diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index eeb81f0c7..c40cc1a93 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -280,6 +280,15 @@ func (api *API) DeleteIndex(ctx context.Context, indexName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (api *API) WriteColumnAttrDataTo(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, indexName string) error {
+	index := api.holder.Index(indexName)
+	if index == nil {
+		return newNotFoundError(ErrIndexNotFound, indexName)
+	}
+	_, err := index.ColumnAttrStore().WriteTo(w)
+	return err
+}
+
 // CreateField makes the named field in the named index with the given options.
 // This method currently only takes a single functional option, but that may be
 // changed in the future to support multiple options.
@@ -337,6 +346,15 @@ func (api *API) Field(ctx context.Context, indexName, fieldName string) (*Field,
 	return field, nil
 }
 
+func (api *API) WriteRowAttrDataTo(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, indexName, fieldName string) error {
+	field := api.holder.Field(indexName, fieldName)
+	if field == nil {
+		return newNotFoundError(ErrFieldNotFound, fieldName)
+	}
+	_, err := field.RowAttrStore().WriteTo(w)
+	return err
+}
+
 func setUpImportOptions(opts ...ImportOption) (*ImportOptions, error) {
 	options := &ImportOptions{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -824,6 +842,34 @@ func (api *API) TranslateData(ctx context.Context, indexName string, partition i
 	return store, nil
 }
 
+// FieldTranslateData returns all translation data in the specified field.
+func (api *API) FieldTranslateData(ctx context.Context, indexName, fieldName string) (io.WriterTo, error) {
+	span, _ := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "API.FieldTranslateData")
+	defer span.Finish()
+	if err := api.validate(apiFieldTranslateData); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "validating api method")
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve index from holder.
+	idx := api.holder.Index(indexName)
+	if idx == nil {
+		return nil, newNotFoundError(ErrIndexNotFound, indexName)
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve field from index.
+	field := idx.Field(fieldName)
+	if field == nil {
+		return nil, newNotFoundError(ErrFieldNotFound, fieldName)
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve translatestore from holder.
+	store := field.TranslateStore()
+	if store == nil {
+		return nil, ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+	}
+	return store, nil
+}
+
 // Hosts returns a list of the hosts in the cluster including their ID,
 // URL, and which is the primary.
 func (api *API) Hosts(ctx context.Context) []*topology.Node {
@@ -1217,6 +1263,48 @@ func (api *API) FieldAttrDiff(ctx context.Context, indexName string, fieldName s
 	return attrs, nil
 }
 
+// IndexShardSnapshot returns a reader that contains the contents of an RBF snapshot for an index/shard.
+func (api *API) IndexShardSnapshot(ctx context.Context, indexName string, shard uint64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, _ := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "API.IndexShardSnapshot")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Find index.
+	index := api.holder.Index(indexName)
+	if index == nil {
+		return nil, newNotFoundError(ErrIndexNotFound, indexName)
+	}
+
+	// Start transaction.
+	tx := index.holder.txf.NewTx(Txo{Index: index, Shard: shard})
+
+	// Ensure transaction is an RBF transaction.
+	rtx, ok := tx.(*RBFTx)
+	if !ok {
+		tx.Rollback()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("snapshot not available for %q storage", tx.Type())
+	}
+
+	r, err := rtx.SnapshotReader()
+	if err != nil {
+		tx.Rollback()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &txReadCloser{tx: tx, Reader: r}, nil
+}
+
+var _ io.ReadCloser = (*txReadCloser)(nil)
+
+// txReadCloser wraps a reader to close a tx on close.
+type txReadCloser struct {
+	io.Reader
+	tx Tx
+}
+
+func (r *txReadCloser) Close() error {
+	r.tx.Rollback()
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ImportOptions holds the options for the API.Import
 // method.
 //
@@ -1756,6 +1844,19 @@ func (api *API) AvailableShardsByIndex(ctx context.Context) map[string]*roaring.
 	return api.holder.availableShardsByIndex()
 }
 
+// AvailableShards returns bitmap of available shards for a single index.
+func (api *API) AvailableShards(ctx context.Context, indexName string) (*roaring.Bitmap, error) {
+	span, _ := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "API.AvailableShards")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Find the index.
+	index := api.holder.Index(indexName)
+	if index == nil {
+		return nil, newNotFoundError(ErrIndexNotFound, indexName)
+	}
+	return index.AvailableShards(false), nil
+}
+
 // StatsWithTags returns an instance of whatever implementation of StatsClient
 // pilosa is using with the given tags.
 func (api *API) StatsWithTags(tags []string) stats.StatsClient {
@@ -2214,6 +2315,11 @@ func (api *API) ResetIDAlloc(index string) error {
 	return api.holder.ida.reset(index)
 }
 
