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IBMRuntimeService

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Bases: object

Class for interacting with the Qiskit Runtime service.

Qiskit Runtime is a new architecture offered by IBM Quantum that streamlines computations requiring many iterations. These experiments will execute significantly faster within its improved hybrid quantum/classical process.

The Qiskit Runtime Service allows authorized users to upload their Qiskit quantum programs. A Qiskit quantum program, also called a runtime program, is a piece of Python code and its metadata that takes certain inputs, performs quantum and maybe classical processing, and returns the results. The same or other authorized users can invoke these quantum programs by simply passing in parameters.

A sample workflow of using the runtime service:

from qiskit import IBMQ, QuantumCircuit
from qiskit.providers.ibmq import RunnerResult
 
provider = IBMQ.load_account()
backend = provider.backend.ibmq_qasm_simulator
 
# List all available programs.
provider.runtime.pprint_programs()
 
# Create a circuit.
qc = QuantumCircuit(2, 2)
qc.h(0)
qc.cx(0, 1)
qc.measure_all()
 
# Set the "circuit-runner" program parameters
params = provider.runtime.program(program_id="circuit-runner").parameters()
params.circuits = qc
params.measurement_error_mitigation = True
 
# Configure backend options
options = {'backend_name': backend.name()}
 
# Execute the circuit using the "circuit-runner" program.
job = provider.runtime.run(program_id="circuit-runner",
                           options=options,
                           inputs=params)
 
# Get runtime job result.
result = job.result(decoder=RunnerResult)

If the program has any interim results, you can use the callback parameter of the run() method to stream the interim results. Alternatively, you can use the RuntimeJob.stream_results() method to stream the results at a later time, but before the job finishes.

The run() method returns a RuntimeJob object. You can use its methods to perform tasks like checking job status, getting job result, and canceling job.

IBMRuntimeService constructor.

Parameters

provider (AccountProvider) – IBM Quantum account provider.


Methods

delete_job

IBMRuntimeService.delete_job(job_id)

Delete a runtime job.

Note that this operation cannot be reversed.

Parameters

job_id (str) – ID of the job to delete.

Raises

  • RuntimeJobNotFound – If the job doesn’t exist.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the request failed.

Return type

None

delete_program

IBMRuntimeService.delete_program(program_id)

Delete a runtime program.

Parameters

program_id (str) – Program ID.

Raises

  • RuntimeProgramNotFound – If the program doesn’t exist.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the request failed.

Return type

None

job

IBMRuntimeService.job(job_id)

Retrieve a runtime job.

Parameters

job_id (str) – Job ID.

Return type

RuntimeJob

Returns

Runtime job retrieved.

Raises

  • RuntimeJobNotFound – If the job doesn’t exist.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the request failed.

jobs

IBMRuntimeService.jobs(limit=10, skip=0, pending=None, program_id=None)

Retrieve all runtime jobs, subject to optional filtering.

Parameters

  • limit (Optional[int]) – Number of jobs to retrieve. None means no limit.
  • skip (int) – Starting index for the job retrieval.
  • pending (Optional[bool]) – Filter by job pending state. If True, ‘QUEUED’ and ‘RUNNING’ jobs are included. If False, ‘DONE’, ‘CANCELLED’ and ‘ERROR’ jobs are included.
  • program_id (Optional[str]) – Filter by Program ID.

Return type

List[RuntimeJob]

Returns

A list of runtime jobs.

logout

IBMRuntimeService.logout()

Clears authorization cache on the server.

For better performance, the runtime server caches each user’s authorization information. This method is used to force the server to clear its cache.

Note

Invoke this method ONLY when your access level to the runtime service has changed - for example, the first time your account is given the authority to upload a program.

Return type

None

pprint_programs

IBMRuntimeService.pprint_programs(refresh=False, detailed=False, limit=20, skip=0)

Pretty print information about available runtime programs.

Parameters

  • refresh (bool) – If True, re-query the server for the programs. Otherwise return the cached value.
  • detailed (bool) – If True print all details about available runtime programs.
  • limit (int) – The number of programs returned at a time. Default and maximum value of 20.
  • skip (int) – The number of programs to skip.

Return type

None

program

IBMRuntimeService.program(program_id, refresh=False)

Retrieve a runtime program.

Currently only program metadata is returned.

Parameters

  • program_id (str) – Program ID.
  • refresh (bool) – If True, re-query the server for the program. Otherwise return the cached value.

Return type

RuntimeProgram

Returns

Runtime program.

