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IonQ backends API

The backends API from IonQ — 2 operation(s) for backends.

IonQ backends API is one of 7 APIs that IonQ publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include backends. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version v0.4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.ionq.co/v0.4.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
v0.4
Base URL
https://api.ionq.co/v0.4
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

IonQ backends API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (apiKeyAuth).

  • apiKeyAuth — API keys are associated with a user and can be created on the [IonQ Quantum Cloud](https://cloud.ionq.com) application. To authenticate, prefix your API Key wi…

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

backends 2
GET
/backends
Get Backends
getBackends → 200
GET
/backends/{backend}
Get a Backend
getBackend 1 param → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Backend (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Backend
object
A backend that you can target your program to run on.
9 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ionq-backends-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IonQ publishes across the network.

IonQ Quantum Cloud API (v0.3 Legacy)
IonQ characterizations API
IonQ Jobs API
IonQ Sessions API
IonQ usage API
IonQ whoami API