# SureChEMBL compound data dump

All the SureChEMBL compounds can be found on the [FTP server](https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/chembl/SureChEMBL/data/), or directly clicking on the 'Downloads' button present on the website header.

<figure><img src="https://1396459327-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fty0JOfWwPnEbs5wW271w%2Fuploads%2F68W5P5GGJWkjk5ujgGhW%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=73c121c4-be11-4116-96b2-f2c71912c13e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Access to the FTP server from the SureChEMBL interface</p></figcaption></figure>

The folder contains the minimally filtered SureChEMBL compound data dump. The two file formats (a tab-separated txt and a SD) contain the ID, SMILES/CTAB, InChI and InChIKey compound information.

The SureChEMBL compound data dump is updated quarterly with new incremental updates.

<figure><img src="https://1396459327-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fty0JOfWwPnEbs5wW271w%2Fuploads%2F1Ys71UFNMj56OIaeaN3I%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=acdc04fb-61b8-44ae-af4b-f5fd1df3811c" alt=""><figcaption><p>Snapshot of FTP server with the SureChEMBL compound data dump files</p></figcaption></figure>


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