Using IATI identifiers in your data

Organisation References

These references uniquely identify the organisations involved in delivering development and humanitarian work.

There is no global master list of all possible organisation references, but the following resources can help you find an existing one:

• IATI Registry - publisher list - search for organisations that already publish IATI data.
• Organisation ID Finder (external tool) - search for known organisation identifiers across various databases.

For help creating a new IATI organisation identifier, see How to create your IATI organisation identifier.

Activity Identifiers

Activity identifiers help link data between funders and implementing partners. This makes it possible to trace the flow of funds through the delivery chain.

If your funder has asked you to reference their activity, request the correct activity identifier directly from them.

Alternatively, you can search for relevant activities using these steps

1. Go to d-portal.org
2. Enter the organisation name in the search bar (below the filter options)
3. Click ‘Explore Results’
4. Choose ‘Total Activities’ to see all activities that the organisation is mentioned in, or ‘IATI Reporting Organisations’ to see which organisations have published this information

The IATI Validator can also check whether the activities you reference in your IATI data exist.