+func (api *API) WriteIDAllocDataTo(w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := api.holder.ida.WriteTo(w)
+	return err
+}
+
 // TranslateIndexDB is an internal function to load the index keys database
 // rd is a boltdb file.
 func (api *API) TranslateIndexDB(ctx context.Context, indexName string, partitionID int, rd io.Reader) error {
@@ -2261,6 +2367,7 @@ const (
 	apiFragmentBlocks
 	apiFragmentData
 	apiTranslateData
+	apiFieldTranslateData
 	apiField
 	apiFieldAttrDiff
 	//apiHosts // not implemented
@@ -2299,10 +2406,11 @@ var methodsCommon = map[apiMethod]struct{}{
 }
 
 var methodsResizing = map[apiMethod]struct{}{
-	apiFragmentData:  {},
-	apiTranslateData: {},
-	apiResizeAbort:   {},
-	apiSchema:        {},
+	apiFragmentData:       {},
+	apiTranslateData:      {},
+	apiFieldTranslateData: {},
+	apiResizeAbort:        {},
+	apiSchema:             {},
 }
 
 var methodsDegraded = map[apiMethod]struct{}{
@@ -2337,6 +2445,7 @@ var methodsNormal = map[apiMethod]struct{}{
 	apiFragmentBlockData:    {},
 	apiFragmentBlocks:       {},
 	apiField:                {},
+	apiFieldTranslateData:   {},
 	apiFieldAttrDiff:        {},
 	apiImport:               {},
 	apiImportValue:          {},
@@ -2352,6 +2461,7 @@ var methodsNormal = map[apiMethod]struct{}{
 	apiStartTransaction:     {},
 	apiFinishTransaction:    {},
 	apiTransactions:         {},
+	apiTranslateData:        {},
 	apiGetTransaction:       {},
 	apiActiveQueries:        {},
 	apiPastQueries:          {},
diff --git a/apimethod_string.go b/apimethod_string.go
index 8851ec725..59549438d 100644
--- a/apimethod_string.go
+++ b/apimethod_string.go
@@ -20,35 +20,36 @@ func _() {
 	_ = x[apiFragmentBlocks-9]
 	_ = x[apiFragmentData-10]
 	_ = x[apiTranslateData-11]
-	_ = x[apiField-12]
-	_ = x[apiFieldAttrDiff-13]
-	_ = x[apiImport-14]
-	_ = x[apiImportValue-15]
-	_ = x[apiIndex-16]
-	_ = x[apiIndexAttrDiff-17]
-	_ = x[apiQuery-18]
-	_ = x[apiRecalculateCaches-19]
-	_ = x[apiRemoveNode-20]
-	_ = x[apiResizeAbort-21]
-	_ = x[apiSchema-22]
-	_ = x[apiShardNodes-23]
-	_ = x[apiState-24]
-	_ = x[apiViews-25]
-	_ = x[apiApplySchema-26]
-	_ = x[apiStartTransaction-27]
-	_ = x[apiFinishTransaction-28]
-	_ = x[apiTransactions-29]
-	_ = x[apiGetTransaction-30]
-	_ = x[apiActiveQueries-31]
-	_ = x[apiPastQueries-32]
-	_ = x[apiIDReserve-33]
-	_ = x[apiIDCommit-34]
-	_ = x[apiIDReset-35]
+	_ = x[apiFieldTranslateData-12]
+	_ = x[apiField-13]
+	_ = x[apiFieldAttrDiff-14]
+	_ = x[apiImport-15]
+	_ = x[apiImportValue-16]
+	_ = x[apiIndex-17]
+	_ = x[apiIndexAttrDiff-18]
+	_ = x[apiQuery-19]
+	_ = x[apiRecalculateCaches-20]
+	_ = x[apiRemoveNode-21]
+	_ = x[apiResizeAbort-22]
+	_ = x[apiSchema-23]
+	_ = x[apiShardNodes-24]
+	_ = x[apiState-25]
+	_ = x[apiViews-26]
+	_ = x[apiApplySchema-27]
+	_ = x[apiStartTransaction-28]
+	_ = x[apiFinishTransaction-29]
+	_ = x[apiTransactions-30]
+	_ = x[apiGetTransaction-31]
+	_ = x[apiActiveQueries-32]
+	_ = x[apiPastQueries-33]
+	_ = x[apiIDReserve-34]
+	_ = x[apiIDCommit-35]
+	_ = x[apiIDReset-36]
 }
 
