diff --git a/include/mujincontrollerclient/mujincontrollerclient.h b/include/mujincontrollerclient/mujincontrollerclient.h
index 55aead94..6f8ceb3e 100644
--- a/include/mujincontrollerclient/mujincontrollerclient.h
+++ b/include/mujincontrollerclient/mujincontrollerclient.h
@@ -692,6 +692,15 @@ class MUJINCLIENT_API WebResource
         return __pk;
     }
 
+    /// \brief gets an attribute of this web resource
+    template<class T>
+    inline T GetPath(const std::string& path, double timeout = 5.0) {
+        rapidjson::Document pt(rapidjson::kObjectType);
+        std::string fieldToConstraintForCallGet = path.substr(1, path.find('/', 1));
+        GetWrap(pt, fieldToConstraintForCallGet, timeout);
+        return mujinjson_external::GetJsonValueByPath<T>(pt, path.c_str());
+    }
+
     /// \brief gets an attribute of this web resource
     template<class T>
     inline T Get(const std::string& field, double timeout = 5.0) {