diff --git a/R/geoflow_handler.R b/R/geoflow_handler.R
index 4e5cd0b..378c375 100644
--- a/R/geoflow_handler.R
+++ b/R/geoflow_handler.R
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ geoflow_handler <- R6Class("geoflow_handler",
   public = list(
     #'@field id handler id
     id = NA,
+    #'@field type handler type (entity,contact,dictionary)
+    type = NULL,
+    #'@field funders funders
+    funders = list(),
+    #'@field authors authors
+    authors = list(),
+    #'@field maintainer maintainer
+    maintainer = NULL,
     #'@field def handler definition
     def = NA,
     #'@field packages handler packages
@@ -49,32 +57,82 @@ geoflow_handler <- R6Class("geoflow_handler",
     #'@field available_options available options
     available_options = list(),
     #'@field status status
-    status = "active",
+    status = "stable",
     #'@field notes notes
     notes = "",
     
     #'@description Initializes a \link{geoflow_handler}
+    #'@param yaml a YAML file
     #'@param id id
+    #'@param type type
+    #'@param funders funders
+    #'@param authors authors
+    #'@param maintainer maintainer
     #'@param def def
     #'@param packages list of packages required for the handler
     #'@param fun the handler \code{function} having 2 arguments \code{config} and \code{source}
     #'@param script a handler script
     #'@param options action options
     #'@param available_options available options for the action
-    #'@param status status (active/deprecated)
+    #'@param status status (experimental/stable/deprecated/superseded)
     #'@param notes notes
-    initialize = function(id, def = "", packages = list(), fun = NULL, script = NULL, 
+    initialize = function(yaml = NULL,
+                          id = NULL, type = c("entity", "contact", "dictionary"),
+                          funders = list(), authors = list(), maintainer = NULL,
+                          def = "",  
+                          packages = list(), fun = NULL, script = NULL, 
                           options = list(), available_options = list(),
-                          status = "active", notes = ""){
-      self$id <- id
-      self$def <- def
-      self$packages <- packages
-      self$fun <- fun
-      self$script <- script
-      self$options <- options
-      self$available_options <- available_options
-      self$status = status
-      self$notes = notes
+                          status = "stable", notes = ""){
+      if(!is.null(yaml)){
+        self$fromYAML(yaml)
+      }else{
+        self$id <- id
+        type = match.arg(type)
+        self$type = type
+        self$funders = funders
+        self$authors = authors
+        self$maintainer = maintainer
+        self$def <- def
+        self$packages <- packages
+        self$fun <- fun
+        self$script <- script
+        self$options <- options
+        self$available_options <- available_options
+        self$status = status
+        self$notes = notes
+      }
+    },
+    
+    #'@description Reads handler properties from YAML file
+    #'@param file file
+    fromYAML = function(file){
+      yml = yaml::read_yaml(file)
+      self$id = yml$id
+      self$type = yml$type
+      self$funders = yml$funders
+      self$authors = yml$authors
+      self$maintainer = yml$maintainer
+      self$def = yml$def
+      self$packages = yml$packages
+      self$fun = source(system.file(paste0("metadata/", self$type), yml$fun, package = "geoflow"))$value
+      self$status = if(!is.null(yml$status)) yml$status else "<unknown>"
+      self$notes = if(!is.null(yml$notes)) yml$notes else ""
+      self$available_options = lapply(yml$available_options, function(opt){
+        if(is.null(opt$default)){
+          opt$default = c()
+        }else{
+          if(length(opt$default)>1){
+            opt$default = unlist(opt$default)
+          }else{
+            opt$default = switch(opt$default,
+                                 "NA" = NA,
+                                 "Inf" = Inf,
+                                 as(opt$default, opt$class)                  
+            )
+          }
+        }
+        return(opt)
+      })
     },
     