-const _apiMethod_name = "apiClusterMessageapiCreateFieldapiCreateIndexapiDeleteFieldapiDeleteAvailableShardapiDeleteIndexapiDeleteViewapiExportCSVapiFragmentBlockDataapiFragmentBlocksapiFragmentDataapiTranslateDataapiFieldapiFieldAttrDiffapiImportapiImportValueapiIndexapiIndexAttrDiffapiQueryapiRecalculateCachesapiRemoveNodeapiResizeAbortapiSchemaapiShardNodesapiStateapiViewsapiApplySchemaapiStartTransactionapiFinishTransactionapiTransactionsapiGetTransactionapiActiveQueriesapiPastQueriesapiIDReserveapiIDCommitapiIDReset"
+const _apiMethod_name = "apiClusterMessageapiCreateFieldapiCreateIndexapiDeleteFieldapiDeleteAvailableShardapiDeleteIndexapiDeleteViewapiExportCSVapiFragmentBlockDataapiFragmentBlocksapiFragmentDataapiTranslateDataapiFieldTranslateDataapiFieldapiFieldAttrDiffapiImportapiImportValueapiIndexapiIndexAttrDiffapiQueryapiRecalculateCachesapiRemoveNodeapiResizeAbortapiSchemaapiShardNodesapiStateapiViewsapiApplySchemaapiStartTransactionapiFinishTransactionapiTransactionsapiGetTransactionapiActiveQueriesapiPastQueriesapiIDReserveapiIDCommitapiIDReset"
 
-var _apiMethod_index = [...]uint16{0, 17, 31, 45, 59, 82, 96, 109, 121, 141, 158, 173, 189, 197, 213, 222, 236, 244, 260, 268, 288, 301, 315, 324, 337, 345, 353, 367, 386, 406, 421, 438, 454, 468, 480, 491, 501}
+var _apiMethod_index = [...]uint16{0, 17, 31, 45, 59, 82, 96, 109, 121, 141, 158, 173, 189, 210, 218, 234, 243, 257, 265, 281, 289, 309, 322, 336, 345, 358, 366, 374, 388, 407, 427, 442, 459, 475, 489, 501, 512, 522}
 
 func (i apiMethod) String() string {
 	if i < 0 || i >= apiMethod(len(_apiMethod_index)-1) {
diff --git a/attr.go b/attr.go
index 66667f806..fa5d11eca 100644
--- a/attr.go
+++ b/attr.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package pilosa
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ const (
 
 // AttrStore represents an interface for handling row/column attributes.
 type AttrStore interface {
+	io.WriterTo
+
 	Path() string
 	Open() error
 	Close() error
@@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ func (s nopAttrStore) Blocks() ([]AttrBlock, error) { return nil, nil }
 // BlockData is a no-op implementation of AttrStore BlockData method.
 func (s nopAttrStore) BlockData(i uint64) (map[uint64]map[string]interface{}, error) { return nil, nil }
 
+// WriteTo is a no-op implementation of AttrStore WriteTo method.
+func (s nopAttrStore) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) { return 0, nil }
+
 // AttrBlock represents a checksummed block of the attribute store.
 type AttrBlock struct {
 	ID       uint64 `json:"id"`
diff --git a/boltdb/attrstore.go b/boltdb/attrstore.go
index cf5c62473..7367e31f1 100644
--- a/boltdb/attrstore.go
+++ b/boltdb/attrstore.go
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ package boltdb
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -276,6 +276,16 @@ func (s *attrStore) BlockData(i uint64) (m map[uint64]map[string]interface{}, er
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+// WriteTo writes the underlying database to w.
+func (s *attrStore) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
+	tx, err := s.db.Begin(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+	return tx.WriteTo(w)
+}
+
 // txAttrs returns a map of attributes for an id.
 func txAttrs(tx *bolt.Tx, id uint64) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	v := tx.Bucket([]byte("attrs")).Get(u64tob(id))
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 7da57a9f7..9985e1342 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type FieldValue struct {
 type InternalClient interface {
 	InternalQueryClient
 
+	AvailableShards(ctx context.Context, indexName string) ([]uint64, error)
 	MaxShardByIndex(ctx context.Context) (map[string]uint64, error)
 	Schema(ctx context.Context) ([]*IndexInfo, error)
 	PostSchema(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI, s *Schema, remote bool) error
@@ -80,6 +81,13 @@ type InternalClient interface {
 	RetrieveTranslatePartitionFromURI(ctx context.Context, index string, partition int, uri pnet.URI) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 	ImportRoaring(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI, index, field string, shard uint64, remote bool, req *ImportRoaringRequest) error
 	ImportColumnAttrs(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI, index string, req *ImportColumnAttrsRequest) error
+	ShardReader(ctx context.Context, index string, shard uint64) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+
+	IDAllocDataReader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	IndexTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string, partitionID int) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	IndexAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	FieldTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	FieldAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 
 	StartTransaction(ctx context.Context, id string, timeout time.Duration, exclusive bool) (*Transaction, error)
 	FinishTransaction(ctx context.Context, id string) (*Transaction, error)
@@ -159,6 +167,10 @@ func newNopInternalClient() nopInternalClient {
 
 var _ InternalClient = newNopInternalClient()
 
