code: def run_and_measure_payload(quil_program, qubits, trials, random_seed):
      
      if not quil_program:
          raise ValueError("You have attempted to run an empty program."
                           " Please provide gates or measure instructions to your program.")
  
      if not isinstance(quil_program, Program):
          raise TypeError("quil_program must be a Quil program object")
      qubits = validate_qubit_list(qubits)
      if not isinstance(trials, integer_types):
          raise TypeError("trials must be an integer")
  
      payload = {"type": TYPE_MULTISHOT_MEASURE,
                 "qubits": list(qubits),
                 "trials": trials,
                 "compiled-quil": quil_program.out()}
  
      if random_seed is not None:
          payload['rng-seed'] = random_seed
  
      return payload
docs: REST payload for :py:func:`ForestConnection._run_and_measure`