The identifier for an observation in iNaturalist

Prefix
inaturalist.observation
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Identifier Standards
Pattern for Local Unique Identifiers

Local identifiers in iNaturalist Observation should match this regular expression:
^[1-9]\d*$

Example Local Unique Identifier
36010371   Resolve
Pattern for CURIES

Compact URIs (CURIEs) constructed from iNaturalist Observation should match this regular expression:
^inaturalist\.observation:[1-9]\d*$

Example CURIE
inaturalist.observation:36010371
Contacts
Metaregistry iNaturalist Observation

The metaregistry provides mappings between the Bioregistry and other registries. There are 1 mappings to external registries for this resource with 1 unique external prefixes.

Registry Name Registry Metaprefix External Prefix Curate
Wikidata Wikidata Property logo wikidata P5683
Providers

A provider turns a local unique identifiers from a resource into a URI. Many providers are also resolvable as URLs (i.e., they can be used in a web browser).

The local unique identifier 36010371 is used to demonstrate the providers available for iNaturalist Observation. Some providers may use a different example, which is displayed in the table below. A guide for curating additional providers can be found here.

Name Metaprefix URI
iNaturalist Observation inaturalist.observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36010371
Bioregistry bioregistry https://bioregistry.io/inaturalist.observation:36010371