diff --git a/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.cpp b/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.cpp
index b3287552db87d25edbf6e7f3d5e68121df49e9d6..629449bbd497a7444144c533ad079b3ae6b51438 100644
--- a/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.cpp
+++ b/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.cpp
@@ -146,3 +146,19 @@ paddle_error paddle_gradient_machine_randomize_param(
   m->machine->randParameters();
   return kPD_NO_ERROR;
 }
+
+paddle_error paddle_gradient_machine_get_layer_output(
+    paddle_gradient_machine machine,
+    const char* layerName,
+    paddle_arguments args) {
+  auto m = cast(machine);
+  auto out = paddle::capi::cast<paddle::capi::CArguments>(args);
+  if (m == nullptr || layerName == nullptr || out == nullptr ||
+      m->machine == nullptr) {
+    return kPD_NULLPTR;
+  }
+
+  auto layerOutput = m->machine->getLayerOutput(layerName);
+  out->args.push_back(layerOutput);
+  return kPD_NO_ERROR;
+}
diff --git a/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.h b/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.h
index c613ade5b24efbbf52f21c7ee86dd3189981c5ef..28eeb23e3bbdd4cc22a25c14170bf56c294f8cd7 100644
--- a/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.h
+++ b/paddle/capi/gradient_machine.h
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ PD_API paddle_error paddle_gradient_machine_create_for_inference(
 /**
  * @brief Create a gradient machine used for model inference, using config with
  *        parameters which is generated by `paddle merge_model`.
- * @param [out] machine that used for model inference.
+ *        Example:
+ *          paddle merge_model \
+ *                 --model_dir="pass-00000" \
+ *                 --model_file="merged_model.paddle"
+ * @param [out] machine that used for model inference
  * @param [in] mergedModel
  * @param [in] size
  * @return paddle_error
@@ -97,6 +101,18 @@ paddle_gradient_machine_randomize_param(paddle_gradient_machine machine);
 PD_API paddle_error
 paddle_gradient_machine_destroy(paddle_gradient_machine machine);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the output of the layer named `layerName`.
+ * @param [in] gradient machine that have run a inference
+ * @param [in] layerName name of specified layer
+ * @param [out] args output of the specified layer
+ * @return paddle_error
+ */
+PD_API paddle_error
+paddle_gradient_machine_get_layer_output(paddle_gradient_machine machine,
+                                         const char* layerName,
+                                         paddle_arguments args);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif