Knowledge Base

The latest information and guides on how to best understand and use ACLED data.

Frequently asked questions about our new website and myACLED

Documentation on ACLED’s methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes information on political violence and protest.

General guides on how to use and access the latest ACLED data.

A selection of questions frequently asked by users of ACLED data.

A running log of the latest changes in the ACLED dataset.

Examples of how to use the various endpoints of the API, as well as detailed information on how to construct complex queries.

All guides

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ACLED reviews sources to code events in Ethiopia amid media challenges, utilizing diaspora and domestic data.

Coding decisions on security forces, militias, and more

3 March 2023

A guide to ACLED’s Myanmar methodology on key armed actors, anti-coup demonstrations, and violence in Rakhine state.

3 March 2023

Coding decisions on the DMZ, missile tests, defections, and more.

3 March 2023

A guide to ACLED’s Venezuela methodology on coding decisions, recording key actors, and sourcing events.

3 March 2023

Overview of the conflict in Afghanistan, including Taliban resurgence, IS activity, and data sourcing challenges.

3 March 2023

Coding decisions on gangs, unidentified armed groups, state forces, and more.

3 March 2023

ACLED's methology for mapping territorial control and contestation in Syria.

3 March 2023

Explores how ACLED sources events in Burundi despite media restrictions, highlighting the use of various media and local partners.

Exploration of ACLED's sourcing strategies to maintain data reliability across regions.