KEGG FTP Academic Subscription

The KEGG FTP Academic Subscription is a paid service managed by Pathway Solutions for those academic users who wish to bulk-download KEGG data and/or to provide outside services using KEGG data (see Academic use of KEGG).

How to subscribe

The KEGG FTP Academic Subscription is available to academic users belonging to academic institutions for the purposes of academic research. There are two subscription types:

• End User -- The End User type is given to an organization, which may be a laboratory or a department depending on who signs the agreement, and allows access to the KEGG FTP site individually. It does not allow setting up a local copy of KEGG FTP data.
• Service Provider -- The service provider type is a form of academic service provider license given to a research group who develops and provides software tools, web services, etc. utilizing KEGG.

To obtain a subscription, please follow the instructions below.

1. Check the subscription fee listed in the Request form.
2. Download a copy of either the End User Agreement or the Service Provider Agreement.
3. Prepare a signed agreement.
4. Then send a subscription request using:
   Request Form
5. Note that a subscription request must be made by a researcher who uses KEGG FTP data and the agreement must be signed by a representative researcher. Requests made by a non-research group, such as a library or an IT service department, are not accepted.

After we receive your request, the following steps will be taken.

1. Your order and academic qualification will be examined, and once approved we will send you an invoice.
2. We expect that the payment will be made simply with this invoice (and a purchase order when necessary). We will decline your subscription request if this is not the case.
3. You will be granted access to the KEGG FTP site after we receive your payment.

KEGG FTP Data Content

The content of the weekly updated KEGG FTP site is shown in the following Readme files.

kegg
pathway
brite
module
genes
fasta
ligand
medicus
kgml
kgml+

Inquiry to the Subscription Department

The Subscription Department do not accept direct emails. Please use the Inquiry Form.
Note: The previous single end user subscription is no longer available as announced on May 28, 2025.