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IBMBackendService

IBMBackendService(provider, hgp) GitHub(opens in a new tab)

Backend namespace for an IBM Quantum account.

Represent a namespace that provides backend related services for the IBM Quantum backends available to this account. An instance of this class is used as a callable attribute to the IBMProvider class. This allows a convenient way to query for all backends or to access a specific backend:

backends = provider.backends()  # Invoke backends() to get the backends.
sim_backend = provider.backend.ibmq_qasm_simulator  # Get a specific backend instance.

Also, you are able to retrieve jobs from an account without specifying the backend name. For example, to retrieve the ten most recent jobs you have submitted, regardless of the backend they were submitted to, you could do:

most_recent_jobs = provider.backend.jobs(limit=10)

It is also possible to retrieve a single job without specifying the backend name:

job = provider.backend.retrieve_job(<JOB_ID>)

IBMBackendService constructor.

Parameters

  • provider (IBMProvider) – IBM Quantum account provider.
  • hgp (HubGroupProject) – default hub/group/project to use for the service.

Methods

backends

backends(name=None, filters=None, min_num_qubits=None, instance=None, dynamic_circuits=None, **kwargs) GitHub(opens in a new tab)

Return all backends accessible via this account, subject to optional filtering.

Parameters

  • name (Optional[str]) – Backend name to filter by.

  • min_num_qubits (Optional[int]) – Minimum number of qubits the backend must have.

  • instance (Optional[str]) – The provider in the hub/group/project format.

  • dynamic_circuits (Optional[bool]) – Filter by whether the backend supports dynamic circuits.

  • filters (Optional[Callable[[List[IBMBackend]], bool]]) –

    More complex filters, such as lambda functions. For example:

    IBMProvider.backends(filters=lambda b: b.max_shots > 50000)
    IBMProvider.backends(filters=lambda x: ("rz" in x.basis_gates )
  • **kwargs

    Simple filters that require a specific value for an attribute in backend configuration, backend status, or provider credentials.

    Examples:

    # Get the operational real backends
    IBMProvider.backends(simulator=False, operational=True)
    # Get the backends with at least 127 qubits
    IBMProvider.backends(min_num_qubits=127)
    # Get the backends that support OpenPulse
    IBMProvider.backends(open_pulse=True)

    For the full list of backend attributes, see the IBMBackend class documentation <api/qiskit/providers_models>

Return type

List[IBMBackend]

Returns

The list of available backends that match the filter.

Raises

  • IBMBackendValueError – If only one or two parameters from hub, group, project are specified.
  • QiskitBackendNotFoundError – If the backend is not found in any instance.

jobs

jobs(limit=10, skip=0, backend_name=None, status=None, start_datetime=None, end_datetime=None, job_tags=None, descending=True, instance=None, legacy=False) GitHub(opens in a new tab)

Return a list of jobs, subject to optional filtering.

Retrieve jobs that match the given filters and paginate the results if desired. Note that the server has a limit for the number of jobs returned in a single call. As a result, this function might involve making several calls to the server.

Parameters

  • limit (Optional[int]) – Number of jobs to retrieve. None means no limit. Note that the number of sub-jobs within a composite job count towards the limit.
  • skip (int) – Starting index for the job retrieval.
  • backend_name (Optional[str]) – Name of the backend to retrieve jobs from.
  • status (Union[Literal[‘pending’, ‘completed’], List[Union[JobStatus, str]], JobStatus, str, None]) – Filter jobs with either “pending” or “completed” status. You can also specify by
  • example (exact status. For) – or status=[“RUNNING”, “ERROR”].
  • status="RUNNING" (status=JobStatus.RUNNING or) – or status=[“RUNNING”, “ERROR”].
  • start_datetime (Optional[datetime]) – Filter by the given start date, in local time. This is used to find jobs whose creation dates are after (greater than or equal to) this local date/time.
  • end_datetime (Optional[datetime]) – Filter by the given end date, in local time. This is used to find jobs whose creation dates are before (less than or equal to) this local date/time.
  • job_tags (Optional[List[str]]) – Filter by tags assigned to jobs. Matched jobs are associated with all tags.
  • descending (bool) – If True, return the jobs in descending order of the job creation date (i.e. newest first) until the limit is reached.
  • instance (Optional[str]) – The provider in the hub/group/project format.
  • legacy (bool) – If True, only retrieve jobs run from the archived qiskit-ibmq-provider.
  • Otherwise
  • qiskit-ibm-provider. (only retrieve jobs run from) –

Return type

List[IBMJob]

Returns

A list of IBMJob instances.

Raises

  • IBMBackendValueError – If a keyword value is not recognized.
  • TypeError – If the input start_datetime or end_datetime parameter value is not valid.

retrieve_job

retrieve_job(job_id) GitHub(opens in a new tab)

Return a single job.

Parameters

job_id (str) – The ID of the job to retrieve.

Return type

IBMJob

Returns

The job with the given id.

Raises

  • IBMBackendApiError – If an unexpected error occurred when retrieving the job.
  • IBMBackendApiProtocolError – If unexpected return value received from the server.
  • IBMJobNotFoundError – If job cannot be found.
  • IBMInputValueError – If job exists but was run from a different service.
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