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 | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-04T05:34:07Z | 13946475 | 585.92 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260304-053536 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T05:18:15Z | 14428584 | 630.1 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-051838 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T06:13:54Z | 7796051 | 268.19 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260316-061437 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T07:04:21Z | 7796296 | 242.48 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-070449 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T08:03:21Z | 4728815 | 125.54 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260316-080352 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T02:22:03Z | 32681175 | 989.24 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260316-022232 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T08:34:13Z | 8239305 | 185.24 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260316-083441 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T03:08:44Z | 32681635 | 3905.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260316-031004 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T04:05:52Z | 32682196 | 1026.66 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260316-040618 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T01:47:15Z | 6448407 | 95.3 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260316-014747 |
| paseo-muse-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-03-16T01:15:54Z | 7235714 | 204.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-muse-paritydb-archive/20260316-011637 |
| paseo-paritydb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T00:34:30Z | 10800479 | 218.02 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260316-003500 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-10T09:33:10Z | 13232378 | 585.44 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260310-093435 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T09:18:48Z | 13464623 | 581.62 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-091914 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T10:13:21Z | 7240691 | 326.09 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260316-101348 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T11:05:50Z | 7240947 | 303.1 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-110623 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T12:11:44Z | 8444651 | 190.81 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260316-121225 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T13:04:09Z | 8444911 | 170.98 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260316-130441 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T15:35:35Z | 3833751 | 99.43 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260316-153607 |
| polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-03-13T14:56:39Z | 9452977 | 1158.46 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive/20260313-145735 |
| polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-03-13T14:36:36Z | 9452784 | 118.9 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune/20260313-143706 |
| polkadot-paritydb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T06:38:15Z | 30380568 | 934.66 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260316-064004 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T15:03:13Z | 4176225 | 86.45 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260316-150344 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T07:06:10Z | 30380845 | 3539.08 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260316-070636 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T08:13:13Z | 30381511 | 969.43 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260316-081337 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T01:17:24Z | 13937549 | 301.02 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-011752 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T02:04:42Z | 10387931 | 170.07 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260316-020510 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T00:03:56Z | 11028717 | 162.51 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260316-000427 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T04:32:09Z | 30238279 | 937.95 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260316-043334 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T01:14:10Z | 30236301 | 114.05 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260316-011538 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T03:19:51Z | 8086836 | 152.46 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260316-032034 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T02:12:03Z | 3.023688E+7 | 717.28 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260316-021333 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.21.2-00fbc91e415 | 2026-03-16T00:11:48Z | 30235678 | 107.93 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260316-001313 |
Last updated: 2026-03-16T16:14:03Z
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