GET /observations/{id}

inaturalist.org:inaturalist-api

Summary: Get Observation by ID
Operation ID: getObservationById
Auth: unknown
Description

Get detailed information about a specific observation by its ID.

Parameters (1)

id (integer, path, required)

Observation ID

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Single observation by ID curl https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/observations/12345678
Multiple observations by comma-delimited IDs curl https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/observations/12345678,12345679,12345680
Observation with common ID curl https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/observations/1

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:13:18.484381 200 702ms
2026-03-23 09:49:47.990397 200 750ms
2026-03-23 09:23:06.033719 200 1044ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 09:49:47.990397 eb02d022153d 349c7f135186
2026-03-23 10:13:18.484381 349c7f135186 fe405348f025