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IBM Quantum Platform

API references

Explore reference documentation for Qiskit and IBM Quantum APIs to learn how to use their endpoints, parameters, and operations.

Primary APIs

Core functionality for the use of Qiskit and IBM quantum computers.

  • Qiskit SDK

    Open-source quantum information science and development toolkit

  • Qiskit Runtime

    Interface to execute quantum computations on IBM quantum hardware

  • Qiskit Functions

    Run pre-built services for application research, or build your own workflows with elastic classical compute

  • Quantum System

    Interface to execute quantum computations on an on-premises IBM Quantum System via the underlying QPU and classical runtime

Qiskit addons

A collection of modular research capabilities that enable the discovery of new quantum algorithms.

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Additional references

More resources to support your overall workflow.