     #'@description Check that all packages required for the handler are available, if yes,
diff --git a/R/geoflow_handler_entity.R b/R/geoflow_handler_entity.R
index 5305fd8..00818ae 100644
--- a/R/geoflow_handler_entity.R
+++ b/R/geoflow_handler_entity.R
@@ -11,133 +11,10 @@
 #' @export
 #'
 register_entity_handlers <- function(){
-  handlers <- list(
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "csv",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a CSV file",
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_csv.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      available_options = list(
-        guess_max = list(def = "Guess max argument, see readr::read_csv", default = 0),
-        enrich_from_dbi = list(def = "Enrich entity data from DBI software", default = FALSE)
-      )
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "excel",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls,xlsx) file",
-      packages = list("readxl"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_excel.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      available_options = list(
-        enrich_from_dbi = list(def = "Enrich entity data from DBI software", default = FALSE)
-      )
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "gsheet",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a Google spreadsheet",
-      packages = list("gsheet"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_gsheet.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      available_options = list(
-        enrich_from_dbi = list(def = "Enrich entity data from DBI software", default = FALSE)
-      )
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "dbi",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a DB source",
-      packages = list("DBI", "RSQLite", "RPostgres"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_dbi.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "dbi_csv",
-      def = "Handle DBI metadata entities from a CSV file",
-      packages = list("DBI", "RSQLite", "RPostgres"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_dbi_csv.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      status = "deprecated",
-      notes = "Use 'csv' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi"
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "dbi_excel",
-      def = "Handle DBI metadata entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls, xlsx) file",
-      packages = list("readxl"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_dbi_excel.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      status = "deprecated",
-      notes = "Use 'excel' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi"
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "dbi_gsheet",
-      def = "Handle DBI metadata entities from a Google spreadsheet",
-      packages = list("gsheet"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_dbi_gsheet.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      status = "deprecated",
-      notes = "Use 'gsheet' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi"
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "dataverse",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities built from a Dataverse source",
-      packages = list("dataverse"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_dataverse.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "ocs",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a tabulat data source (csv or excel) hosted on an OCS cloud",
-      packages = list("ocs4R"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_ocs.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      available_options = list(
-        enrich_from_dbi = list(def = "Enrich entity data from DBI software", default = FALSE)
-      )
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "ncdf",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a Netcdf source",
-      packages = list("ncdf4"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_ncdf.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "ncml",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a NCML source",
-      packages = list("XML"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_ncml.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "thredds",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from a Thredds server source",
-      packages = list("ncdf4","thredds","XML","png","curl"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_thredds.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "thredds_csv",
-      def = "Handle metadata thredds entities from a CSV file",
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_thredds_csv.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "thredds_excel",
-      def = "Handle metadata thredds entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls,xlsx) file",
-      packages = list("readxl"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_thredds_excel.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "thredds_gsheet",
-      def = "Handle metadata thredds entities from a Google spreadsheet",
-      packages = list("gsheet"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_thredds_gsheet.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "ogc_csw",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities from an OGC CSW endpoint",
-      packages = list("ows4R", "sf", "geometa"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_csw.R", package = "geoflow"))$value
-    ),
-    geoflow_handler$new(
-      id = "zenodo",
-      def = "Handle metadata entities built from a Zenodo source",
-      packages = list("zen4R"),
-      fun = source(system.file("metadata/entity", "entity_handler_zenodo.R", package = "geoflow"))$value,
-      available_options = list(
-        resource_type = list(def = "Type resource. By default 'deposit', use this if you are the owner of the records you fetch.
-                             Alternative option value is 'record' that can be used for third-party record handling (as anonymous user", default = "deposit"),
-        source_type = list(def = "Type of source for handling Zenodo input deposits/records. Possible values are ['query': an ElasticSearch query, 
-                           'doi': one or more DOIs]", default = 'query')
-      )
-    )
-  )
+  yml_files = list.files(system.file("metadata/entity", package = "geoflow"), pattern = "yml")
+  handlers <- lapply(yml_files, function(file){
+    geoflow_handler$new(yaml = system.file("metadata/entity", file, package = "geoflow"))
+  })
   .geoflow$entity_handlers <- handlers
 }
 