+func (n nopInternalClient) AvailableShards(ctx context.Context, indexName string) ([]uint64, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func (n nopInternalClient) MaxShardByIndex(context.Context) (map[string]uint64, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
@@ -197,6 +209,30 @@ func (n nopInternalClient) ImportColumnAttrs(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n nopInternalClient) ShardReader(ctx context.Context, index string, shard uint64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (n nopInternalClient) IDAllocDataReader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (n nopInternalClient) IndexTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string, partitionID int) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (n nopInternalClient) IndexAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (n nopInternalClient) FieldTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (n nopInternalClient) FieldAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 func (n nopInternalClient) EnsureIndex(ctx context.Context, name string, options IndexOptions) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/backup.go b/cmd/backup.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e272c526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/backup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Pilosa Corp.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/ctl"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func newBackupCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout io.Writer, stderr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := ctl.NewBackupCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr)
+	ccmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "backup",
+		Short: "Back up pilosa server",
+		Long: `
+Backs up a pilosa server to a local snapshot file.
+`,
+		RunE: func(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			return cmd.Run(context.Background())
+		},
+	}
+
+	flags := ccmd.Flags()
+	flags.StringVarP(&cmd.OutputPath, "output", "o", "", "output path to write to")
+	flags.StringVar(&cmd.Host, "host", "localhost:10101", "host:port of Pilosa.")
+	ctl.SetTLSConfig(flags, "", &cmd.TLS.CertificatePath, &cmd.TLS.CertificateKeyPath, &cmd.TLS.CACertPath, &cmd.TLS.SkipVerify, &cmd.TLS.EnableClientVerification)
+	return ccmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 89f59bcfb..a6de7527e 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ at https://www.pilosa.com/docs/.
 	_ = rc.PersistentFlags().MarkHidden("dry-run")
 	rc.PersistentFlags().StringP("config", "c", "", "Configuration file to read from.")
 
