Full list of top-level elements in IATI

The table below lists all of the elements that can be included in your publishing to IATI. This includes all of the mandatory and recommended elements outlined in What to Publish.

One publishing approach is to start with the mandatory and recommended (minimum) elements, and then build up over time. Each element you include will increase the comprehensiveness of your data and will help people to understand the work you are carrying out.

List of top-level elements

Topic

Element

Mandatory

Recommended (minimum)

Identification

IATI Identifier

Yes

Yes

Reporting Org

Yes

Yes

Other Identifier

Basic Activity Information

Title

Yes

Yes

Description

Yes

Yes

Activity Status

Yes

Yes

Activity Date

Yes

Yes

Contact Info

Activity Scope

Participating Organisations

Participating Org

Yes

Yes

Geopolitical Information

Recipient Country

Yes

Or, Recipient Region

Yes

Location

Classifications

Sector

Yes

Yes

Policy Marker

Collaboration Type

Default Flow Type

Default Finance Type

Default Aid Type

Default Tied Status

Country Budget Items

Humanitarian

Humanitarian Scope

Financial

Budget

Yes

Transactions

Yes

Planned Disbursement

Capital Spend

Related Documents

Document Link

Relations

Related Activity

Legacy Data

Performance

Conditions

Results

OECD Reporting

CRS-add

FSS