How to publish data

Step 1: Register with IATI

Registering your organisation as an IATI publisher is the first step to being able to publish data.

In most cases, using the free IATI Publisher tool is the easiest way to both register with IATI and publish data. If you want to use a different publishing tool or method, you will need to register on the IATI Registry. For example, it does not make sense for large organisations, such as donor governments or UN agencies, to use IATI Publisher due to the volume of data they publish; these organisations should register on the IATI Registry.

Visit How to register with IATI for more detail on these two options and the information required about your organisation for registration.

Step 2: Prepare your data

If you are using IATI Publisher, you will enter information about your organisation and activities within the interface. You can save this data to come back to and publish from the tool when ready.

There are other publishing tools available to convert data into the XML file format required for IATI, along with the option to create a bespoke publishing system using your own internal systems. You are free to use whichever method suits your organisation best and more information can be found in Creating files.

Before publishing your data, you should check that its format complies with the IATI Standard. IATI Publisher, and similar publishing tools, have in-built checks for this. You can use d-preview to visualise your data and the IATI Validator to check its format if working with your own XML files.

Step 3: Publish your data

IATI Publisher will create and publish IATI data files for you, based on the information you have entered in the interface.

If you are creating your own IATI data files, store them in an accessible online location so that you can link them directly to the IATI Registry. The IATI Registry contains links to your data files and describes their content; it does not hold the data itself. For more guidance, see How to publish your data on the IATI Registry.

Each organisation is responsible for their data and for keeping the information about their organisation and its activities up to date.