ACLED Data Export

The ACLED Data Export tool enables researchers and policy analysts to retrieve armed-conflict event data from ACLED datasets for defined scopes. It supports common export formats (CSV, JSON, NDJSON) and preserves consistent field names to ensure downstream analytic compatibility. By focusing on scope control, users can extract targeted slices such as monthly events in a single country or all events of a given type across multiple regions. The tool is designed for reproducible data preparation and audit trails.
Conceptually, a user defines dataset scope (dataset_version), a date range, geographic filters, and optional fields. The system validates inputs according to domain rules (ISO date formats, region codes, and supported event types), applies these filters to the selected records, and serializes the results into the chosen format. This process enables analysts to produce export-ready files without manual copy-paste or ad hoc scripts.
Audience and value: academics, humanitarian practitioners, policy researchers, and government analysts gain time savings and improved reproducibility. Unique differentiators include tight alignment with ACLED schema, support for both wide and narrow extractions, and optional metadata inclusion to facilitate traceability. Typical use cases include regional trend reports, cross-border analyses, and archiving historical event data for compliance and reporting.
Core features and use cases: input validation, version-aware filtering, geographic selection, event-type filtering, field selection, and format-accurate serialization. Use cases cover academic studies, programming pipelines, and rapid data provisioning for dashboards.