Restore archived contract data using the Stellar CLI

If a contract’s persistent storage entry has been archived, you can restore it using the Stellar CLI. For a storage entry that uses a simple Symbol as its storage key, you can run a command like so:

stellar contract restore \
    --source S... \
    --network testnet \
    --id C... \
    --key COUNTER \
    --durability persistent

If your storage entry uses a more advanced storage key, such as Balance(Address) in a token contract, you’ll need to provide the key in a base64-encoded XDR form:

stellar contract restore \
    --source S... \
    --network testnet \
    --id C... \
    --key-xdr AAAABgAAAAHXkotywnA8z+r365/0701QSlWouXn8m0UOoshCtNHOYQAAAA4AAAAHQmFsYW5jZQAAAAAB \
    --durability persistent

Be sure to check out our guide on creating XDR ledger keys for help generating them.