+	rc.AddCommand(newBackupCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr))
 	rc.AddCommand(newCheckCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr))
 	rc.AddCommand(newConfigCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr))
 	rc.AddCommand(newExportCommand(stdin, stdout, stderr))
diff --git a/ctl/backup.go b/ctl/backup.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d92316b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctl/backup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@
+// Copyright 2017 Pilosa Corp.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ctl
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2"
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/server"
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/topology"
+)
+
+// BackupCommand represents a command for backing up a Pilosa node.
+type BackupCommand struct { // nolint: maligned
+	// Destination host and port.
+	Host string `json:"host"`
+
+	// Path to write the backup to.
+	OutputPath string
+
+	// Reusable client.
+	client pilosa.InternalClient
+
+	// Standard input/output
+	*pilosa.CmdIO
+
+	TLS server.TLSConfig
+}
+
+// NewBackupCommand returns a new instance of BackupCommand.
+func NewBackupCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *BackupCommand {
+	return &BackupCommand{
+		CmdIO: pilosa.NewCmdIO(stdin, stdout, stderr),
+	}
+}
+
+// TempPath returns the path to the temporary file to write the archive to.
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) TempPath() string {
+	dir, base := filepath.Split(cmd.OutputPath)
+	return filepath.Join(dir, "."+base)
+}
+
+// Run executes the main program execution.
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+
+	// Validate arguments.
+	if cmd.OutputPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("-o flag required")
+	}
+
+	// Create a client to the server.
+	client, err := commandClient(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating client: %w", err)
+	}
+	cmd.client = client
+
+	// Determine the field type in order to correctly handle the input data.
+	indexes, err := cmd.client.Schema(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("getting schema: %w", err)
+	}
+	schema := &pilosa.Schema{Indexes: indexes}
+
+	// Create output file in temporary location.
+	w, err := os.Create(cmd.OutputPath + ".tmp")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	// Open a tar/gzip writer to the temporary file.
+	gw := gzip.NewWriter(w)
+	defer gw.Close()
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(gw)
+	defer tw.Close()
+
+	// Backup schema.
+	if err := cmd.backupSchema(ctx, tw, schema); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot back up schema: %w", err)
+	} else if err := cmd.backupIDAllocData(ctx, tw); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot back up id alloc data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Backup data for each index.
+	for _, ii := range schema.Indexes {
+		if err := cmd.backupIndex(ctx, tw, ii); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Move data file to final location.
+	logger.Printf("writing backup: %s", cmd.OutputPath)
+	if err := os.Rename(cmd.OutputPath+".tmp", cmd.OutputPath); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// backupSchema writes the schema to the archive.
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupSchema(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, schema *pilosa.Schema) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up schema")
+
+	buf, err := json.MarshalIndent(schema, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshaling schema: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    "schema",
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(len(buf)),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := tw.Write(buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying schema to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupIDAllocData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up id alloc data")
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.IDAllocDataReader(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching id alloc data reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying id alloc data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    "idalloc",
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying id alloc data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// backupIndex backs up all shards for a given index.
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupIndex(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, ii *pilosa.IndexInfo) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up index: %q", ii.Name)
+
+	shards, err := cmd.client.AvailableShards(ctx, ii.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find available shards for index %q: %w", ii.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	// Back up all bitmap data for the index.
+	for _, shard := range shards {
+		if err := cmd.backupShard(ctx, tw, ii.Name, shard); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot backup shard %d on index %q: %w", shard, ii.Name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Back up translation data after bitmap data so we ensure we can translate all data.
+	if err := cmd.backupIndexTranslateData(ctx, tw, ii.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := cmd.backupIndexAttrData(ctx, tw, ii.Name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Back up field translation & attribute data.
+	for _, fi := range ii.Fields {
+		if err := cmd.backupFieldTranslateData(ctx, tw, ii.Name, fi.Name); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot backup field translation data for field %q on index %q: %w", fi.Name, ii.Name, err)
+		}
+		if err := cmd.backupFieldAttrData(ctx, tw, ii.Name, fi.Name); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot backup field attr data for field %q on index %q: %w", fi.Name, ii.Name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// backupShard backs up a single shard from a single index.
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupShard(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, indexName string, shard uint64) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up shard: index=%q id=%d", indexName, shard)
+
+	filename := path.Join("indexes", indexName, "shards", fmt.Sprintf("%04d", shard))
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.ShardReader(ctx, indexName, shard)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching shard reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	// TODO: Provide size via the reader itself.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying shard data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    filename,
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying shard data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupIndexTranslateData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, name string) error {
+	// TODO: Fetch holder partition count.
+	partitionN := topology.DefaultPartitionN
+	for partitionID := 0; partitionID < partitionN; partitionID++ {
+		if err := cmd.backupIndexPartitionTranslateData(ctx, tw, name, partitionID); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot backup index translation data for partition %d on %q: %w", partitionID, name, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupIndexPartitionTranslateData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, name string, partitionID int) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up index translation data: %s/%d", name, partitionID)
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.IndexTranslateDataReader(ctx, name, partitionID)
+	if err == pilosa.ErrTranslateStoreNotFound {
+		return nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching translate data reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying translate data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    path.Join("indexes", name, "translate", fmt.Sprintf("%04d", partitionID)),
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying translate data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupIndexAttrData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, name string) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up index attr data: %s", name)
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.IndexAttrDataReader(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching index attr data reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying index attr data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    path.Join("indexes", name, "attributes"),
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying index attr data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupFieldTranslateData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, indexName, fieldName string) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up field translation data: %s/%s", indexName, fieldName)
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.FieldTranslateDataReader(ctx, indexName, fieldName)
+	if err == pilosa.ErrTranslateStoreNotFound {
+		return nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching translate data reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying translate data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    path.Join("indexes", indexName, "fields", fieldName, "translate"),
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying translate data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) backupFieldAttrData(ctx context.Context, tw *tar.Writer, indexName, fieldName string) error {
+	logger := cmd.Logger()
+	logger.Printf("backing up field attr data: %s/%s", indexName, fieldName)
+
+	rc, err := cmd.client.FieldAttrDataReader(ctx, indexName, fieldName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fetching field attr data reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Read to buffer to determine size.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if _, err := buf.ReadFrom(rc); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying field attr data to memory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build header & copy data to archive.
+	if err = tw.WriteHeader(&tar.Header{
+		Name:    path.Join("indexes", indexName, "fields", fieldName, "attributes"),
+		Mode:    0666,
+		Size:    int64(buf.Len()),
+		ModTime: time.Now(),
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if _, err := io.Copy(tw, &buf); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("copying field attr data to archive: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) TLSHost() string { return cmd.Host }
+
+func (cmd *BackupCommand) TLSConfiguration() server.TLSConfig { return cmd.TLS }
diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 3adce376a..fdf2cf7d7 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -104,6 +105,37 @@ func (c *InternalClient) maxShardByIndex(ctx context.Context) (map[string]uint64
 	return rsp.Standard, nil
 }
 
