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 | 2026-06-10T04:21:32Z | 17754706 | 925 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260610-042219 |
| kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T04:38:14Z | 17755056 | 930.75 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-043856 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T05:17:22Z | 8392338 | 294.83 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260610-051801 |
| kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T06:05:21Z | 8392569 | 267.82 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-060548 |
| kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T07:02:53Z | 5330666 | 146.52 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260610-070318 |
| kusama-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T00:58:00Z | 33891661 | 1072 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-paritydb-prune/20260610-005859 |
| kusama-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T07:32:47Z | 9.4405E+6 | 215.4 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-people-rocksdb-archive/20260610-073314 |
| kusama-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T01:50:19Z | 3.389217E+7 | 4105.96 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-archive/20260610-015139 |
| kusama-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T02:56:18Z | 33892802 | 1100.09 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/kusama-rocksdb-prune/20260610-025700 |
| paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T00:47:03Z | 9881608 | 160.49 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-asset-hub-paritydb-prune/20260610-004730 |
| 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 | 2026-06-09T23:44:38Z | 12035167 | 250.31 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-paritydb-prune/20260609-234530 |
| paseo-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T01:52:06Z | 12036442 | 2062.74 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-archive/20260610-015334 |
| paseo-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T01:41:15Z | 12036333 | 261.14 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/paseo-rocksdb-prune/20260610-014249 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T08:50:01Z | 16870065 | 887.09 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-paritydb-archive/20260610-085130 |
| polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T08:19:26Z | 16869226 | 842.34 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-081948 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T09:24:17Z | 7848402 | 361.37 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-paritydb-archive/20260610-092446 |
| polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T10:06:52Z | 7848613 | 337.28 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-100845 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T15:06:00Z | 450835 | 8.65 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-archive/20260610-150629 |
| polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-07T15:34:14Z | 408529 | 3.58 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-bulletin-rocksdb-prune/20260607-153437 |
| polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T11:21:23Z | 9056255 | 215.15 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-paritydb-archive/20260610-112208 |
| polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T12:03:52Z | 9.05645E+6 | 185.82 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260610-120421 |
| polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T14:32:37Z | 4441489 | 124.29 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-coretime-rocksdb-archive/20260610-143305 |
| 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 | 2026-06-10T05:29:35Z | 31613776 | 1015.68 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-paritydb-prune/20260610-053040 |
| polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T14:09:53Z | 5985214 | 173.97 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-people-rocksdb-archive/20260610-141119 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T06:01:02Z | 3.161409E+7 | 3790.15 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-archive/20260610-060224 |
| polkadot-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T06:53:15Z | 31614612 | 1050.58 GB | 256 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/polkadot-rocksdb-prune/20260610-065339 |
| westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T00:13:34Z | 15553786 | 358.42 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-asset-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-001353 |
| westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T01:03:57Z | 11399159 | 191.14 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-bridge-hub-rocksdb-archive/20260610-010416 |
| westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-09T23:05:48Z | 12096819 | 182.54 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-collectives-rocksdb-archive/20260609-230622 |
| westend-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T03:27:07Z | 31475907 | 993.16 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-archive/20260610-032843 |
| westend-paritydb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T00:13:17Z | 31473968 | 121.1 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-paritydb-prune/20260610-001444 |
| westend-people-paritydb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T02:21:10Z | 9429829 | 179.24 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-people-paritydb-archive/20260610-022150 |
| westend-rocksdb-archive | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-10T01:11:17Z | 31474548 | 759.87 GB | archive | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-archive/20260610-011244 |
| westend-rocksdb-prune | 1.22.2-c112e83f4f6 | 2026-06-09T23:11:19Z | 31473349 | 114.19 GB | 1000 | https://snapshots.polkadot.io/westend-rocksdb-prune/20260609-231244 |
Last updated: 2026-06-10T15:36:07Z
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