D-Wave

aid: d-wave
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/d-wave/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-solver-api
    name: D-Wave Solver API (SAPI) - Solvers
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Quantum Annealing
      - Solvers
      - Optimization
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
    baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-solvers-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/d-wave-solver-configuration-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/d-wave-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
      - url: examples/d-wave-list-solvers-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      List, inspect, and discover D-Wave solvers available to the authenticated project, including quantum annealing QPU
      samplers (Advantage, Advantage2) and Leap hybrid samplers (BQM, CQM, DQM, NL). Solvers carry capability metadata
      (qubit count, topology, supported problem types, parameters, properties) so clients can match a workload to the
      correct sampler. Versioned via vendor media type `application/vnd.dwave.sapi.solver-definition+json;version~=3.0`.
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-problems-api
    name: D-Wave Solver API (SAPI) - Problems
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Quantum Annealing
      - Problems
      - Sampling
      - Optimization
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
    baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-problems-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/d-wave-problem-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/d-wave-problem-answer-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/d-wave-submit-problem-example.json
        type: Example
      - url: examples/d-wave-problem-status-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      Submit, monitor, retrieve, and cancel quantum and hybrid problem jobs. Supports the canonical problem types ising,
      qubo, bqm, cqm, dqm, and nl with three encoding formats (qp, bq, ref). Problems flow through PENDING > IN_PROGRESS
      > COMPLETED | FAILED | CANCELLED terminal states. Endpoints support blocking submit (single problem), batch async
      submit (multi-problem), short status polling, full-info retrieval, answer download (inline or binary-ref via
      SAPI-token), problem messages, and single/bulk cancel. Up to 1,000 problem IDs per status batch.
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-metadata-api
    name: D-Wave Metadata API - Regions
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Metadata
      - Regions
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
    baseURL: https://api.dwavesys.com/metadata/v1
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-metadata-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: examples/d-wave-list-regions-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      Discover D-Wave Leap regions and their per-region SAPI endpoints. The Metadata API is the canonical region
      resolver — clients call `/regions/` to enumerate available regions (e.g. `na-west-1`, `eu-central-1`) and
      `/regions/{code}` to retrieve a single region's SAPI base URL. Used by the Ocean `dwave-cloud-client` to route
      problem submissions to the correct regional SAPI cluster. Versioned via
      `application/vnd.dwave.metadata.regions+json;version~=1.0`.
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-leap-account-api
    name: D-Wave Leap Account API
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Leap
      - Account
      - Projects
      - OAuth
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
    baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/api
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-leap-account-api-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: examples/d-wave-leap-projects-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      Manage Leap account projects and per-project SAPI tokens via OAuth. Endpoints include
      `account/active_project/oauth/` (retrieve user's active project), `account/projects/oauth/` (list all accessible
      projects), and `account/token/oauth/?project_id=...` (retrieve a project SAPI token for use against the Solver
      API). Backs the Ocean SDK's interactive Leap authorization flow, allowing developers to onboard, switch projects,
      and rotate SAPI tokens without leaving their development environment.
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-hybrid-solvers
    name: D-Wave Leap Hybrid Solvers
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Hybrid
      - Optimization
      - BQM
      - CQM
      - DQM
      - Nonlinear
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
    baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-hybrid-solvers-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/d-wave-cqm-model-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/d-wave-cqm-problem-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      Quantum-classical hybrid solvers accessible via SAPI. Five hybrid solver families — BQM (binary quadratic), CQM
      (constrained quadratic, supports equality/inequality constraints), DQM (discrete quadratic), NL (nonlinear, the
      Industrial Optimization workhorse) — plus the LeapHybridSampler family. Supports industry-scale problems up to ~2
      million variables and constraints; subsecond response times for smaller problems. Submitted as standard SAPI
      problems with `type=cqm|bqm|dqm|nl` and the relevant solver name.
  - aid: d-wave:d-wave-qpu-samplers
    name: D-Wave QPU Samplers (Advantage / Advantage2)
    tags:
      - Quantum Computing
      - Quantum Annealing
      - QPU
      - Advantage
      - Advantage2
      - Pegasus
      - Zephyr
    humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
    baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/d-wave-qpu-samplers-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/d-wave-qpu-properties-schema.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: examples/d-wave-qpu-ising-example.json
        type: Example
    description: >-
      Direct access to D-Wave quantum annealing QPUs — Advantage (5,000+ qubits, Pegasus topology) and Advantage2
      (next-generation, Zephyr topology). Submit Ising or QUBO problems with parameters for annealing schedule,
      num_reads, chain_strength, reverse annealing, h_gain_schedule, programming thermalization, and readout
      thermalization. Returned answers contain energies, occurrences, and sample vectors. Use
      DWaveSampler/EmbeddingComposite from `dwave-system` to embed logical problems onto the physical qubit graph.
