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 | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T03:22:29Z | 10840759 | 330.69 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20250913-032310 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T04:06:32Z | 1.084115E+7 | 336.07 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-040704 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T05:15:43Z | 6537684 | 210.34 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20250913-051617 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T06:10:21Z | 6537947 | 192.33 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-061056 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T07:06:08Z | 3.50249E+6 | 82.04 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20250913-070638 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T01:02:51Z | 30075178 | 819.6 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20250913-010347 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T07:32:23Z | 5726609 | 123.87 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20250913-073251 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T01:58:29Z | 30075723 | 3483.17 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20250913-015947 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T02:54:15Z | 30076268 | 856.08 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20250913-025548 |
| paseo-muse-paritydb-archive | 1.15.2-unknown | 2025-08-25T00:51:37Z | 5111662 | 151.15 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-muse-paritydb-archive/20250825-005221 |
| paseo-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-12T23:36:11Z | 8161764 | 153.65 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20250912-233704 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T07:23:20Z | 9.67886E+6 | 333.22 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20250913-072352 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T08:07:40Z | 9679047 | 323.59 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-080814 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T09:12:15Z | 5994121 | 255.34 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20250913-091252 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T10:07:32Z | 5994373 | 238.88 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-100807 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T11:08:33Z | 7175999 | 157.63 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20250913-110911 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T12:11:58Z | 7176277 | 139.98 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20250913-121321 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T14:37:25Z | 2605927 | 56.56 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20250913-143801 |
| polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive | 1.17.1-unknown | 2025-09-10T17:47:38Z | 6939793 | 905.11 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive/20250910-174855 |
| polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune | 1.17.1-unknown | 2025-09-07T13:55:44Z | 6895273 | 92.59 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune/20250907-135624 |
| polkadot-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T05:00:38Z | 27745955 | 764.31 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20250913-050203 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T14:06:21Z | 2936115 | 58.61 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20250913-140655 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T05:59:58Z | 27746544 | 3025.16 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20250913-060021 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T06:44:43Z | 27746988 | 799.67 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20250913-064517 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T00:09:19Z | 12761597 | 246.13 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-000943 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T01:07:24Z | 9047606 | 144.98 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250913-010759 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-12T23:08:23Z | 9676663 | 138.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20250912-230855 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T03:23:33Z | 27705505 | 855.39 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20250913-032502 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T00:23:34Z | 27703899 | 103.06 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20250913-002421 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T02:13:19Z | 6636703 | 121.14 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20250913-021411 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-13T01:13:54Z | 27704353 | 652.05 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20250913-011528 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-09-12T23:10:55Z | 27703266 | 96.98 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20250912-231225 |
Last updated: 2025-09-13T22:23:53Z
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