# Inquiry Regarding Backup, Snapshot Scheduling, and Cross-Region Replication on Standard Plan

**URL:** <https://community.pinecone.io/t/inquiry-regarding-backup-snapshot-scheduling-and-cross-region-replication-on-standard-plan/7849>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 15, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/inquiry-regarding-backup-snapshot-scheduling-and-cross-region-replication-on-standard-plan/7849 "2025-04-15T04:31:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nshah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.pinecone.io/nshah/32/4119_2.png) [@nshah](https://community.pinecone.io/u/nshah)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/inquiry-regarding-backup-snapshot-scheduling-and-cross-region-replication-on-standard-plan/7849/1 "2025-04-15T04:31:35Z")

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We are currently using Pinecone under the **Standard** plan to support our application As part of our **Disaster Recovery (DR)** testing and compliance procedures, we would appreciate your guidance on the following:

1. **Automatic Backups and Index Restore:**

- Does the **Standard plan** include automatic backups and index restore capabilities?
- If not, **which plan** provides these features and what is the **associated pricing**?

1. **Data Snapshots:**

- Is there a way to configure **data snapshots at specific intervals** (e.g., hourly, daily)?
- If so, how can this be managed or automated?

1. **Cross-Region Replication:**

- Does Pinecone support **cross-region index replication**?
- If yes, could you provide documentation or guidance on how to set this up?
- Also, please confirm **which plan** includes this functionality and the **pricing details** if available.

These capabilities are essential to ensure compliance with our internal policies and industry regulations, especially given our role in healthcare and legal data management.

Thank you for your support.

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**Author:** ![tej](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.pinecone.io/tej/32/1288_2.png) [@tej](https://community.pinecone.io/u/tej)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.pinecone.io/t/inquiry-regarding-backup-snapshot-scheduling-and-cross-region-replication-on-standard-plan/7849/2 "2025-04-22T17:43:19Z")

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Hey @nshah, thanks for the questions.

1. We currently do not support continuous backups and live index restore (to the same index). It’s on our roadmap for Q3. Today, you can create a new index from a backup.
2. While we don’t offer a native service to automatically create backups (also in the roadmap for Q3), you could use [the API](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/indexes/back-up-an-index) to automate it.
3. We currently do not support cross-region replication. It’s on our roadmap for Q3/Q4.