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title: draw_layer_error_map (latest version)
description: API reference for qiskit_ibm_runtime.visualization.draw_layer_error_map in the latest version of qiskit-ibm-runtime
source: https://eu-de.quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/visualization-draw-layer-error-map
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# qiskit\_ibm\_runtime.visualization.draw\_layer\_error\_map

`draw_layer_error_map(layer_error, embedding, colorscale='Bluered', color_no_data='lightgray', color_out_of_scale='lightgreen', num_edge_segments=16, edge_width=4, height=500, highest_rate=None, background_color='white', radius=0.25, width=800)`

[GitHub](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime/tree/stable/0.49/qiskit_ibm_runtime/visualization/draw_layer_error.py#L33-L266)

Draw a map view of a [`LayerError`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/results-layer-error "qiskit_ibm_runtime.results.LayerError").

**Parameters**

- **layer\_error** ([*LayerError*](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/results-layer-error "qiskit_ibm_runtime.results.LayerError")) – The [`LayerError`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/results-layer-error "qiskit_ibm_runtime.results.LayerError") to draw.
- **embedding** (*Embedding | BackendV2*) – An `Embedding` object containing the coordinates and coupling map to draw the layer error on, or a backend to generate an `Embedding` for.
- **colorscale** (*str*) – The colorscale used to show the rates of `layer_error`.
- **color\_no\_data** (*str*) – The color used for qubits and edges for which no data is available.
- **color\_out\_of\_scale** (*str*) – The color used for rates with value greater than `highest_rate`.
- **num\_edge\_segments** (*int*) – The number of equal-sized segments that edges are made of.
- **edge\_width** (*float*) – The line width of the edges in pixels.
- **height** (*int*) – The height of the returned figure.
- **highest\_rate** (*float | None*) – The highest rate, used to normalize all other rates before choosing their colors. If `None`, it defaults to the highest value found in the `layer_error`.
- **background\_color** (*str*) – The background color.
- **radius** (*float*) – The radius of the pie charts representing the qubits.
- **width** (*int*) – The width of the returned figure.

**Raises**

- **ValueError** – If the given coordinates are incompatible with the specified backend.
- **ValueError** – If `backend` has no coupling map.

**Return type**

PlotlyFigure