How to create your IATI organisation identifier

The steps listed here should ensure that your IATI Org ID is unique and will be approved by the IATI Secretariat. The ID is made up of two parts based on the agency your organisation is registered with and your registration number. The ID you create will be verified by the IATI IATI Secretariat.

Identify your registration agency

The first part of your ID will be your organisation’s registration agency code.

A list of registration agencies can be found at: org-id.guide. Check whether your organisation is registered with one of the agencies on this list. If it is, use the agency code as the first part of your IATI organisation identifier.

If the agency your organisation is registered with isn’t listed, please send the name and website address of the agency to: [email protected] . If you have the full information to submit a request for a new registration agency, you can create a proposal directly on Github. If all relevant information is provided on Github, the org-ID team will then look into setting up a code for your registration agency.

There are numerous registration agencies, for example:

• Companies House in the UK. Its code is: GB-COH (see http://org-id.guide/list/GB-COH)
• the Tanzania Revenue Authority in Tanzania. Its code is: TZ-TRA (see http://org-id.guide/list/TZ-TRA).

Find your registration number

The second part of your IATI Org ID is the registration number your organisation has been given by its registration agency. This is normally found on your organisation’s registration certificate.

Add this after your registration agency’s code, separating the two with a hyphen (-). Write the registration number exactly as it appears on your organisation’s registration certificate.

Using the examples again:

• Companies House has given Development Initiatives the registration number: 06368740 (see https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06368740). This is added to the Companies House code to form the IATI Org ID: GB-COH-06368740
• the Tanzania Revenue Authority gives each organisation a registration certificate. The certificate includes a Taxpayer Identification Number, for example 100-200-300. This is added to the Tanzania Revenue Authority’s code to form the IATI Org ID: TZ-TRA-100-200-300.

Please note

• If your registration number contains any of the following symbols: / & | ? these should be replaced with a - .
• Your IATI Org ID should not start or end with a blank space or a new line.

Verify your IATI Org ID

When you create your Org ID, this is submitted to the IATI Secretariat who needs to approve it. approve every IATI Org ID when you set up your publisher page on the IATI Registry. For this the team need to The team will check your registration number and who you are registered with. If your registration agency doesn’t have a public list of all registered organisations, you’ll need to send a document with your registration number to the IATI Secretariat. Examples of acceptable documents include your registration certificate or a contract.

If you have any questions on this process, contact the IATI Secretariat.

For a more technical overview of the IATI Org ID see IATI Organisation Identifiers.