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 | 2026-07-25T03:00:37Z | 1.943764E+7 | 1074.64 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260725-030110 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T04:33:06Z | 19440236 | 1064.3 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-043439 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T05:13:25Z | 8703116 | 309.26 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260725-051359 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T06:04:58Z | 8703366 | 281.11 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-060530 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T07:03:30Z | 5639457 | 157.47 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260725-070357 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T00:57:28Z | 34519934 | 1116.48 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260725-005810 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T07:35:06Z | 10060053 | 230.98 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260725-073536 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T01:49:33Z | 3.452044E+7 | 4218.16 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260725-015107 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T02:50:33Z | 34521033 | 1143.41 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260725-025100 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-04T00:36:27Z | 10612201 | 174.87 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260704-003651 |
| 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 | 2026-07-24T23:03:55Z | 12413419 | 258.87 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260724-230425 |
| paseo-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T01:32:44Z | 12413419 | 2094.81 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-archive/20260725-013316 |
| 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 | 2026-07-25T08:33:39Z | 18639837 | 1027.02 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260725-083458 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T08:16:53Z | 18639335 | 971.78 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-081720 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T09:14:17Z | 8166995 | 378.44 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260725-091454 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T10:05:39Z | 8167251 | 353.87 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-100608 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T15:05:05Z | 1084841 | 24.23 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive/20260725-150536 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T15:33:59Z | 1085124 | 9.55 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune/20260725-153428 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T11:25:22Z | 9369431 | 224.04 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260725-112609 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T12:03:34Z | 9369618 | 193.87 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260725-120402 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T14:35:22Z | 4759208 | 137.73 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260725-143545 |
| 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 | 2026-07-25T05:19:52Z | 32258369 | 1059.99 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260725-052046 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T14:09:04Z | 7737735 | 264.2 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260725-140951 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T05:58:10Z | 32258752 | 3925.23 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260725-055836 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T06:57:19Z | 32259344 | 1098.84 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260725-065753 |
| 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 | 2026-07-25T00:11:05Z | 16421439 | 375.21 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-001138 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T01:04:10Z | 11965885 | 202.49 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260725-010440 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-24T23:03:49Z | 12647407 | 192.57 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260724-230418 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T03:26:28Z | 3.212349E+7 | 1023.41 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260725-032747 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T00:19:43Z | 32121624 | 124.77 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260725-002114 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T02:30:32Z | 10456164 | 197.27 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260725-023123 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-25T01:24:20Z | 3.212227E+7 | 781.7 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260725-012554 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-07-24T23:12:10Z | 32120948 | 118.85 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260724-231339 |
Last updated: 2026-07-27T23:13:46Z
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