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title: Droplet Snapshot Regional Copy Pricing Beginning 1 January 2027
description: Beginning on 1 January 2027, new and existing copies of a Droplet snapshot in additional regions are billed at the same price as the original …
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# Droplet Snapshot Regional Copy Pricing Beginning 1 January 2027

Beginning on 1 January 2027, new and existing copies of a Droplet snapshot in additional regions are billed at the same price as the original snapshot.

Until that date, there is no additional charge for making a Droplet snapshot available in multiple regions. This change does not affect volume snapshots, which cannot be moved between regions, or the copy in the snapshot’s original region.

## What You Need to Do

If you have Droplet snapshots in more than one region, review them before 1 January 2027 so you are not billed for copies you no longer use:

1. Go to the **Snapshots** tab of the [**Backups & Snapshots** page](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/images/snapshots?utm_source=docs-agent&utm_medium=md). The **Region** column shows which regions each snapshot is available in. With the API, a snapshot’s regions are listed in its `regions` attribute.
2. [Remove the copies you no longer need](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshots/how-to/change-regions/index.html.md#remove-a-droplet-snapshot-from-a-region-using-the-control-panel). Removing a copy from one region keeps the snapshot and its copies in other regions.

No action is required if you want to keep your current copies. They are billed at the price on the [Snapshots pricing page](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/snapshots/details/pricing/index.html.md) beginning 1 January 2027.