D1 alpha backup access removed

Author: vy-ton

src/content/docs/d1/reference/backups.mdx

@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ sidebar:
 
 D1 has built-in support for creating and restoring backups of your databases, including support for scheduled automatic backups and manual backup management.
 
-:::caution[Time Travel]
+:::caution[Planned removal]
+
+Access to snapshot based backups for D1 alpha databases described in this documentation will be removed on [2025-06-01](/d1/platform/release-notes/#2025-06-01).
 
-The snapshot based backups described in this documentation are deprecated, and limited to the original alpha databases.
+:::
+
+:::caution[Time Travel]
 
-Databases using D1's [production storage subsystem](https://blog.cloudflare.com/d1-turning-it-up-to-11/) can use Time Travel. Time Travel replaces the [snapshot-based backups](/d1/reference/backups/) used for legacy alpha databases.
+Databases using D1's [production storage subsystem](https://blog.cloudflare.com/d1-turning-it-up-to-11/) can use Time Travel point-in-time recovery. [Time Travel](/d1/reference/time-travel/) replaces the snapshot based backups used for legacy alpha databases.
 
-To understand which storage subsystem your database uses, run `wrangler d1 info YOUR_DATABASE` and inspect the `version` field in the output. Databases with `version: production` support the new Time Travel API. Databases with `version: alpha` only support the older, snapshot-based backup API.
+To understand which storage subsystem your database uses, run `wrangler d1 info YOUR_DATABASE` and check for the `version` field in the output.Databases with `version: alpha` only support the older, snapshot based backup API.
 
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src/content/release-notes/d1.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ productLink: "/d1/"
 productArea: Developer platform
 productAreaLink: /workers/platform/changelog/platform/
 entries:
+  - publish_date: "2025-06-01"
+    title: D1 alpha database backup access removed
+    description: |-
+      Following the removal of query access to D1 alpha databases on [2024-08-23](/d1/platform/release-notes/#2024-08-23), D1 alpha database backups can no longer be accessed or created with [`wrangler d1 backup`](/d1/reference/backups/).
+
+      If you want to retain a backup of your D1 alpha database, please use `wrangler d1 backup` before 2025-06-01. A D1 alpha backup can be used to [migrate](/d1/platform/alpha-migration/#5-create-a-new-d1-database) to a newly created D1 database in its generally available state. 
+
   - publish_date: "2025-05-02"
     title: D1 HTTP API permissions bug fix
     description: |-