name: D-Wave
tags:
  - Quantum Computing
  - Quantum Annealing
  - Optimization
  - Hybrid Quantum-Classical
  - Ising
  - QUBO
  - Industrial Optimization
  - Sampling
  - Leap
  - Ocean SDK
  - SAPI
kind: contract
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access: 3rd-Party
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.dwavequantum.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
    name: Industrial Optimization Getting Started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_get_started.html
    name: Quantum Research Getting Started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/concepts/index.html
    name: Concepts and Terminology
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/build/getting-started/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/get-started-with-d-wave/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/signup/
    name: Leap Sign Up
  - type: Sandbox
    url: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/leap/
    name: Leap Cloud Service
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples
    type: GitHubOrganization
    name: D-Wave Examples
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-ocean-sdk
    name: Ocean SDK
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-cloud-client
    name: D-Wave Cloud Client (SAPI REST)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-system
    name: dwave-system (sampler composites)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dimod
    name: dimod (QUBO/Ising sampler API)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-hybrid
    name: dwave-hybrid (decomposition framework)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-samplers
    name: dwave-samplers (classical solvers)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-optimization
    name: dwave-optimization (nonlinear models)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-neal
    name: dwave-neal (simulated annealing)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-tabu
    name: dwave-tabu (tabu solver)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-greedy
    name: dwave-greedy (steepest-descent)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-preprocessing
    name: dwave-preprocessing
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-inspector
    name: D-Wave Problem Inspector
    type: Tool
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/minorminer
    name: minorminer (minor-embedding)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-graphs
    name: dwave-graphs (Chimera/Pegasus/Zephyr graphs)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-gate
    name: dwave-gate (gate-model simulator)
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/penaltymodel
    name: penaltymodel
    type: SDK
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-pytorch-plugin
    name: D-Wave PyTorch Plugin
    type: Plugins
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-scikit-learn-plugin
    name: D-Wave scikit-learn Plugin
    type: Plugins
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-qiskit-plugin
    name: D-Wave Qiskit Plugin
    type: Plugins
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/ocean-docker
    name: Ocean Docker Images
    type: Tool
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/ocean-devcontainer
    name: Ocean Devcontainer
    type: Tool
  - url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/leapide-docs
    name: Leap IDE Documentation
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples
    name: D-Wave Examples (60+ reference projects)
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/template
    name: D-Wave Example Template
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/simple-ocean-programs
    name: Simple Ocean Programs (intro)
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/hybrid-computing-notebook
    name: Hybrid Computing Notebook
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/pegasus-notebook
    name: Pegasus Notebook
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/reverse-annealing-notebook
    name: Reverse Annealing Notebook
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/factoring-notebook
    name: Factoring Notebook
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://github.com/dwave-examples/feature-selection-notebook
    name: Feature Selection Notebook
    type: CodeExamples
  - url: https://pypi.org/project/dwave-ocean-sdk/
    name: Ocean SDK on PyPI
    type: SDK
  - url: https://pypi.org/project/dwave-cloud-client/
    name: dwave-cloud-client on PyPI
    type: SDK
  - url: https://pypi.org/project/dwave-system/
    name: dwave-system on PyPI
    type: SDK
  - url: https://pypi.org/project/dimod/
    name: dimod on PyPI
    type: SDK
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/solutions-and-products/cloud-platform/
    name: Leap Quantum Cloud Service
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/solutions-and-products/systems/
    name: Advantage / Advantage2 Quantum Systems
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/solutions-and-products/professional-services/
    name: D-Wave Launch Program
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/learn/blog/
    type: Blog
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/learn/resource-library/
    name: Resource Library
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/learn/featured-applications/
    name: Featured Applications
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://support.dwavesys.com/hc/en-us/community/topics
    name: D-Wave Community Forums
    type: Forum
  - url: https://support.dwavesys.com/hc/en-us
    name: D-Wave Support Center
    type: Support
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/contact-us/
    name: Contact D-Wave
    type: Support
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/legal/privacy-policy/
    type: PrivacyPolicy
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/legal/terms/
    type: TermsOfService
  - url: https://www.dwavequantum.com/legal/patent-notice/
    name: Patent Notice
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://investor.dwavequantum.com
    name: Investor Relations (NYSE QBTS)
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/d-wave-systems
    type: LinkedIn
  - url: https://x.com/dwavequantum
    type: Twitter
  - url: https://www.youtube.com/@dwavequantum
    type: YouTube
  - url: https://plans/d-wave-plans-pricing.yml
    type: Plans
  - url: https://rate-limits/d-wave-rate-limits.yml
    type: RateLimits
  - url: https://finops/d-wave-finops.yml
    type: FinOps
  - url: vocabulary/d-wave-vocabulary.yml
    type: Vocabulary
  - url: rules/d-wave-rules.yml
    type: SpectralRules
  - type: Features
    data:
      - Advantage2 — next-generation annealing quantum computer with Zephyr topology and improved coherence
      - Advantage — 5,000+ qubit Pegasus-topology annealing QPU available via Leap cloud
      - Leap quantum cloud service — real-time access, 99.9% uptime, subsecond response for many workloads
      - Hybrid solvers — BQM, CQM, DQM, NL families supporting up to ~2 million variables and constraints
      - NL (Nonlinear) solver — flagship Industrial Optimization solver for general nonlinear formulations
      - CQM (Constrained Quadratic Model) solver — equality and inequality constraints, mixed integer support
      - Direct QPU access — Ising / QUBO sampling with annealing schedule, num_reads, reverse annealing, h_gain
      - Solver API (SAPI) — REST interface for solver discovery, problem submission, status, answer retrieval
      - Metadata API — region discovery for routing to correct regional SAPI cluster (na-west, eu-central, etc.)