@@ -169,6 +46,7 @@ list_entity_handlers <- function(raw = FALSE){
         packages = paste(handler$packages, collapse=","),
         status = handler$status,
         notes = handler$notes,
+        maintainer = if(!is.null(handler$maintainer$name)){handler$maintainer$name}else{ if(handler$maintainer$orphaned) "<orphaned>" else "<unknown>" },
         stringsAsFactors = FALSE
       ))
     }))
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csv.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csv.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ec974b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csv.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+id: csv
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_csv.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from a CSV file
+status: stable
+packages:
+  - readr
+available_options:
+  guess_max:
+    def: Guess max argument, see readr::read_csv
+    class: integer
+    default: 0
+  enrich_from_dbi:
+    def: Enrich entity data from DBI software
+    class: logical
+    default: false
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csw.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csw.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..189117a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_csw.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+id: csw
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_csw.R
+funders:
+  - name: IRD
+    url: https:/www.ird.fr
+  - name: INRAE
+    url: https://www.inrae.fr
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from an OGC CSW endpoint
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - ows4R
+  - sf
+  - geometa
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dataverse.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dataverse.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d920ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dataverse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+id: dbi_dataverse
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_dataverse.R
+funders:
+  - name: INRAE
+    url: https://www.inrae.fr
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata entities built from a Dataverse source
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - dataverse
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fced8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+id: dbi
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_dbi.R
+funders:
+  - name: IRD
+    url: https:/www.ird.fr
+  - name: INRAE
+    url: https://www.inrae.fr
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from a DB source
+status: stable
+packages:
+  - DBI
+  - RSQLite
+  - RPostgres
+  - RPostgreSQL
+available_options:
+  enrich_from_dbi:
+    def: Enrich entity data from DBI software
+    class: logical
+    default: false
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_csv.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_csv.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..935258a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_csv.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: dbi_csv
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_dbi_csv.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle DBI metadata entities from a CSV file
+status: superseded
+notes: Use 'csv' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi'
+packages:
+  - readr
+  - DBI
+  - RSQLite
+  - RPostgres
+  - RPostgreSQL
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_excel.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_excel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aec4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_excel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: dbi_excel
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_dbi_excel.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle DBI metadata entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls, xlsx) file
+status: superseded
+notes: Use 'excel' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi'
+packages:
+  - readxl
+  - DBI
+  - RSQLite
+  - RPostgres
+  - RPostgreSQL
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_gsheet.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_gsheet.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab156bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_dbi_gsheet.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: dbi_gsheet
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_dbi_gsheet.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle DBI metadata entities from a Google spreadsheet
+status: superseded
+notes: Use 'gsheet' handler enabling option 'enrich_from_dbi'
+packages:
+  - gsheet
+  - DBI
+  - RSQLite
+  - RPostgres
+  - RPostgreSQL
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_excel.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_excel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f653ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_excel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: excel
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_excel.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls,xlsx) file
+status: stable
+packages:
+  - readxl
+available_options:
+  enrich_from_dbi:
+    def: Enrich entity data from DBI software
+    class: logical
+    default: false
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_gsheet.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_gsheet.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c16be48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_gsheet.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: gsheet
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_gsheet.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from a Google spreadsheet
+status: stable
+packages:
+  - gsheet
+available_options:
+  enrich_from_dbi:
+    def: Enrich entity data from DBI software
+    class: logical
+    default: false
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncdf.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncdf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcdd9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncdf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+id: ncdf
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_ncdf.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata entities from a Netcdf source
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - ncdf4
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncml.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncml.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3e641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ncml.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+id: ncdf
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_ncml.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata entities from a NCML source
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - XML
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ocs.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ocs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5ae943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_ocs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+id: ocs
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_ocs.R
+funders:
+  - name: INRAE
+    url: https://www.inrae.fr
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities from a tabulat data source (csv or excel) hosted on an OCS cloud
+status: stable
+packages:
+  - ocs4R
+  - rear
+  - readxl
+available_options:
+  enrich_from_dbi:
+    def: Enrich entity data from DBI software
+    class: logical
+    default: false
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c55e593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: thredds
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_thredds.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata entities from a Thredds server source
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - thredds
+  - ncdf4
+  - XML
+  - png
+  - curl
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_csv.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_csv.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f3d4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_csv.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+id: thredds_csv
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_thredds_csv.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata thredds entities from a CSV file
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - thredds
+  - ncdf4
+  - XML
+  - png
+  - curl
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_excel.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_excel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..052a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_excel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+id: thredds_excel
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_thredds_excel.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata thredds entities from a Microsoft Excel (xls,xlsx) file
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - readxl
+  - thredds
+  - ncdf4
+  - XML
+  - png
+  - curl
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_gsheet.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_gsheet.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f37a4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_thredds_gsheet.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+id: thredds_gsheet
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_thredds_gsheet.R
+funders: []
+authors:
+  - name: Alexandre Bennici
+maintainer:
+  orphaned: true
+def: Handle metadata thredds entities from a Google spreadsheet
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - gsheet
+  - thredds
+  - ncdf4
+  - XML
+  - png
+  - curl
+available_options: []
diff --git a/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_zenodo.yml b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_zenodo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01b5e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/metadata/entity/entity_handler_zenodo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+id: zenodo
+type: entity
+fun: entity_handler_zenodo.R
+funders:
+  - name: IRD
+    url: https:/www.ird.fr
+authors:
+  - name: Emmanuel Blondel
+    email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+maintainer:
+  name: Emmanuel Blondel
+  email: emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com
+def: Handle metadata entities built from a Zenodo source
+status: experimental
+packages:
+  - zen4R
+available_options:
+  resource_type:
+    def: Type resource. By default 'deposit', use this if you are the owner of the records you fetch. Alternative option value is 'record' that can be used for third-party record handling (as anonymous user
+    class: character
+    default: deposit
+  source_type:
+    def: Type of source for handling Zenodo input deposits/records. Possible values are 'query' (an ElasticSearch query), doi' (one or more DOIs)
+    class: character
+    default: query
diff --git a/man/geoflow_handler.Rd b/man/geoflow_handler.Rd
index df1543d..f183961 100644
--- a/man/geoflow_handler.Rd
+++ b/man/geoflow_handler.Rd
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ Emmanuel Blondel <emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com>
 \describe{
 \item{\code{id}}{handler id}
 
