diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/ionq/__init__.py b/src/qutip_qip/ionq/__init__.py
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+"""Simulation of IonQ circuits in ``qutip_qip``."""
+
+from .backend import IonQSimulator, IonQQPU
+from .converter import (
+    convert_qutip_circuit,
+    convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult,
+)
+from .job import Job
+from .provider import IonQProvider
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/ionq/backend.py b/src/qutip_qip/ionq/backend.py
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+"""Backends for simulating circuits."""
+
+from .provider import IonQProvider
+
+
+class IonQBackend:
+    def __init__(self, provider: IonQProvider, backend: str, gateset: str):
+        self.provider = provider
+        self.provider.backend = backend
+        self.provider.gateset = gateset
+
+    def run(self, circuit: dict, shots: int = 1024):
+        return self.provider.run(circuit, shots=shots)
+
+
+class IonQSimulator(IonQBackend):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        provider: IonQProvider,
+        gateset: str = "qis",
+    ):
+        super().__init__(provider, "simulator", gateset)
+
+
+class IonQQPU(IonQBackend):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        provider: IonQProvider,
+        qpu: str = "harmony",
+        gateset: str = "qis",
+    ):
+        qpu_name = ".".join(("qpu", qpu)).lower()
+        super().__init__(provider, qpu_name, gateset)
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/ionq/converter.py b/src/qutip_qip/ionq/converter.py
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+from qutip import Qobj
+from qutip_qip.circuit import QubitCircuit, CircuitResult
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def convert_qutip_circuit(qc: QubitCircuit) -> dict:
+    """
+    Convert a qutip_qip circuit to an IonQ circuit.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    qc: QubitCircuit
+        The qutip_qip circuit to be converted.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    dict
+        The IonQ circuit.
+    """
+    ionq_circuit = []
+    for gate in qc.gates:
+        g = {"gate": gate.name}
+        # Map target(s) and control(s) depending on the number of qubits
+        for attr, key in (("targets", "target"), ("controls", "control")):
+            items = getattr(gate, attr, None)
+            if items:
+                g[key if len(items) == 1 else key + "s"] = (
+                    items[0] if len(items) == 1 else items
+                )
+        # Include arg_value as angle, phase, and rotation if it exists
+        if getattr(gate, "arg_value", None) is not None:
+            g.update(
+                {
+                    "angle": gate.arg_value,
+                    "phase": gate.arg_value,
+                    "rotation": gate.arg_value,
+                }
+            )
+        ionq_circuit.append(g)
+    return ionq_circuit
+
+
+def convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult(ionq_response: dict):
+    """
+    Convert an IonQ response to a CircuitResult.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    ionq_response: dict
+        The IonQ response {state: probability, ...}.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    CircuitResult
+        The CircuitResult.
+    """
+    # Calculate the number of qubits based on the binary representation of the highest state
+    num_qubits = max(len(state) for state in ionq_response.keys())
+
+    # Initialize an empty density matrix for the mixed state
+    density_matrix = np.zeros((2**num_qubits, 2**num_qubits), dtype=complex)
+
+    # Iterate over the measurement outcomes and their probabilities
+    for state, probability in ionq_response.items():
+        # Ensure state string is correctly padded for single-qubit cases
+        binary_state = format(int(state, base=10), f"0{num_qubits}b")
+        index = int(binary_state, 2)  # Convert binary string back to integer
+
+        # Update the density matrix to include this measurement outcome
+        state_vector = np.zeros((2**num_qubits,), dtype=complex)
+        state_vector[index] = (
+            1.0  # Pure state corresponding to the measurement outcome
+        )
+        density_matrix += probability * np.outer(
+            state_vector, state_vector.conj()
+        )  # Add weighted outer product
+
+    # Convert the numpy array to a Qobj density matrix
+    qobj_density_matrix = Qobj(
+        density_matrix, dims=[[2] * num_qubits, [2] * num_qubits]
+    )
+
+    return CircuitResult(
+        [qobj_density_matrix], [1.0]
+    )  # Return the density matrix wrapped in CircuitResult
+
+
+def create_job_body(
+    circuit: dict,
+    shots: int,
+    backend: str,
+    gateset: str,
+    format: str = "ionq.circuit.v0",
+) -> dict:
+    """
+    Create the body of a job request.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    circuit: dict
+        The IonQ circuit.
+    shots: int
+        The number of shots.
+    backend: str
+        The simulator or QPU backend.
+    gateset: str
+        Either native or compiled gates.
+    format: str
+        The format of the circuit.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    dict
+        The body of the job request.
+    """
+    return {
+        "target": backend,
+        "shots": shots,
+        "input": {
+            "format": format,
+            "gateset": gateset,
+            "circuit": circuit,
+            "qubits": len(
+                {
+                    q
+                    for g in circuit
+                    for q in g.get("targets", [])
+                    + g.get("controls", [])
+                    + [g.get("target")]
+                    + [g.get("control")]
+                    if q is not None
+                }
+            ),
+        },
+    }
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/ionq/job.py b/src/qutip_qip/ionq/job.py
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+"""Class for a running job."""
+
+from .converter import create_job_body, convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult
+from qutip_qip.circuit import CircuitResult
+import requests
+import time
+
+
+class Job:
+    """
+    Class for a running job.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    body: dict
+        The body of the job request.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        circuit: dict,
+        shots: int,
+        backend: str,
+        gateset: str,
+        headers: dict,
+        url: str,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.circuit = circuit
+        self.shots = shots
+        self.backend = backend
+        self.gateset = gateset
+        self.headers = headers
+        self.url = url
+        self.id = None
+        self.results = None
+
+    def submit(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Submit the job.
