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 | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T04:40:47Z | 20169001 | 1128.14 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260813-044130 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T04:16:14Z | 20168392 | 1118.49 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-041646 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T05:17:54Z | 8834479 | 315.22 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260813-051835 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T06:08:44Z | 8834725 | 286.74 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-060911 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T07:05:12Z | 5771698 | 162.17 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260813-070543 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T00:57:38Z | 34785637 | 1135.11 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260813-005805 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T07:33:32Z | 10321817 | 237.62 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260813-073358 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T02:13:03Z | 3.478636E+7 | 4265.44 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260813-021434 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T02:58:38Z | 34786796 | 1162.73 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260813-025913 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.24.0-660acefe665 | 2026-08-13T00:47:24Z | 12156257 | 196.93 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260813-004757 |
| paseo-muse-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-05-04T00:07:41Z | 7897468 | 219.92 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-muse-paritydb-archive/20260504-000830 |
| paseo-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-12T23:02:54Z | 12413419 | 258.87 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260812-230322 |
| paseo-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-07T01:31:39Z | 12413419 | 2094.84 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-archive/20260807-013202 |
| paseo-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-07T01:15:38Z | 12413419 | 260.64 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-prune/20260707-011707 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T09:15:28Z | 19409409 | 1084.92 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260813-091655 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T08:30:41Z | 19408123 | 1028.41 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-083103 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T09:18:15Z | 8302299 | 385.3 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260813-091854 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T10:05:28Z | 8302534 | 360.54 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-100600 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T15:04:10Z | 1.35484E+6 | 30.8 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive/20260813-150437 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-10T15:35:19Z | 1.31254E+6 | 11.67 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune/20260810-153549 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T11:26:58Z | 9502226 | 227.61 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260813-112753 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T12:05:13Z | 9502412 | 197.31 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260813-120544 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T14:34:26Z | 4890244 | 143.35 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260813-143455 |
| polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-05-10T15:12:25Z | 10199882 | 1304.35 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive/20260510-151309 |
| polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-unknown | 2026-05-10T13:51:29Z | 10199192 | 135.69 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune/20260510-135157 |
| polkadot-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T05:15:55Z | 3.25316E+7 | 1078.78 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260813-051709 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-04T14:16:46Z | 8128602 | 284.21 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260804-141720 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T05:51:22Z | 32531953 | 3985.02 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260813-055141 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T06:50:53Z | 32532548 | 1112.42 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260813-065123 |
| summit-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.23.0-1284936bc9c | 2026-06-22T10:16:10Z | 692839 | 8.68 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/summit-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260622-101637 |
| summit-bulletin-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.3-8ae2e6a47ae | 2026-06-22T10:32:15Z | 231718 | 7.18 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/summit-bulletin-rocksdb-archive/20260622-103240 |
| summit-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.23.0-1284936bc9c | 2026-06-22T10:47:01Z | 693094 | 8.69 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/summit-people-rocksdb-archive/20260622-104726 |
| summit-rocksdb-archive | 1.23.0-1284936bc9c | 2026-06-22T10:02:11Z | 232978 | 6.68 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/summit-rocksdb-archive/20260622-100246 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T00:09:40Z | 16732545 | 382.2 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-001004 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T01:03:35Z | 12182419 | 206.73 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260813-010404 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-12T23:04:12Z | 1.285735E+7 | 196.4 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260812-230445 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T03:26:21Z | 32397089 | 1035.69 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260813-032759 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T00:13:33Z | 32395161 | 126.25 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260813-001411 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T02:29:55Z | 10931635 | 205.55 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260813-023035 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-13T01:11:19Z | 32395739 | 790.46 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260813-011240 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-08-12T23:11:55Z | 32394545 | 118.6 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260812-231321 |
Last updated: 2026-08-13T15:34:32Z
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