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: Examples
  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: Examples
  - url: examples/d-wave-problem-status-example.json
    type: Examples
  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-account-api
  name: D-Wave Account API
  description: The Account API from D-Wave — 3 operation(s) for account.
  humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/d-wave-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-list-regions-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-leap-projects-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-cqm-model-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-cqm-problem-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-qpu-properties-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-qpu-ising-example.json
- aid: d-wave:d-wave-hybrid-api
  name: D-Wave Hybrid API
  description: The Hybrid API from D-Wave — 1 operation(s) for hybrid.
  humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
  tags:
  - Hybrid
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/d-wave-hybrid-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-list-regions-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-leap-projects-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-cqm-model-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-cqm-problem-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-qpu-properties-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-qpu-ising-example.json
- aid: d-wave:d-wave-qpu-api
  name: D-Wave QPU API
  description: The QPU API from D-Wave — 1 operation(s) for qpu.
  humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
  tags:
  - QPU
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/d-wave-qpu-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-list-regions-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-leap-projects-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-cqm-model-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-cqm-problem-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-qpu-properties-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-qpu-ising-example.json
- aid: d-wave:d-wave-regions-api
  name: D-Wave Regions API
  description: The Regions API from D-Wave — 2 operation(s) for regions.
  humanURL: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  baseURL: https://cloud.dwavesys.com/sapi/v2
  tags:
  - Regions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/d-wave-regions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/ocean/api_ref_cloud/index.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-list-regions-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/latest/leap_sapi/leap_api.html
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-leap-projects-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/industrial_optimization/index_get_started.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-cqm-model-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-cqm-problem-example.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.dwavequantum.com/en/quantum_research/index_about.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/d-wave-qpu-properties-schema.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/d-wave-qpu-ising-example.json
name: D-Wave
tags:
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Annealing
- Optimization
- Hybrid Quantum-Classical
- Ising
- QUBO
- Industrial Optimization
- Sampling
- Leap
- Ocean SDK
- SAPI
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial) · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/d-wave.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/d-wave/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/d-wave-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/d-wave-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/d-wave-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/d-wave-scopes.yml
- 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: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-cloud-client
  name: D-Wave Cloud Client (SAPI REST)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-system
  name: dwave-system (sampler composites)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dimod
  name: dimod (QUBO/Ising sampler API)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-hybrid
  name: dwave-hybrid (decomposition framework)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-samplers
  name: dwave-samplers (classical solvers)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-optimization
  name: dwave-optimization (nonlinear models)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-neal
  name: dwave-neal (simulated annealing)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-tabu
  name: dwave-tabu (tabu solver)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-greedy
  name: dwave-greedy (steepest-descent)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-preprocessing
  name: dwave-preprocessing
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-inspector
  name: D-Wave Problem Inspector
  type: Tools
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/minorminer
  name: minorminer (minor-embedding)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-graphs
  name: dwave-graphs (Chimera/Pegasus/Zephyr graphs)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/dwave-gate
  name: dwave-gate (gate-model simulator)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/penaltymodel
  name: penaltymodel
  type: SDKs
- 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: Tools
- url: https://github.com/dwavesystems/ocean-devcontainer
  name: Ocean Devcontainer
  type: Tools
- 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: SDKs
- url: https://pypi.org/project/dwave-cloud-client/
  name: dwave-cloud-client on PyPI
  type: SDKs
- url: https://pypi.org/project/dwave-system/
  name: dwave-system on PyPI
  type: SDKs
- url: https://pypi.org/project/dimod/
  name: dimod on PyPI
  type: SDKs
- 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: Forums
- 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: info@apievangelist.com
  X: apievangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.16'