Data & exports

An open dataset for research and replication.

Every published entity, relationship, and source in Atlas Nexus is available as a downloadable snapshot, in both CSV and JSON. Files include a citation header so a specific snapshot can be referenced in academic work.

Entities
Relationships
Sources
Schema
License

Downloads

  • Entities

    Organizations and institutions: id, slug, name, type, category, jurisdiction, dates, confidence.

  • Relationships

    Typed connections between entities, with time range, precision, notes, and confidence.

  • Sources

    Citations backing published entities and relationships: title, publisher, URL, archive, date.

  • Entity ↔ source links

    Join table mapping each entity to the sources cited for it, with evidence notes.

  • Relationship ↔ source links

    Join table mapping each relationship to its cited sources, with evidence notes.

  • Taxonomy & reference data

    Entity categories, jurisdictions, tags, and the canonical entity/relationship type lists.

How to cite

When using Atlas Nexus data in research, please cite the snapshot you downloaded. The generated_at field in each file identifies the exact snapshot.

Atlas Nexus. Atlas Nexus open dataset. https://beta.atlasnexusproject.com/data

Schema notes

status
Only records with status = "published" are included. Drafts and in-review records are never exported.
confidence
One of low, medium, high, verified. Reflects evidence strength, not political significance.
date_precision / founded_precision
One of day, month, year. Indicates how exact the associated date is.
is_active
Boolean. For relationships, false means the connection ended (end_date is set).
entity types
See entity_types in taxonomy.json for the canonical slug → label list.
relationship types
See relationship_types in taxonomy.json for the canonical slug → label list.
CSV header
Each CSV file begins with #-prefixed comment lines carrying the citation metadata, followed by the column header row. Use pandas.read_csv(..., comment="#") or equivalent.

License & terms

The Atlas Nexus dataset is released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may share and adapt the data for any purpose, including commercial, provided you give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made. Endpoints are rate-limited to keep the service healthy for all users.