diff --git a/src/client/distren.h b/src/client/distren.h
--- a/src/client/distren.h
+++ b/src/client/distren.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ int distren_submit_file(distren_t handle
 */
 int distren_job_getid(distren_job_t job, char **jobid);
 
+/**
+   Retrieves a tarball of a rendering's result.
+   @param outfile Filename to save the result to
+ */
+int distren_job_retrieve_file(distren_job_t job, const char *outfile);
+
 /*
  TODO: extraction of a job-ID, retrieving job handle by job-ID, getting information
  for a job handle, retrieving results of a job, callbacks for progress (i.e., job_is_finished callback)