Polkadot chain database snapshots
A collection of database snapshots for Polkadot, Kusama, Westend, and Rococo relaychains and system parachains.
Available in two flavors: archive and pruned. Archive database retains the full history of blocks. Pruned keeps only the state of the past 256 or 1000 blocks (set --state-pruning 256 or --state-pruning 1000 flag on your node).
How to use
We recommend using the rclone (>1.63.0) utility to download a snapshot. Install it first by following the instructions on the official download page.
Download the snapshot:
export SNAPSHOT_URL="https://snapshots.polkadot.io/[snapshot_name]/[date]" # Use URL from the table below
export PATH_TO_DB_FOLDER="$HOME/.local/share/polkadot/chains/[chain_path]" # Replace by folder name (same as the id field in chainspec)
rclone copyurl $SNAPSHOT_URL/files.txt files.txt
rclone copy --progress --transfers 20 --http-url $SNAPSHOT_URL --no-traverse --http-no-head --disable-http2 --inplace --no-gzip-encoding --size-only --retries 6 --retries-sleep 10s --files-from files.txt :http: $PATH_TO_DB_FOLDER
rm files.txt
Available Snapshots
| Chain | Version | Timestamp | Last block | Size | DB Pruning | URL (not a valid page, use with the above script) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T04:26:30Z | 12920922 | 491.35 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260201-042705 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T05:04:02Z | 12921235 | 489.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-050429 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T06:05:58Z | 7494234 | 254.76 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260201-060636 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T07:03:06Z | 7494515 | 229.37 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-070338 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T08:01:28Z | 4428586 | 114.51 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260201-080155 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T01:28:41Z | 32074369 | 948.57 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260201-012915 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T08:31:37Z | 7636808 | 170.04 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260201-083200 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T02:25:52Z | 32074929 | 3791.55 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260201-022647 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T03:18:24Z | 32075445 | 981.88 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260201-031852 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T01:40:58Z | 4848978 | 65.38 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260201-014314 |
| paseo-muse-paritydb-archive | 1.15.2-unknown | 2026-02-01T01:05:51Z | 6740506 | 192.65 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-muse-paritydb-archive/20260201-010632 |
| paseo-paritydb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T01:25:31Z | 10184784 | 203.58 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260201-012646 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T08:29:27Z | 11580627 | 465.53 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260201-083030 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T09:06:32Z | 11581575 | 443.93 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-090656 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T10:08:59Z | 6937373 | 309 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260201-101024 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T11:04:06Z | 6937643 | 286.28 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-110433 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T12:06:58Z | 8.1378E+6 | 182.81 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260201-120727 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-01-31T13:04:23Z | 8130936 | 163.33 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260131-130451 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-01-31T15:32:09Z | 3523711 | 87.57 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260131-153246 |
| polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive | 1.17.1-unknown | 2026-01-31T14:50:36Z | 8897505 | 1132 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive/20260131-145127 |
| polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune | 1.17.1-unknown | 2026-01-31T14:34:50Z | 8897365 | 113.86 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune/20260131-143522 |
| polkadot-paritydb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T05:24:11Z | 2.976259E+7 | 893.79 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260201-052458 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-01-31T15:03:34Z | 3864203 | 79.57 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260131-150404 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T06:23:51Z | 29763185 | 3418.76 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260201-062423 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T07:18:55Z | 29763736 | 931.68 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260201-071912 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T01:04:57Z | 13458923 | 278.67 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-010529 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T02:03:03Z | 9956029 | 161.76 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260201-020334 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T00:04:19Z | 10591824 | 154.88 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260201-000450 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T03:24:20Z | 29618791 | 916.01 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260201-032543 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T01:07:13Z | 2.961742E+7 | 111.1 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260201-010841 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T03:03:37Z | 7642387 | 143.91 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260201-030427 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T02:06:36Z | 29618014 | 697.36 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260201-020807 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.1-c6ba84fb493 | 2026-02-01T00:06:10Z | 29616809 | 99.56 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260201-000735 |
Last updated: 2026-02-01T13:13:58Z
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