+        """
+        json = create_job_body(
+            self.circuit,
+            self.shots,
+            self.backend,
+            self.gateset,
+        )
+        response = requests.post(
+            f"{self.url}/jobs",
+            json=json,
+            headers=self.headers,
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        self.id = response.json()["id"]
+
+    def get_status(self) -> dict:
+        """
+        Get the status of the job.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict
+            The status of the job.
+        """
+        response = requests.get(
+            f"{self.url}/jobs/{self.id}",
+            headers=self.headers,
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        self.status = response.json()
+        return self.status
+
+    def get_results(self, polling_rate: int = 1) -> CircuitResult:
+        """
+        Get the results of the job.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dict
+            The results of the job.
+        """
+        while self.get_status()["status"] not in (
+            "canceled",
+            "completed",
+            "failed",
+        ):
+            time.sleep(polling_rate)
+        response = requests.get(
+            f"{self.url}/jobs/{self.id}/results",
+            headers=self.headers,
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult(response.json())
diff --git a/src/qutip_qip/ionq/provider.py b/src/qutip_qip/ionq/provider.py
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+"""Provider for the IonQ backends."""
+
+from .converter import convert_qutip_circuit
+from .job import Job
+from ..version import version as __version__
+from os import getenv
+
+
+class IonQProvider:
+    """
+    Provides access to qutip_qip based IonQ backends.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    name: str
+        Name of the provider
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        token: str = None,
+        url: str = "https://api.ionq.co/v0.3",
+    ):
+        token = token or getenv("IONQ_API_KEY")
+        if not token:
+            raise ValueError("No token provided")
+        self.headers = self.create_headers(token)
+        self.url = url
+        self.backend = None
+
+    def run(self, circuit, shots: int = 1024) -> Job:
+        """
+        Run a circuit.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        circuit: QubitCircuit
+            The circuit to be run.
+        shots: int
+            The number of shots.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Job
+            The running job.
+        """
+        ionq_circuit = convert_qutip_circuit(circuit)
+        job = Job(
+            ionq_circuit,
+            shots,
+            self.backend,
+            self.gateset,
+            self.headers,
+            self.url,
+        )
+        job.submit()
+        return job
+
+    def create_headers(self, token: str):
+        return {
+            "Authorization": f"apiKey {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "User-Agent": f"qutip-qip/{__version__}",
+        }
diff --git a/tests/test_ionq.py b/tests/test_ionq.py
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+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from qutip_qip.circuit import QubitCircuit, Gate
+from qutip_qip.ionq import (
+    IonQProvider,
+    IonQSimulator,
+    IonQQPU,
+    convert_qutip_circuit,
+    convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult,
+    Job,
+)
+
+
+class TestConverter(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_convert_qutip_circuit(self):
+        # Create a simple QubitCircuit with one gate for testing
+        qc = QubitCircuit(N=1)
+        qc.add_gate("H", targets=[0])
+        qc.add_gate("CNOT", targets=[0], controls=[1])
+        # Convert the qutip_qip circuit to IonQ format
+        ionq_circuit = convert_qutip_circuit(qc)
+        expected_output = [
+            {"gate": "H", "target": 0},
+            {"gate": "CNOT", "target": 0, "control": 1},
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(ionq_circuit, expected_output)
+
+
+class TestIonQBackend(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.provider = IonQProvider(token="dummy_token")
+
+    @patch("qutip_qip.ionq.IonQProvider")
+    def test_simulator_initialization(self, mock_provider):
+        simulator = IonQSimulator(provider=mock_provider)
+        self.assertEqual(simulator.provider, mock_provider)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_provider.gateset, "qis")
+
+    @patch("qutip_qip.ionq.IonQProvider")
+    def test_qpu_initialization(self, mock_provider):
+        qpu = IonQQPU(provider=mock_provider, qpu="harmony")
+        self.assertEqual(qpu.provider, mock_provider)
+        self.assertTrue("qpu.harmony" in qpu.provider.backend)
+
+
+class TestJob(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch("requests.post")
+    def test_submit(self, mock_post):
+        mock_post.return_value.json.return_value = {"id": "test_job_id"}
+        mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
+        job = Job(
+            circuit={},
+            shots=1024,
+            backend="simulator",
+            gateset="qis",
+            headers={},
+            url="http://dummy_url",
+        )
+        job.submit()
+        self.assertEqual(job.id, "test_job_id")
+
+    @patch("requests.get")
+    def test_get_results(self, mock_get):
+        # Simulate the status check response and the final result response
+        mock_get.side_effect = [
+            MagicMock(
+                json=lambda: {"status": "completed"}
+            ),  # Simulated status check response
+            MagicMock(
+                json=lambda: {"0": 0.5, "1": 0.5}
+            ),  # Simulated final results response
+        ]
+        job = Job(
+            circuit={},
+            shots=1024,
+            backend="simulator",
+            gateset="qis",
+            headers={},
+            url="http://dummy_url",
+        )
+        job.id = (
+            "test_job_id"  # Simulate a job that has already been submitted
+        )
+        results = job.get_results(polling_rate=0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            results.get_final_states(),
+            convert_ionq_response_to_circuitresult(
+                {"0": 0.5, "1": 0.5}
+            ).get_final_states(),
+        )