      - Leap Account API — OAuth-based project listing and SAPI token retrieval
      - Ocean SDK — Python open-source SDK covering dimod, dwave-system, dwave-cloud-client, hybrid, samplers
      - dwave-cloud-client — low-level SAPI REST client; submit_problem, list_solvers, regions, account
      - dimod — shared API and data model for QUBO / Ising / CQM / DQM / NL samplers
      - dwave-system — DWaveSampler, EmbeddingComposite, LeapHybridSampler family for application code
      - dwave-hybrid — asynchronous decomposition framework for building hybrid quantum-classical workflows
      - dwave-samplers / dwave-neal / dwave-tabu / dwave-greedy — classical reference solvers and baselines
      - dwave-optimization — C++ engine for nonlinear models powering the NL solver workflow
      - dwave-preprocessing — common BQM preprocessing techniques (roof duality, fix variables, scale, normalize)
      - dwave-inspector — interactive problem inspector for visualizing embeddings and chains
      - minorminer — heuristic minor-embedding from logical to physical qubit graph (Pegasus / Zephyr / Chimera)
      - dwave-graphs — Chimera, Pegasus, and Zephyr graph generators and algorithms
      - dwave-gate — gate-model quantum circuit construction and state-vector simulator
      - PyTorch plugin — quantum-classical hybrid ML with PyTorch
      - scikit-learn plugin — quantum-classical hybrid solving plugged into scikit-learn pipelines
      - Qiskit plugin — D-Wave Ocean plugin for IBM Qiskit interoperability
      - Leap IDE — browser-based Jupyter / VS Code environment preconfigured for Ocean development
      - 60+ reference applications at github.com/dwave-examples (scheduling, routing, packing, ML, finance, science)
      - Five problem types — ising, qubo, bqm, cqm, dqm, nl — with qp / bq / ref encoding formats
      - Problem lifecycle — PENDING > IN_PROGRESS > COMPLETED | FAILED | CANCELLED with bulk status polling
      - Binary-ref answer downloads using SAPI-token auth for large hybrid answers
      - Versioned vendor media types (`application/vnd.dwave.sapi.*+json;version~=3.0`) for API evolution
      - D-Wave Launch Program — professional services for quantum onboarding
      - Publicly traded as NYSE: QBTS
    sources:
      - https://www.dwavequantum.com
      - https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/
      - https://github.com/dwavesystems
      - https://github.com/dwave-examples
      - https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-cloud-client
    updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25T00:00:00.000Z'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: >-
  D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) is the leader in commercial quantum annealing computing and developer of the
  Advantage and Advantage2 quantum systems. D-Wave's Leap quantum cloud service provides real-time access to D-Wave QPUs
  and to the Leap hybrid solver family (BQM, CQM, DQM, NL) capable of solving industrial optimization problems with up
  to ~2 million variables and constraints. The open-source Ocean SDK — dimod, dwave-system, dwave-cloud-client,
  dwave-hybrid, dwave-samplers, dwave-optimization, minorminer, dwave-inspector, and 40+ companion packages — provides
  the canonical developer experience, with the underlying Solver API (SAPI) exposed as a versioned REST interface for
  solver discovery, problem submission, status polling, answer retrieval, and cancellation. Companion APIs include the
  Metadata API for region discovery and the Leap Account API for OAuth-based project and token management.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
    X: apievangelist
    url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.16'