+// AvailableShards returns a list of shards for an index.
+func (c *InternalClient) AvailableShards(ctx context.Context, indexName string) ([]uint64, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.AvailableShards")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Execute request against the host.
+	u := uriPathToURL(c.defaultURI, path.Join("/internal/index", indexName, "/shards"))
+
+	// Build request.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var rsp getIndexAvailableShardsResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&rsp); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("json decode: %s", err)
+	}
+	return rsp.Shards, nil
+}
+
 // SchemaNode returns all index and field schema information from the specified
 // node.
 func (c *InternalClient) SchemaNode(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI, views bool) ([]*pilosa.IndexInfo, error) {
@@ -2079,6 +2111,157 @@ func (c *InternalClient) ImportFieldKeys(ctx context.Context, uri *pnet.URI, ind
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ShardReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of the current shard RBF data.
+func (c *InternalClient) ShardReader(ctx context.Context, index string, shard uint64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.ShardReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Execute request against the host.
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/index/%s/shard/%d/snapshot", c.defaultURI, index, shard)
+
+	// Build request.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// IDAllocDataReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of ID allocation data.
+func (c *InternalClient) IDAllocDataReader(ctx context.Context) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.IDAllocDataReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Build request.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", c.defaultURI.String()+"/internal/idalloc/data", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// IndexTranslateDataReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of
+// translation data for a partition in an index.
+func (c *InternalClient) IndexTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string, partitionID int) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.IndexTranslateDataReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Execute request against the host.
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/translate/data?index=%s&partition=%d", c.defaultURI, url.QueryEscape(index), partitionID)
+
+	// Build request.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		resp.Body.Close()
+		return nil, pilosa.ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// IndexAttrDataReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of column attributes data.
+func (c *InternalClient) IndexAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.IndexAttrDataReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Build request.
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/index/%s/attr/data", c.defaultURI.String(), url.QueryEscape(index))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// FieldTranslateDataReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of
+// translation data for a field.
+func (c *InternalClient) FieldTranslateDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.FieldTranslateDataReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Execute request against the host.
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/translate/data?index=%s&field=%s", c.defaultURI, url.QueryEscape(index), url.QueryEscape(field))
+
+	// Build request.
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		resp.Body.Close()
+		return nil, pilosa.ErrTranslateStoreNotFound
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
+// FieldAttrDataReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of row attributes data.
+func (c *InternalClient) FieldAttrDataReader(ctx context.Context, index, field string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	span, ctx := tracing.StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "InternalClient.FieldAttrDataReader")
+	defer span.Finish()
+
+	// Build request.
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/index/%s/field/%s/attr/data", c.defaultURI.String(), url.QueryEscape(index), url.QueryEscape(field))
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "creating request")
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "pilosa/"+pilosa.Version)
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	// Execute request.
+	resp, err := c.executeRequest(req.WithContext(ctx))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Body, nil
+}
+
 // Status function is just a public function for this particular implementation of InternalClient.
 // It's not require by pilosa.InternalClient interface.
 // The function returns pilosa cluster state as a string ("NORMAL", "DEGRADED", "DOWN", "RESIZING", ...)
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index ec976420d..94f14a011 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/encoding/proto"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/logger"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/pql"
+	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/rbf"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/topology"
 	"github.com/pilosa/pilosa/v2/tracing"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (h *Handler) populateValidators() {
 	h.validators["GetIndex"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["PostIndex"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["DeleteIndex"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
-	h.validators["GetTranslateData"] = queryValidationSpecRequired("index", "partition")
+	h.validators["GetTranslateData"] = queryValidationSpecRequired("index").Optional("partition", "field")
 	h.validators["PostTranslateKeys"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["PostField"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["DeleteField"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
@@ -249,7 +250,9 @@ func (h *Handler) populateValidators() {
 	h.validators["GetFragmentData"] = queryValidationSpecRequired("index", "field", "view", "shard")
 	h.validators["GetFragmentNodes"] = queryValidationSpecRequired("shard", "index")
 	h.validators["PostIndexAttrDiff"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
+	h.validators["GetIndexAttrData"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["PostFieldAttrDiff"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
+	h.validators["GetFieldAttrData"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["GetNodes"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["GetShardMax"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
 	h.validators["GetTransactionList"] = queryValidationSpecRequired()
@@ -424,12 +427,16 @@ func newRouter(handler *Handler) http.Handler {
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/data", handler.handleGetFragmentData).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentData")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/fragment/nodes", handler.handleGetFragmentNodes).Methods("GET").Name("GetFragmentNodes")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/attr/diff", handler.handlePostIndexAttrDiff).Methods("POST").Name("PostIndexAttrDiff")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/attr/data", handler.handleGetIndexAttrData).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexAttrData")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.handleGetTranslateData).Methods("GET").Name("GetTranslateData")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/data", handler.handlePostTranslateData).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateData")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/keys", handler.handlePostTranslateKeys).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateKeys")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/translate/ids", handler.handlePostTranslateIDs).Methods("POST").Name("PostTranslateIDs")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/attr/diff", handler.handlePostFieldAttrDiff).Methods("POST").Name("PostFieldAttrDiff")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/remote-available-shards/{shardID}", handler.handleDeleteRemoteAvailableShard).Methods("DELETE")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/attr/data", handler.handleGetFieldAttrData).Methods("GET").Name("GetFieldAttrData")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shard/{shard}/snapshot", handler.handleGetIndexShardSnapshot).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexShardSnapshot")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/index/{index}/shards", handler.handleGetIndexAvailableShards).Methods("GET").Name("GetIndexAvailableShards")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/nodes", handler.handleGetNodes).Methods("GET").Name("GetNodes")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/shards/max", handler.handleGetShardsMax).Methods("GET").Name("GetShardsMax") // TODO: deprecate, but it's being used by the client
 
