diff --git a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
index 97ce72aa1..4b52796c6 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
+++ b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/_icechunk_python.pyi
@@ -1465,6 +1465,10 @@ class PyRepository:
         max_compressed_manifest_mem_bytes: int = 512 * 1024 * 1024,
         max_concurrent_manifest_fetches: int = 500,
     ) -> int: ...
+    def inspect_snapshot(self, snapshot_id: str, *, pretty: bool = True) -> str: ...
+    async def inspect_snapshot_async(
+        self, snapshot_id: str, *, pretty: bool = True
+    ) -> str: ...
 
 class PySession:
     @classmethod
diff --git a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
index 1234058fc..58e9a9f62 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
+++ b/icechunk-python/python/icechunk/repository.py
@@ -1389,3 +1389,11 @@ async def total_chunks_storage_async(
             max_compressed_manifest_mem_bytes=max_compressed_manifest_mem_bytes,
             max_concurrent_manifest_fetches=max_concurrent_manifest_fetches,
         )
+
+    def inspect_snapshot(self, snapshot_id: str, *, pretty: bool = True) -> str:
+        return self._repository.inspect_snapshot(snapshot_id, pretty=pretty)
+
+    async def inspect_snapshot_async(
+        self, snapshot_id: str, *, pretty: bool = True
+    ) -> str:
+        return await self._repository.inspect_snapshot_async(snapshot_id, pretty=pretty)
diff --git a/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs b/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
index 5c420f2ae..cd9841a5f 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
+++ b/icechunk-python/src/repository.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ use icechunk::{
         snapshot::{ManifestFileInfo, SnapshotInfo, SnapshotProperties},
         transaction_log::Diff,
     },
+    inspect::snapshot_json,
     ops::{
         gc::{ExpiredRefAction, GCConfig, GCSummary, expire, garbage_collect},
         manifests::rewrite_manifests,
         stats::repo_chunks_storage,
     },
-    repository::{RepositoryErrorKind, VersionInfo},
+    repository::{RepositoryError, RepositoryErrorKind, VersionInfo},
 };
 use pyo3::{
     IntoPyObjectExt,
@@ -1623,6 +1624,42 @@ impl PyRepository {
             Ok(result)
         })
     }
+
+    #[pyo3(signature = (snapshot_id, *, pretty = true))]
+    fn inspect_snapshot(&self, snapshot_id: String, pretty: bool) -> PyResult<String> {
+        let result = pyo3_async_runtimes::tokio::get_runtime()
+            .block_on(async move {
+                let lock = self.0.read().await;
+                let snap = SnapshotId::try_from(snapshot_id.as_str())
+                    .map_err(|e| RepositoryErrorKind::Other(e.to_string()))?;
+                let res = snapshot_json(lock.asset_manager(), &snap, pretty).await?;
+                Ok(res)
+            })
+            .map_err(PyIcechunkStoreError::RepositoryError)?;
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    #[pyo3(signature = (snapshot_id, *, pretty = true))]
+    fn inspect_snapshot_async<'py>(
+        &self,
+        py: Python<'py>,
+        snapshot_id: String,
+        pretty: bool,
+    ) -> PyResult<Bound<'py, PyAny>> {
+        let repository = self.0.clone();
+        pyo3_async_runtimes::tokio::future_into_py(py, async move {
+            let lock = repository.read().await;
+            let snap = SnapshotId::try_from(snapshot_id.as_str())
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    RepositoryError::from(RepositoryErrorKind::Other(e.to_string()))
+                })
+                .map_err(PyIcechunkStoreError::RepositoryError)?;
+            let res = snapshot_json(lock.asset_manager(), &snap, pretty)
+                .await
+                .map_err(PyIcechunkStoreError::RepositoryError)?;
+            Ok(res)
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 fn map_credentials(
diff --git a/icechunk-python/tests/test_inspect.py b/icechunk-python/tests/test_inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..583ca11f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icechunk-python/tests/test_inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import json
+
+import icechunk as ic
+
+
+def test_inspect_snapshot() -> None:
+    repo = ic.Repository.open(
+        storage=ic.local_filesystem_storage("./tests/data/split-repo")
+    )
+    snap = next(repo.ancestry(branch="main")).id
+    pretty_str = repo.inspect_snapshot(snap, pretty=True)
+    non_pretty_str = repo.inspect_snapshot(snap, pretty=False)
+
+    pretty = json.loads(pretty_str)
+    non_pretty = json.loads(non_pretty_str)
+
+    assert pretty["id"] == snap
+    assert pretty_str != non_pretty_str
+    assert pretty == non_pretty
+
+
+async def test_inspect_snapshot_async() -> None:
+    repo = await ic.Repository.open_async(
+        storage=ic.local_filesystem_storage("./tests/data/split-repo")
+    )
+    snap = next(repo.ancestry(branch="main")).id
+    pretty_str = await repo.inspect_snapshot_async(snap, pretty=True)
+    non_pretty_str = await repo.inspect_snapshot_async(snap, pretty=False)
+
+    pretty = json.loads(pretty_str)
+    non_pretty = json.loads(non_pretty_str)
+
+    assert pretty["id"] == snap
+    assert pretty_str != non_pretty_str
