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title: quantum_program (latest version)
description: API reference for qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program in the latest version of qiskit-ibm-runtime
source: https://eu-de.quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program
---

# Quantum Programs

`qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program`

## Overview

A quantum program consists of a list of ordered elements, each of which contains a single circuit and an array of associated parameter values. Executing a quantum program will sample the outcome of each circuit for the specified number of `shots` for each set of circuit arguments provided.

## Classes

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| [`QuantumProgram`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-quantum-program "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.QuantumProgram")              | A quantum runtime executable.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [`QuantumProgramItem`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-quantum-program-item "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.QuantumProgramItem") | An item of a [`QuantumProgram`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-quantum-program "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.QuantumProgram").                                                       |
| [`CircuitItem`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-circuit-item "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.CircuitItem")                       | An item of a [`QuantumProgram`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-quantum-program "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.QuantumProgram") containing a circuit and its arguments.                |
| [`SamplexItem`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-samplex-item "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.SamplexItem")                       | An item of a [`QuantumProgram`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/quantum-program-quantum-program "qiskit_ibm_runtime.quantum_program.QuantumProgram") containing a circuit and samplex to feed it arguments. |