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 | 2025-07-01T03:17:28Z | 9893266 | 292.76 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20250701-031805 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T05:46:08Z | 10009976 | 299.98 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250710-054634 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T05:12:42Z | 6100622 | 189.42 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20250710-051318 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T06:09:24Z | 6100894 | 173.06 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250710-060951 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T07:06:21Z | 3082054 | 68.67 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20250710-070650 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-07T00:00:16Z | 2.910954E+7 | 757.81 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20250707-000047 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T07:32:59Z | 4868995 | 105.22 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20250710-073338 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T03:34:26Z | 29154214 | 798.79 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20250710-033519 |
| paseo-muse-paritydb-archive | 1.15.2-unknown | 2025-07-09T23:58:32Z | 4552895 | 136.75 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-muse-paritydb-archive/20250709-235910 |
| paseo-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-09T23:38:06Z | 7.22936E+6 | 131.79 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20250709-233856 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T07:28:51Z | 9245119 | 309.08 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20250710-072926 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T08:03:19Z | 9245286 | 299.32 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250710-080346 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T09:12:39Z | 5560883 | 228.9 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20250710-091308 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T10:05:30Z | 5561139 | 214.45 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250710-100549 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T11:08:26Z | 6749119 | 146.83 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20250710-110858 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T12:07:43Z | 6749407 | 129.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20250710-120913 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T14:41:15Z | 2177043 | 44.6 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20250710-144140 |
| polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive | 1.17.1-unknown | 2025-07-07T16:47:40Z | 6015933 | 744.01 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-paritydb-archive/20250707-164907 |
| polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune | 1.17.1-unknown | 2025-07-10T14:07:21Z | 6056794 | 88.12 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-mythical-rocksdb-prune/20250710-140754 |
| polkadot-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T05:00:55Z | 26813348 | 703.65 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20250710-050200 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T14:09:40Z | 2508835 | 49.33 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20250710-141010 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-04T10:07:52Z | 26730627 | 2809.76 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20250704-100817 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T06:54:52Z | 2.681448E+7 | 727.26 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20250710-065513 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-01T02:19:55Z | 12084096 | 180.75 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250701-022021 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-07T01:03:59Z | 8464493 | 133.26 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20250707-010432 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-09T23:07:09Z | 9068393 | 127.64 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20250709-230742 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T06:34:09Z | 26830243 | 821.31 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20250710-063536 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T00:33:35Z | 26826791 | 98.55 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20250710-003411 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T02:16:05Z | 6069552 | 110.41 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20250710-021643 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-10T01:25:31Z | 26827285 | 631.92 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20250710-012704 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.18.1-0bc730c5f59 | 2025-07-09T23:34:57Z | 26826233 | 89.28 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20250709-233548 |
Last updated: 2025-07-10T18:15:15Z
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