Raises

  • RuntimeProgramNotFound – If the program does not exist.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the request failed.

programs

IBMRuntimeService.programs(refresh=False, limit=20, skip=0)

Return available runtime programs.

Currently only program metadata is returned.

Parameters

  • refresh (bool) – If True, re-query the server for the programs. Otherwise return the cached value.
  • limit (int) – The number of programs returned at a time. None means no limit.
  • skip (int) – The number of programs to skip.

Return type

List[RuntimeProgram]

Returns

A list of runtime programs.

run

IBMRuntimeService.run(program_id, options, inputs, callback=None, result_decoder=None, image='')

Execute the runtime program.

Parameters

  • program_id (str) – Program ID.

  • options (Union[RuntimeOptions, Dict]) – Runtime options that control the execution environment. See RuntimeOptions for all available options. Currently the only required option is backend_name.

  • inputs (Union[Dict, ParameterNamespace]) – Program input parameters. These input values are passed to the runtime program.

  • callback (Optional[Callable]) –

    Callback function to be invoked for any interim results. The callback function will receive 2 positional parameters:

    1. Job ID
    2. Job interim result.
  • result_decoder (Optional[Type[ResultDecoder]]) – A ResultDecoder subclass used to decode job results. ResultDecoder is used if not specified.

  • image (Optional[str]) – (DEPRECATED) The runtime image used to execute the program, specified in the form of image_name:tag. Not all accounts are authorized to select a different image.

Return type

RuntimeJob

Returns

A RuntimeJob instance representing the execution.

Raises

IBMQInputValueError – If input is invalid.

set_program_visibility

IBMRuntimeService.set_program_visibility(program_id, public)

Sets a program’s visibility.

Parameters

  • program_id (str) – Program ID.
  • public (bool) – If True, make the program visible to all. If False, make the program visible to just your account.

Raises

  • RuntimeJobNotFound – if program not found (404)
  • QiskitRuntimeError – if update failed (401, 403)

Return type

None

update_program

IBMRuntimeService.update_program(program_id, data=None, metadata=None, name=None, description=None, max_execution_time=None, spec=None)

Update a runtime program.

Program metadata can be specified using the metadata parameter or individual parameters, such as name and description. If the same metadata field is specified in both places, the individual parameter takes precedence.

Parameters

  • program_id (str) – Program ID.
  • data (Optional[str]) – Program data or path of the file containing program data to upload.
  • metadata (Union[Dict, str, None]) – Name of the program metadata file or metadata dictionary.
  • name (Optional[str]) – New program name.
  • description (Optional[str]) – New program description.
  • max_execution_time (Optional[int]) – New maximum execution time.
  • spec (Optional[Dict]) – New specifications for backend characteristics, input parameters, interim results and final result.

Raises

  • RuntimeProgramNotFound – If the program doesn’t exist.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the request failed.

Return type

None

upload_program

IBMRuntimeService.upload_program(data, metadata=None)

Upload a runtime program.

In addition to program data, the following program metadata is also required:

  • name
  • max_execution_time
  • description

Program metadata can be specified using the metadata parameter or individual parameter (for example, name and description). If the same metadata field is specified in both places, the individual parameter takes precedence. For example, if you specify:

upload_program(metadata={"name": "name1"}, name="name2")

name2 will be used as the program name.

Parameters

  • data (str) – Program data or path of the file containing program data to upload.

  • metadata (Union[Dict, str, None]) –

    Name of the program metadata file or metadata dictionary. A metadata file needs to be in the JSON format. The parameters, return_values, and interim_results should be defined as JSON Schema. See program/program_metadata_sample.json for an example. The fields in metadata are explained below.

    • name: Name of the program. Required.

    • max_execution_time: Maximum execution time in seconds. Required.

    • description: Program description. Required.

    • is_public: Whether the runtime program should be visible to the public.

      The default is False.

    • spec: Specifications for backend characteristics and input parameters

      required to run the program, interim results and final result.

      • backend_requirements: Backend requirements.
      • parameters: Program input parameters in JSON schema format.
      • return_values: Program return values in JSON schema format.
      • interim_results: Program interim results in JSON schema format.

Return type

str

Returns

Program ID.

Raises

  • IBMQInputValueError – If required metadata is missing.
  • RuntimeDuplicateProgramError – If a program with the same name already exists.
  • IBMQNotAuthorizedError – If you are not authorized to upload programs.
  • QiskitRuntimeError – If the upload failed.
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