IBM Quantum API Reference

Official IBM Quantum documentation for running circuits built in this visualizer. Export your circuit as Qiskit or OpenQASM, then use these APIs to execute on simulators or real hardware.

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Supported code formats

  • Qiskit
    Qiskit Python SDK — build and run quantum circuits · Bidirectional sync
    Docs
  • OpenQASM 2.0
    Open Quantum Assembly Language — IBM Composer native format · Bidirectional sync
    Docs
  • Cirq
    Google Cirq Python — export only · Export only
    Docs
  • quantum-learn
    PennyLane ansatz for KUQCI quantum-learn — export only · Export only
    Docs
  • Runtime
    Qiskit IBM Runtime — run on IBM Quantum hardware · Export only
    Docs
  • JSON IR
    Internal circuit intermediate representation · Bidirectional sync

IBM Quantum Platform APIs

Qiskit SDK

Core Python SDK for building quantum circuits

Qiskit C

C API for high-performance quantum computing

Qiskit IBM Runtime

Run circuits on IBM Quantum hardware and simulators

Runtime REST API

REST interface for Qiskit Runtime jobs

Quantum System REST

Access quantum systems and backends via REST

IBM Transpiler

Hardware-aware circuit transpilation

Qiskit Addons

Extensions: dynamics, cut optimization, and more

Quick workflow

1. Build a circuit in Build mode.

2. Switch the code panel to Qiskit or OpenQASM — edits sync both ways.

3. Export as Runtime snippet to run on IBM Quantum hardware.

4. Use the Qiskit IBM Runtime or REST APIs to submit jobs.