Follow these 5 simple steps to run your first quantum computation.
Send an email to get your free API key:
Subject: "API Key Request"
Include: Your name and what you want to use it for (testing, research, etc.)
⏳ You'll receive your API key by email (usually within hours). Check your spam folder if you don't see it.
Mac: Press Cmd + Space, type "Terminal", press Enter
Windows: Press Windows + R, type "cmd", press Enter
💡 Don't worry - you'll just copy and paste commands. No programming knowledge needed!
Copy and paste these commands one at a time (press Enter after each):
python3 -m venv qpca_env
source qpca_env/bin/activate
Windows users: Use qpca_env\Scripts\activate instead
pip install qpca-sdk
✅ When you see "Successfully installed", you're done with this step!
Copy your API key from the email you received, then paste it here:
export QPCA_API_KEY="paste-your-api-key-here"
Windows users: Use set QPCA_API_KEY=paste-your-api-key-here
🔑 Replace "paste-your-api-key-here" with your actual API key from the email.
First, download the test files from the Downloads page:
Then run this command (replace the path with where you saved the files):
qpca-cli submit --script /path/to/qpca_benchmark_demo.py --config /path/to/benchmark_config.json
📋 You'll get a "job_id" - copy it! You'll use it to check results.
Wait a minute, then check if your job is done:
qpca-cli status --job-id YOUR_JOB_ID
When it says "COMPLETED", get your results:
qpca-cli results --job-id YOUR_JOB_ID
🎉 You'll see metrics, download links, and quantum computation results!
Email us at readytogo@quantumpolycontextural.ai
Or see the detailed guide for more information.