+    assert pretty == non_pretty
diff --git a/icechunk/src/inspect.rs b/icechunk/src/inspect.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a0c4fb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icechunk/src/inspect.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::{
+    asset_manager::AssetManager,
+    format::{
+        SnapshotId,
+        manifest::ManifestRef,
+        snapshot::{
+            ManifestFileInfo, NodeData, NodeSnapshot, NodeType, SnapshotProperties,
+        },
+    },
+    repository::{RepositoryErrorKind, RepositoryResult},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ManifestFileInfoInspect {
+    id: String,
+    size_bytes: u64,
+    num_chunk_refs: u32,
+}
+
+impl From<ManifestFileInfo> for ManifestFileInfoInspect {
+    fn from(value: ManifestFileInfo) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: value.id.to_string(),
+            size_bytes: value.size_bytes,
+            num_chunk_refs: value.num_chunk_refs,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct ManifestRefInspect {
+    id: String,
+    extents: Vec<(u32, u32)>,
+}
+
+impl From<ManifestRef> for ManifestRefInspect {
+    fn from(value: ManifestRef) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: value.object_id.to_string(),
+            extents: value.extents.iter().map(|r| (r.start, r.end)).collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct NodeSnapshotInspect {
+    id: String,
+    path: String,
+    node_type: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    manifest_refs: Option<Vec<ManifestRefInspect>>,
+}
+
+impl From<NodeSnapshot> for NodeSnapshotInspect {
+    fn from(value: NodeSnapshot) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: value.id.to_string(),
+            path: value.path.to_string(),
+            node_type: match value.node_type() {
+                NodeType::Group => "group".to_string(),
+                NodeType::Array => "array".to_string(),
+            },
+            manifest_refs: match value.node_data {
+                NodeData::Array { manifests, .. } => {
+                    let ms = manifests.into_iter().map(|m| m.into()).collect();
+                    Some(ms)
+                }
+                NodeData::Group => None,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct SnapshotInfoInspect {
+    // TODO: add fields
+    //path: String,
+    //size_bytes: u64,
+    id: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    parent_id: Option<String>,
+    flushed_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    commit_message: String,
+    metadata: SnapshotProperties,
+
+    manifests: Vec<ManifestFileInfoInspect>,
+    nodes: Vec<NodeSnapshotInspect>,
+}
+
+async fn inspect_snapshot(
+    asset_manager: &AssetManager,
+    id: &SnapshotId,
+) -> RepositoryResult<SnapshotInfoInspect> {
+    let snap = asset_manager.fetch_snapshot(id).await?;
+    let res = SnapshotInfoInspect {
+        id: snap.id().to_string(),
+        parent_id: snap.parent_id().map(|p| p.to_string()),
+        flushed_at: snap.flushed_at()?,
+        commit_message: snap.message(),
+        metadata: snap.metadata()?,
+        manifests: snap.manifest_files().map(|f| f.into()).collect(),
+        nodes: snap.iter().map_ok(|n| n.into()).try_collect()?,
+    };
+
+    Ok(res)
+}
+
+pub async fn snapshot_json(
+    asset_manager: &AssetManager,
+    id: &SnapshotId,
+    pretty: bool,
+) -> RepositoryResult<String> {
+    let info = inspect_snapshot(asset_manager, id).await?;
+    let res = if pretty {
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&info)
+    } else {
+        serde_json::to_string(&info)
+    }
+    .map_err(|e| RepositoryErrorKind::Other(e.to_string()))?;
+    Ok(res)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[allow(clippy::panic, clippy::unwrap_used, clippy::expect_used)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{ObjectStorage, Repository, repository::VersionInfo};
+    use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
+    use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
+
+    #[icechunk_macros::tokio_test]
+    async fn test_print_snapshot() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let st = Arc::new(
+            ObjectStorage::new_local_filesystem(&PathBuf::from(
+                "../icechunk-python/tests/data/split-repo",
+            ))
+            .await?,
+        );
+        let repo = Repository::open(None, st, Default::default()).await?;
+        let snap_id = repo
+            .ancestry(&VersionInfo::BranchTipRef("main".to_string()))
+            .await?
+            .boxed()
+            .try_next()
+            .await?
+            .unwrap()
+            .id;
+
+        let json = snapshot_json(repo.asset_manager(), &snap_id, true).await?;
+        let info: SnapshotInfoInspect = serde_json::from_str(json.as_str())?;
+        assert!(info.id == snap_id.to_string());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/icechunk/src/lib.rs b/icechunk/src/lib.rs
index db82d1210..31aef15f6 100644
--- a/icechunk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/icechunk/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod conflicts;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod format;
+pub mod inspect;
 pub mod ops;
 pub mod refs;
 pub mod repository;