# snapshotRead

`import { snapshotRead } from "destack:runtime";`

Read one serialized snapshot payload.

```ds title="snapshotRead"
export declare function snapshotRead(world: WorldHandle, snapshotId: SnapshotId): Result<uint8[], HostError>
```

[language/library/src/runtime/snapshot.ds:91:94](https://github.com/destack-sh/destack/blob/main/language/library/src/runtime/snapshot.ds#L91-L94)