@@ -443,6 +450,7 @@ func newRouter(handler *Handler) http.Handler {
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reserve", handler.handleReserveIDs).Methods("POST").Name("ReserveIDs")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/commit", handler.handleCommitIDs).Methods("POST").Name("CommitIDs")
 	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/reset/{index}", handler.handleResetIDAlloc).Methods("POST").Name("ResetIDAlloc")
+	router.HandleFunc("/internal/idalloc/data", handler.handleIDAllocData).Methods("GET").Name("IDAllocData")
 
 	// endpoints for collecting cpu profiles from a chosen begin point to
 	// when the client wants to stop. Used for profiling imports that
@@ -976,6 +984,30 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCPUProfileStop(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
+// handleGetIndexAvailableShards handles GET /internal/index/:index/shards requests.
+func (h *Handler) handleGetIndexAvailableShards(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !validHeaderAcceptJSON(r.Header) {
+		http.Error(w, "JSON only acceptable response", http.StatusNotAcceptable)
+		return
+	}
+
+	indexName := mux.Vars(r)["index"]
+	shards, err := h.api.AvailableShards(r.Context(), indexName)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(getIndexAvailableShardsResponse{Shards: shards.Slice()}); err != nil {
+		h.logger.Errorf("write shards-max response error: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+type getIndexAvailableShardsResponse struct {
+	Shards []uint64 `json:"shards"`
+}
+
 // handleGetShardsMax handles GET /internal/shards/max requests.
 func (h *Handler) handleGetShardsMax(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !validHeaderAcceptJSON(r.Header) {
@@ -1190,6 +1222,14 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostIndexAttrDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	}
 }
 
+// handleGetIndexAttrData handles GET /internal/index/{index}/attr/data requests.
+func (h *Handler) handleGetIndexAttrData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if err := h.api.WriteColumnAttrDataTo(r.Context(), w, mux.Vars(r)["index"]); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func (h *Handler) handleGetActiveQueries(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var rtype string
 	switch {
@@ -1714,6 +1754,42 @@ type postFieldAttrDiffResponse struct {
 	Attrs map[uint64]map[string]interface{} `json:"attrs"`
 }
 
+// handleGetFieldAttrData handles GET /internal/index/{index}/field/{field}/attr/data requests.
+func (h *Handler) handleGetFieldAttrData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if err := h.api.WriteRowAttrDataTo(r.Context(), w, mux.Vars(r)["index"], mux.Vars(r)["field"]); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// handleGetIndexShardSnapshot handles GET /internal/index/{index}/shard/{shard}/snapshot requests.
+func (h *Handler) handleGetIndexShardSnapshot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	indexName := mux.Vars(r)["index"]
+	shard, err := strconv.ParseUint(mux.Vars(r)["shard"], 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, "Invalid shard parameter", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rc, err := h.api.IndexShardSnapshot(r.Context(), indexName, shard)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch errors.Cause(err) {
+		case pilosa.ErrIndexNotFound:
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
+		default:
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Copy data to response body.
+	if _, err := io.CopyBuffer(&passthroughWriter{w}, rc, make([]byte, rbf.PageSize)); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // readQueryRequest parses an query parameters from r.
 func (h *Handler) readQueryRequest(r *http.Request) (*pilosa.QueryRequest, error) {
 	switch r.Header.Get("Content-Type") {
@@ -1724,6 +1800,16 @@ func (h *Handler) readQueryRequest(r *http.Request) (*pilosa.QueryRequest, error
 	}
 }
 
