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    About IATI

    Our work involves making data on development and humanitarian spending and projects easier to access, use and understand. Organisations publish information according to the rules and guidance set out in the IATI Standard and this data is freely available and open to anyone in the world.

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    Introduction to IATI

    Read basic information about our initiative.

    • How IATI works
    • Who is IATI for?
    • Why use IATI?
    • About the Standard
    • The IATI story so far

    Case studies

    See how IATI data is used to improve decisions and accountability.

    • Madagascar case study
    • Oxfam Novib case study
    • AfDB's IATI portal improves development investments
  • IATI Standard

    IATI Standard

    The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance on how to publish useful development and humanitarian data. Find out the full range of data included in the IATI Standard and more about its technical format.

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    Using the reference site

    IATI Reference is an ‘instruction manual’ giving details of all the ‘parts’ you’ll need to build your datafiles.

    • How to use IATI Reference

    Standard documentation

    Find details of all the elements and attributes that can be included in IATI data.

    • Activity Standard
    • Organisation Standard
    • Codelists

    Developer documentation

    Explore how IATI data and the schema can be imported and used in different platforms.

    • IATI Developer Documentation
    • IATI Datastore
  • Using Data

    Using IATI data

    IATI data can be an invaluable resource for anyone searching for information on development or humanitarian spending and projects.

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    • Tools and resources
    • Types of data available
    • How do I use IATI data?
    • How to get help with using IATI data
    • IATI data use research
  • Tools & Resources

    Tools and resources

    Use IATI tools and resources to enable you to publish, improve and use IATI data.

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    d-portal

    Search key data on development and humanitarian activities presented in charts, graphs and maps. Recommended for users who are new to IATI.

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    IATI Datastore

    Use Datastore Search to download a wide range of IATI data in CSV, JSON and XML formats. Use IATI’s API to build complex searches.

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    IATI Validator

    Check if your data files align with the rules and guidance of the IATI Standard. Run checks on data files published by all other organisations.

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    Additional IATI tools

    • IATI Registry
    • Country Development Finance Data
    • IATI Dashboard
    • API Gateway
    • Third-party tools and services for data use
  • Guidance & Support

    Guidance and support

    Find out how to publish data to the IATI Standard and improve your data by using our publishing guidance.

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    Standard overview

    Understand what data you can publish to IATI.

    • Key qualities of IATI data
    • What data should I publish?
    • Donors' reporting requirements

    Publishing guidance

    Understand how to create, check and publish your IATI files.

    • Publishing checklist
    • How to create your IATI organisation identifier
    • Data quality and visualisation

    Standard guidance

    Find guides on to how interpret specific areas of the IATI Standard.

    • COVID-19 related data
    • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    Get support

    Contact the IATI Helpdesk with questions about using and publishing IATI data, and other technical enquiries.

  • Get Involved

    Get Involved

    Find out how to join IATI as a member, engage with IATI’s community and access useful resources about the initiative.

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    IATI Community

    Engage in IATI's Communities of Practice.

    IATI Connect

    Membership

    Discover the benefits of joining IATI as a member.

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    Present IATI

    Access custom presentation materials on IATI.

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    • IATI Videos
    • IATI Membership Pack
    • Working Groups
    • External resources
  • Governance

    Governance

    IATI is governed and funded by our members and run by the Governing Board and Secretariat.

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    Who runs IATI?

    Meet the Governing Board and Secretariat and understand their roles and responsibilities.

    Governing Board and Secretariat

    Membership

    Discover the benefits of joining IATI as a member.

    List of members
    • IATI future hosting arrangements post 2022
    • IATI Strategic Plan 2020-2025
    • Finances
    • IATI workplan
    • Annual reports
    • Governance documents
    • Members’ Assembly
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Reference

  • IATI Developer Documentation
  • (GitHub) Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
  • Code of practice
  • Codelist API
  • Design principles
  • Developer Community
  • Developer contributions
  • Guidance
  • IATI Normative and Non-normative content
  • IATI Software Deprecation Process
  • IATI Software Versioning Protocol
  • IATI Standard (Single Source of Truth)
  • IATI code examples
  • Non-functional Requirements
  • Notes about IATI Python Code
  • Open source tools: IATI GitHub
  • Security considerations
  • Useful XQuery queries
  • Guidance and support
  • IATI Developer Documentation
  • IATI code examples

IATI code examples

A small repository of curated code examples is maintained in order to facilitate the use of IATI APIs, data, and tools.

Setup and testing instructions for the code examples may be found in the corresponding README files:

  • Javascript

  • Python

  • R

The code examples include:

Applying codelist names to numerical codes

One common operation required to make semantic use of IATI data is the transformation of machine-readable codes into human-readable names. Below are some examples of how to make these transformations. These examples assume you’re already familiar with the IATI Datastore API; if not, please see the documentation on the IATI API Gateway: https://developer.iatistandard.org/.

We have examples of how to download our codelist mappings, download all codelists, and match code values downloaded from the Datastore in JSON to their codelist names in the following languages:

  • Javascript

  • Python

  • R

Converting currencies

Another common operation required to make IATI data comparable is the conversion to a common currency. IATI does not have one official source for exchange rates, but in the data folder of this repository you’ll find a sample of daily exchange rates sourced from the IMF from January 1, 1994 to July 6, 2022. As the sample data we’re using comes from the Datastore, all fields required are already in the correct data types, and conversion is a simple matter of looking up the appropriate rate and multiplying.

We have examples of how to convert currencies for transactions and budgets available in the following languages:

  • Javascript

  • Python

  • R

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