+\item{\code{type}}{handler type (entity,contact,dictionary)}
+
+\item{\code{funders}}{funders}
+
+\item{\code{authors}}{authors}
+
+\item{\code{maintainer}}{maintainer}
+
 \item{\code{def}}{handler definition}
 
 \item{\code{packages}}{handler packages}
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@ Emmanuel Blondel <emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com>
 \subsection{Public methods}{
 \itemize{
 \item \href{#method-geoflow_handler-new}{\code{geoflow_handler$new()}}
+\item \href{#method-geoflow_handler-fromYAML}{\code{geoflow_handler$fromYAML()}}
 \item \href{#method-geoflow_handler-checkPackages}{\code{geoflow_handler$checkPackages()}}
 \item \href{#method-geoflow_handler-getOption}{\code{geoflow_handler$getOption()}}
 \item \href{#method-geoflow_handler-clone}{\code{geoflow_handler$clone()}}
@@ -80,14 +89,19 @@ Emmanuel Blondel <emmanuel.blondel1@gmail.com>
 Initializes a \link{geoflow_handler}
 \subsection{Usage}{
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="r">}}\preformatted{geoflow_handler$new(
-  id,
+  yaml = NULL,
+  id = NULL,
+  type = c("entity", "contact", "dictionary"),
+  funders = list(),
+  authors = list(),
+  maintainer = NULL,
   def = "",
   packages = list(),
   fun = NULL,
   script = NULL,
   options = list(),
   available_options = list(),
-  status = "active",
+  status = "stable",
   notes = ""
 )}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
 }
@@ -95,8 +109,18 @@ Initializes a \link{geoflow_handler}
 \subsection{Arguments}{
 \if{html}{\out{<div class="arguments">}}
 \describe{
+\item{\code{yaml}}{a YAML file}
+
 \item{\code{id}}{id}
 
+\item{\code{type}}{type}
+
+\item{\code{funders}}{funders}
+
+\item{\code{authors}}{authors}
+
+\item{\code{maintainer}}{maintainer}
+
 \item{\code{def}}{def}
 
 \item{\code{packages}}{list of packages required for the handler}
@@ -109,7 +133,7 @@ Initializes a \link{geoflow_handler}
 
 \item{\code{available_options}}{available options for the action}
 
-\item{\code{status}}{status (active/deprecated)}
+\item{\code{status}}{status (experimental/stable/deprecated/superseded)}
 
 \item{\code{notes}}{notes}
 }
@@ -117,6 +141,23 @@ Initializes a \link{geoflow_handler}
 }
 }
 \if{html}{\out{<hr>}}
+\if{html}{\out{<a id="method-geoflow_handler-fromYAML"></a>}}
+\if{latex}{\out{\hypertarget{method-geoflow_handler-fromYAML}{}}}
+\subsection{Method \code{fromYAML()}}{
+Reads handler properties from YAML file
+\subsection{Usage}{
+\if{html}{\out{<div class="r">}}\preformatted{geoflow_handler$fromYAML(file)}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
+}
+
+\subsection{Arguments}{
+\if{html}{\out{<div class="arguments">}}
+\describe{
+\item{\code{file}}{file}
+}
+\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
+}
+}
+\if{html}{\out{<hr>}}
 \if{html}{\out{<a id="method-geoflow_handler-checkPackages"></a>}}
 \if{latex}{\out{\hypertarget{method-geoflow_handler-checkPackages}{}}}
 \subsection{Method \code{checkPackages()}}{