diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 89b9714..21657e5 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 History
 =======
 
+8.2.0.0 (2017-09-19)
+--------------------
+
+* newest addition to rest-api. please welcome get_shell - returns a requested shell information
+
 8.1.1.0 (2017-08-27)
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/cloudshell/rest/api.py b/cloudshell/rest/api.py
index 7df3b8f..bdb7e24 100644
--- a/cloudshell/rest/api.py
+++ b/cloudshell/rest/api.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def get_installed_standards(self):
         response = get(url,
                        headers={'Authorization': 'Basic ' + self.token})
 
-        if response.status_code == 404:  # Feature unavailable (probably due to cloudshell version smaller than 8.1)
+        if response.status_code == 404:  # Feature unavailable (probably due to cloudshell version below 8.1)
             raise FeatureUnavailable()
 
         if response.status_code != 200:  # Ok
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ def get_installed_standards(self):
 
         return response.json()
 
+    def get_shell(self, shell_name):
+        url = 'http://{0}:{1}/API/Shells/{2}'.format(self.ip, self.port, shell_name)
+        response = get(url,
+                       headers={'Authorization': 'Basic ' + self.token})
+
+        if response.status_code == 404:  # Feature unavailable (probably due to cloudshell version below 8.2)
+            raise FeatureUnavailable()
+
+        if response.status_code == 400:  # means shell not found
+            raise ShellNotFoundException()
+
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            raise Exception(response.text)
+
+        return response.json()
+
+
     @staticmethod
     def _urlencode(s):
         return s.replace('+', '%2B').replace('/', '%2F').replace('=', '%3D')
diff --git a/cloudshell/version.py b/cloudshell/version.py
index 16f47bc..94786e7 100644
--- a/cloudshell/version.py
+++ b/cloudshell/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '8.1.1.0'
+__version__ = '8.2.0.0'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a4ae5fe..86c2220 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 8.1.1.0
+current_version = 8.2.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = False
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)\.(?P<build>\d+)
diff --git a/tests/test_packaging_rest_api_client.py b/tests/test_packaging_rest_api_client.py
index c6575e8..5da9564 100644
--- a/tests/test_packaging_rest_api_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_packaging_rest_api_client.py
@@ -145,3 +145,77 @@ def test_get_installed_standards_feature_not_install_error_thrown(self, mock_get
 
         # Act Assert
         self.assertRaises(FeatureUnavailable, client.get_installed_standards)
+
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.urllib2.build_opener')
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.get')
+    def test_get_shell_success(self, mock_get, mock_build_opener):
+        # Arrange
+        mock_url = Mock()
+        mock_url.read = Mock(return_value='TOKEN')
+        mock_opener = Mock()
+        mock_opener.open = Mock(return_value=mock_url)
+        mock_build_opener.return_value = mock_opener
+        mock_get.return_value = Response()
+        mock_get.return_value._content = "[]"  # hack - empty response content
+        mock_get.return_value.status_code = 200  # Ok
+
+        # Act
+        client = PackagingRestApiClient('SERVER', 9000, 'USER', 'PASS', 'Global')
+        client.get_shell('shell')
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertTrue(mock_get.called, 'Get should be called')
+        self.assertEqual(mock_get.call_args[0][0], 'http://SERVER:9000/API/Shells/shell')
+        self.assertEqual(mock_get.call_args[1]['headers']['Authorization'], 'Basic TOKEN')
+
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.urllib2.build_opener')
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.get')
+    def test_get_shell_feature_unavailable_raises_error(self, mock_get, mock_build_opener):
+        # Arrange
+        mock_url = Mock()
+        mock_url.read = Mock(return_value='TOKEN')
+        mock_opener = Mock()
+        mock_opener.open = Mock(return_value=mock_url)
+        mock_build_opener.return_value = mock_opener
+        mock_get.return_value = Response()
+        mock_get.return_value.status_code = 404  # Not Found
+
+        # Act Assert
+        client = PackagingRestApiClient('SERVER', 9000, 'USER', 'PASS', 'Global')
+        self.assertRaises(FeatureUnavailable, client.get_shell, 'shell')
+
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.urllib2.build_opener')
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.get')
+    def test_get_shell_shell_not_found_raises_error(self, mock_get, mock_build_opener):
+        # Arrange
+        mock_url = Mock()
+        mock_url.read = Mock(return_value='TOKEN')
+        mock_opener = Mock()
+        mock_opener.open = Mock(return_value=mock_url)
+        mock_build_opener.return_value = mock_opener
+        mock_get.return_value = Response()
+        mock_get.return_value.status_code = 400  # Bad Request
+
+        # Act Assert
+        client = PackagingRestApiClient('SERVER', 9000, 'USER', 'PASS', 'Global')
+        self.assertRaises(ShellNotFoundException, client.get_shell, 'shell')
+
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.urllib2.build_opener')
+    @patch('cloudshell.rest.api.get')
+    def test_get_shell_unexpected_error_raises_error(self, mock_get, mock_build_opener):
+        # Arrange
+        mock_url = Mock()
+        mock_url.read = Mock(return_value='TOKEN')
+        mock_opener = Mock()
+        mock_opener.open = Mock(return_value=mock_url)
+        mock_build_opener.return_value = mock_opener
+        response_obj = type('', (Response,), {"text": 'amazing error'})()
+        mock_get.return_value = response_obj
+        mock_get.return_value.status_code = 405  # Method Not Allowed
+
+        # Act Assert
+        client = PackagingRestApiClient('SERVER', 9000, 'USER', 'PASS', 'Global')
+        try:
+            client.get_shell('shell')
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.assertEqual(e.message, 'amazing error')