+// passthroughWriter is used to remove non-Writer interfaces from an io.Writer.
+// For example, a writer that implements io.ReaderFrom can change io.Copy() behavior.
+type passthroughWriter struct {
+	w io.Writer
+}
+
+func (w *passthroughWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return w.w.Write(p)
+}
+
 // readProtobufQueryRequest parses query parameters in protobuf from r.
 func (h *Handler) readProtobufQueryRequest(r *http.Request) (*pilosa.QueryRequest, error) {
 	// Slurp the body.
@@ -2023,13 +2109,29 @@ func (h *Handler) handleGetFragmentData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 // handleGetTranslateData handles GET /internal/translate/data requests.
 func (h *Handler) handleGetTranslateData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	// Read partition parameter.
 	q := r.URL.Query()
+
+	// Perform field translation copy, if field specified.
+	if fieldName := q.Get("field"); fieldName != "" {
+		// Retrieve field data from holder.
+		p, err := h.api.FieldTranslateData(r.Context(), q.Get("index"), fieldName)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusNotFound)
+			return
+		}
+		// Stream translate data to response body.
+		if _, err := p.WriteTo(w); err != nil {
+			h.logger.Errorf("error streaming translation data: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise read partition parameter for index translation copy.
 	partition, err := strconv.ParseUint(q.Get("partition"), 10, 32)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "partition required", http.StatusBadRequest)
+		http.Error(w, "partition or field required", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return
 	}
+
 	// Retrieve partition data from holder.
 	p, err := h.api.TranslateData(r.Context(), q.Get("index"), int(partition))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2990,3 +3092,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleResetIDAlloc(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write([]byte("OK")) //nolint:errcheck
 }
+
+func (h *Handler) handleIDAllocData(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+	if err := h.api.WriteIDAllocDataTo(w); err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf("writeing id allocation data: %v", err.Error()), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/idalloc.go b/idalloc.go
index 97657f6e4..c9c954d76 100644
--- a/idalloc.go
+++ b/idalloc.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package pilosa
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/bits"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
@@ -72,6 +73,20 @@ func (ida *idAllocator) Close() error {
 	return ida.db.Close()
 }
 
+func (ida *idAllocator) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) {
+	if ida == nil || ida.db == nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("idAllocator closed")
+	}
+
+	tx, err := ida.db.Begin(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	return tx.WriteTo(w)
+}
+
 // ErrIDOffsetDesync is an error generated when attempting to reserve IDs at a committed offset.
 // This will typically happen when kafka partitions are moved between kafka ingesters - there may be a brief period in which 2 ingesters are processing the same messages at the same time.
 // The ingester can resolve this by ignoring messages under base.
diff --git a/pilosa_internal_test.go b/pilosa_internal_test.go
index aca9c6e92..3de8cfbbf 100644
--- a/pilosa_internal_test.go
+++ b/pilosa_internal_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package pilosa
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ func (s *memAttrStore) BlockData(i uint64) (map[uint64]map[string]interface{}, e
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (s *memAttrStore) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (int64, error) { return 0, nil }
+
 func TestAPI_CombineForExistence(t *testing.T) {
 	bm := roaring.NewBitmap(pos(1, 1), pos(1, 2), pos(1, 3), pos(1, 65537), pos(1, 65538), pos(2, 1), pos(2, 2), pos(2, 5), pos(2, 65537), pos(2, 65538))
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
diff --git a/rbf.go b/rbf.go
index fbbfb36e8..ff2eea25c 100644
--- a/rbf.go
+++ b/rbf.go
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@ func (tx *RBFTx) GetFieldSizeBytes(index, field string) (uint64, error) {
 	return tx.tx.GetSizeBytesWithPrefix(string(txkey.FieldPrefix(index, field)))
 }
 
+// SnapshotReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot of the current database.
+func (tx *RBFTx) SnapshotReader() (io.Reader, error) {
+	return tx.tx.SnapshotReader()
+}
+
 // rbfName returns a NULL-separated key used for identifying bitmap maps in RBF.
 func rbfName(index, field, view string, shard uint64) string {
 	return string(txkey.Prefix(index, field, view, shard))
diff --git a/rbf/tx.go b/rbf/tx.go
index 2996195bc..85b4af03c 100644
--- a/rbf/tx.go
+++ b/rbf/tx.go
@@ -2079,6 +2079,40 @@ func (tx *Tx) GetSortedFieldViewList() (fvs []txkey.FieldView, _ error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// SnapshotReader returns a reader that provides a snapshot for the current database state.
+func (tx *Tx) SnapshotReader() (io.Reader, error) {
+	if tx.db == nil {
+		return nil, ErrTxClosed
+	}
+	return &snapshotReader{tx: tx}, nil
+}
+
+type snapshotReader struct {
+	tx   *Tx
+	pgno uint32
+}
+
+func (r *snapshotReader) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	// Exit if we are past the end of the database.
+	if r.pgno >= readMetaPageN(r.tx.meta[:]) {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise look up the page data from mmap or page cache and copy it out.
+	buf, _, err := r.tx.readPage(r.pgno)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	} else if len(p) < len(buf) {
+		return 0, io.ErrShortBuffer
+	}
+	copy(p, buf)
+
+	// Increment the page number.
+	r.pgno++
+
+	return len(buf), nil
+}
+
 type PageInfo interface {
 	pageInfo()
 }