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inaturalist
iNaturalist Version 2 API
post
Create observations.
latest
OpenAPI 3.0.0
2026-08-10
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Annotations
4
Announcements
2
AuthorizedApplications
2
Comments
3
Controlled Terms
2
Flags
3
Identifications
6
Messages
3
Observation Tiles
3
ObservationFieldValues
3
ObservationPhotos
3
Observations
29
get
Fetch observation updates
get
Fetch umbrella project stats
get
Fetch taxonomy metadata for matching observations
get
Fetch observation species counts
get
Fetch observation quality grade counts
get
Fetch observation controlled terms values and a monthly histogram
get
Fetch observation observers
get
Fetch observation identifiers
get
Fetch observation identification category counts
get
Fetch observation iconic taxon species counts
get
Fetch observation counts by iconic taxon
get
Fetch observation histograms
get
Fetch IDs of observations deleted by the authenticated user
get
Search observations
post
Create observations.
put
Mark all updates associated with this observation as viewed by logged-in user
get
Additional information about an observation's taxon
get
List the authenticated user's subscriptions to this observation
put
Toggle the authenticated user's subscription to an observation
post
Review an observation
delete
Remove a review from an observation
post
Vote on an observation quality metric
delete
Remove the authenticated user's vote on a quality metric
get
Fetch quality metrics for observations
post
Fave an observation
delete
Remove a fave on an observation
get
Fetch observations
put
Update an observation.
delete
Delete an observation
ObservationSounds
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3
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6
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1
ProjectObservations
3
Projects
7
ProjectUsers
1
ProviderAuthorizations
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Relationships
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Search
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Sites
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Taxa
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TaxonNamePriorities
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Translations
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UTFGrid
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Observations
Create observations.
post
/observations
Request body
ObservationsCreate
required
{"stackTrail":"components:schemas:ObservationsCreate:properties:fields","oasType":"schema","type":"unknown"}
observation
object
Response
A list of observations.
ResultsObservations
required
total_results
integer
required
total_bounds
object
page
integer
required
per_page
integer
required
results
Observation[]
required