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 | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T03:00:17Z | 2.133947E+7 | 1214.34 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260913-030047 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T04:15:10Z | 21341415 | 1206.23 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-041531 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T05:14:21Z | 9050927 | 324.94 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260913-051456 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T06:04:49Z | 9051175 | 296.35 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-060521 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T07:02:38Z | 5987087 | 169.59 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260913-070303 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T01:18:45Z | 3.522001E+7 | 1165.12 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260913-012007 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T07:32:29Z | 10748096 | 248.58 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260913-073257 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T02:02:46Z | 3.522044E+7 | 4337.37 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260913-020411 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T02:59:55Z | 35220995 | 1191.68 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260913-030100 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T00:42:12Z | 13229406 | 211.78 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260913-004238 |
| 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 | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-12T23:10:19Z | 1037714 | 13.21 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260912-231053 |
| paseo-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T01:39:11Z | 1039202 | 62.66 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-archive/20260913-013933 |
| paseo-rocksdb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T01:13:00Z | 1038941 | 22.88 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-prune/20260913-011333 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T08:26:21Z | 20592771 | 1170.95 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260913-082755 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T08:18:11Z | 2.059258E+7 | 1116.5 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-081839 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T09:13:21Z | 8523465 | 396.44 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260913-091354 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T10:05:47Z | 8523726 | 371.2 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-100616 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T15:03:42Z | 1795444 | 42.2 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive/20260913-150407 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-10T15:34:52Z | 1753099 | 15.55 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune/20260910-153522 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T11:22:06Z | 9701589 | 232.91 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260913-112254 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T12:01:39Z | 9701766 | 201.95 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260913-120158 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T14:32:51Z | 5089515 | 151.63 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260913-143319 |
| 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 | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T05:13:56Z | 32977617 | 1109.26 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260913-051529 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T14:10:08Z | 9724378 | 365.72 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260913-141038 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T06:03:08Z | 32978109 | 4077.96 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260913-060350 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T06:49:33Z | 32978572 | 1141.8 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260913-064957 |
| 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 | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T00:12:56Z | 17437972 | 402.09 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-001326 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T01:04:50Z | 12558717 | 214.06 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260913-010519 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-12T23:04:41Z | 13222759 | 202.94 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260912-230505 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T03:33:37Z | 32843554 | 1056.64 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260913-033514 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T00:30:32Z | 32841723 | 128.65 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260913-003107 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T02:29:59Z | 11752021 | 219.83 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260913-023042 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-13T01:13:52Z | 32842156 | 810.27 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260913-011523 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.24.1-8ae9775dc43 | 2026-09-12T23:12:33Z | 32840943 | 124.35 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260912-231356 |
Last updated: 2026-09-13T15:37:26Z
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