# XIR

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/xir/  
**Provider:** Xanadu — https://apis.io/providers/xanadu-ai/  
**Documentation:** https://xir.readthedocs.io

XIR is one of 14 APIs that [Xanadu](https://apis.io/providers/xanadu-ai/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Intermediate Representation and Compilers. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and a GitHub repository.

XIR is an intermediate representation language for quantum circuits, designed to ferry circuits between front-end frameworks (Strawberry Fields, PennyLane) and backend hardware/simulators.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://xir.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/XanaduAI/xir

## Other Xanadu APIs (12)

- [PennyLane](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane/)
- [PennyLane Catalyst](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane-catalyst/)
- [PennyLane Lightning](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane-lightning/)
- [PennyLane Plugins](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane-plugins/)
- [PennyLane Quantum Chemistry (qchem)](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane-qchem/)
- [PennyLane Datasets](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/pennylane-datasets/)
- [Strawberry Fields](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/strawberry-fields/)
- [MrMustard](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/mrmustard/)
- [The Walrus](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/thewalrus/)
- [Jet](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/jet/)
- [FlamingPy](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/flamingpy/)
- [Blackbird Language](https://apis.io/apis/xanadu-ai/blackbird/)

## Tags

Intermediate Representation, Compilers

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