OBJECTIVE: To analyze the volatile components of Cladia aggregate by SPME-GC-MS. METHODS: The column was ZB-5 MSI 5% benzene-95% dimethylpolysiloxane fused silica capillary column, programmed temperature was heated from 5 ℃/min to 220 ℃ (maintaining 2 min), detector was flame ionization detector, carrier gas was high purity He (99.999%), the column flow rate was 1.0 ml/min, vaporization room temperature was 250 ℃, splitless injection. MS conditions: ion source was electron ionization source, ionizing voltage was 70 eV, interface temperature was 280 ℃, ion source temperature was 230 ℃, quadrupole temperature was 150 ℃, emission current was 34.6 μA, multiplier voltage was 1 502 V, solvent delay time was 1.5 min, and quality range was 30-500 amu. RESULTS: 19 volatile chemical components were separated and identified from C. aggregate, mainly olefins an aldehydes, alcohols, ketones, furans oxygenated volatile chemical components, relative contents accounted for 63.55% to all chromatographic peaks in total ion chromatogram, in which, 2,4-octadiene (29.66%), hexanal (5.93%), 3-methyl-1,4-heptadiene (5.45%) and furan (4.65%) showed the highest contents. CONCLUSIONS: The study has basically made clear the main volatile components in C. aggregate, which provide certain scientific basis for further exploring C. aggregate.