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Knowledge Base
The latest information and guides on how to best understand and use ACLED data.
Methodology
Documentation on ACLED’s methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes information on political violence and protest.
Use and access guides
General guides on how to use and access the latest ACLED data.
FAQs
A selection of questions frequently asked by users of ACLED data.
Update log
A running log of the latest changes in the ACLED dataset.
API documentation
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’s approach to coding actors in post-Assad Syria
A guide to ACLED’s approach to coding actors in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Coding of maritime events in Latin America & the Caribbean
How ACLED codes maritime events in Latin America and the Caribbean when precise locations are unknown.
How Somali clan actors are coded in ACLED data
How ACLED codes Somali clan actors
How should we understand references to "antifa" in ACLED's dataset?
Guidance on how references to "antifa" appear in the dataset
Election violence automated tags
This guide explains how ACLED tags "poll-related violence" and "election-related violence."
Conflict categories
The conflict categories act as meta-events that group thousands of incidents into broader conflict dynamics, each built on consistent, transparent criteria. Applied across events from 2020 onward, they help uncover trends and improve analysis.
FAQ: ACLED’s new data structure, terms, and platforms
Frequently asked questions about ACLED's new data and platforms
Ukraine civilian infrastructure automated tags
This guide explains how ACLED codes and tags attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine
Conflict Exposure methodology
Methodology detail for ACLED's Conflict Exposure measure and tool.
CAST methodology
The detailed methodology for ACLED's Conflict Alert System (CAST) includes information on access, how the model was constructed, and how to understand the results.