permissions to read it");
+		}
+
+		Validate.notNull(item, "The item with id: "+itemId+" is null");
+		WSItemObject wsItem = new WSItemObject();
+		try {
+			wsItem.setItemId(item.getId());
+			wsItem.setItemName(item.getName());
+			wsItem.setOwner(item.getOwner().getPortalLogin());
+			wsItem.setFolder(item.isFolder());
+			if(!item.isFolder()){
+				wsItem.setPublicLink(item.getPublicLink(false));
+			}
+
+			return wsItem;
+		}
+		catch (InternalErrorException e) {
+			//silent
+			logger.warn("Error during filling item properties for item id: "+itemId, e);
+			try {
+				wsItem.setItemId(item.getId());
+				wsItem.setItemName(item.getName());
+				return wsItem;
+			}
+			catch (InternalErrorException e1) {
+				logger.error("Error during filling id and name for item id: "+itemId, e);
+				return null;
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.ConfigurableTask#removeTaskConfig(java.lang.Object)
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/shared/WSItemObject.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/shared/WSItemObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..446d3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/common/workspacetaskexecutor/shared/WSItemObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+
+package org.gcube.common.workspacetaskexecutor.shared;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+
+/**
+ * The Class WSItemObject.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa at ISTI-CNR (francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it)
+ * Jun 11, 2018
+ */
+public class WSItemObject implements Serializable {
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3466278154835064930L;
+	private String itemId;
+	private String itemName;
+
+	private String owner;
+	private String publicLink;
+	private boolean isFolder;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new WS item object.
+	 */
+	public WSItemObject() {
+
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new WS item object.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the item id
+	 * @param itemName the item name
+	 * @param owner the owner
+	 * @param publicLink the public link
+	 * @param isFolder the is folder
+	 */
+	public WSItemObject(
+		String itemId, String itemName, String owner, String publicLink,
+		boolean isFolder) {
+
+		this.itemId = itemId;
+		this.itemName = itemName;
+		this.owner = owner;
+		this.publicLink = publicLink;
+		this.isFolder = isFolder;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the item id.
+	 *
+	 * @return the itemId
+	 */
+	public String getItemId() {
+
+		return itemId;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the item name.
+	 *
+	 * @return the itemName
+	 */
+	public String getItemName() {
+
+		return itemName;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the owner.
+	 *
+	 * @return the owner
+	 */
+	public String getOwner() {
+
+		return owner;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the public link.
+	 *
+	 * @return the publicLink
+	 */
+	public String getPublicLink() {
+
+		return publicLink;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if is folder.
+	 *
+	 * @return the isFolder
+	 */
+	public boolean isFolder() {
+
+		return isFolder;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the item id.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemId the itemId to set
+	 */
+	public void setItemId(String itemId) {
+
+		this.itemId = itemId;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the item name.
+	 *
+	 * @param itemName the itemName to set
+	 */
+	public void setItemName(String itemName) {
+
+		this.itemName = itemName;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the owner.
+	 *
+	 * @param owner the owner to set
+	 */
+	public void setOwner(String owner) {
+
+		this.owner = owner;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the public link.
+	 *
+	 * @param publicLink the publicLink to set
+	 */
+	public void setPublicLink(String publicLink) {
+
+		this.publicLink = publicLink;
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the folder.
+	 *
+	 * @param isFolder the isFolder to set
+	 */
+	public void setFolder(boolean isFolder) {
+
+		this.isFolder = isFolder;
+	}
+
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+
+		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+		builder.append("WSItemObject [itemId=");
+		builder.append(itemId);
+		builder.append(", itemName=");
+		builder.append(itemName);
+		builder.append(", owner=");
+		builder.append(owner);
+		builder.append(", publicLink=");
+		builder.append(publicLink);
+		builder.append(", isFolder=");
+		builder.append(isFolder);
+		builder.append("]");
+		return builder.toString();
+	}
+
+
+}