qiskit.providers.ibmq.AccountProvider.backends

AccountProvider.backends(name=None, filters=None, **kwargs)

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

Parameters

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

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

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

  AccountProvider.backends(filters=lambda b: b.configuration().n_qubits > 5)
  

• kwargs (Any) –

  Simple filters that specify a True/False criteria in the backend configuration, backends status, or provider credentials. An example to get the operational backends with 5 qubits:

  AccountProvider.backends(n_qubits=5, operational=True)
  

Return type

List[IBMQBackend]

Returns

The list of available backends that match the filter.