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<span id="connect-instance"></span>
## Specify an instance in your code

You can use the CRN or instance name to specify an instance to use - either when initializing the service, or when sending the workload to a QPU (for example, with [`QiskitRuntimeServicee.backend()](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/qiskit-runtime-service#backend)). For instructions to specify an instance in your code, see [Initialize your account.](/docs/guides/initialize-account)
You can use the CRN or instance name to specify an instance to use - either when initializing the service, or when sending the workload to a QPU (for example, with [`QiskitRuntimeService.backend()`](/docs/api/qiskit-ibm-runtime/qiskit-runtime-service#backend)). For instructions to specify an instance in your code, see [Initialize your account.](/docs/guides/initialize-account)

When an instance is passed in, only backends and jobs from that instance are available (allowed in Qiskit Runtime v0.40.1 and later).

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1. The Access group pane opens. A "collaborators" access group is automatically created for this instance. Users added to this access group can use the time allocated to this instance. You can [modify or create additional access groups](/docs/guides/access-groups) by using the [IBM Cloud console.](https://cloud.ibm.com/iam/groups) See [Setting up access groups](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-groups&interface=ui) for instructions.
1. Click **Create instance**. You can now view the instance on the [Instances](https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/instances) page. If you have set up multiple plans on your account, each plan type has its own tab on the Instances table.

<Admonition type="note" title="Pending workloads">
The Pending workloads column on the Instances table shows the number of jobs currently queued in this instance across all QPUs.
</Admonition>

## Edit an instance and its allocation

Find the instance on the [Instances](https://quantum.cloud.ibm.com/instances) page. Click the overflow menu at the end the instance's row, and select Edit details.
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