Datatypes

iNaturalist observation ID

ID inaturalist_observation_id

DatatypeNot PIIidentifierDraft

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Number of an observation on iNaturalist: one record of an organism at a place and time, with its photos and identifications. In November 2026 the highest id is above 413 million. A bare number: recognize it only with column context.

Categories
Environment (protected areas, biodiversity, water, weather, emissions, waste), Scientific
Countries
Global (not tied to a country)
Languages
Common to most languages
Bioregistry
inaturalist.observation
Wikidata
P5683
Quality
90/100 · missing: detector coverage
Metacrafter rules
no detection rule yet
Supported by tools
no tool record lists this type yet

Regular expression

^[1-9]\d*$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
36010371Salamandra salamandra in the Jura, 2019; Bioregistry example, iNaturalist API
2932016Holotype observation of Asproinocybe daleyae, New Zealand; Wikidata, iNaturalist API
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36010371 invalidFull URL; the id is the number alone

Translations

LanguageNameDescription
RussianИдентификатор наблюдения iNaturalistНомер наблюдения на платформе iNaturalist — записи об организме в определённом месте и времени с фотографиями и определениями.

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