# Api.inaturalist.org/v1/projects/autocomplete includes spam-flagged projects

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/api-inaturalist-org-v1-projects-autocomplete-includes-spam-flagged-projects/17517>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/api-inaturalist-org-v1-projects-autocomplete-includes-spam-flagged-projects/17517 "2020-10-22T21:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/api-inaturalist-org-v1-projects-autocomplete-includes-spam-flagged-projects/17517/1 "2020-10-22T21:38:19Z")

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Not sure if bug or intentional, but should a search in [https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/docs/#!/Projects/get\_projects\_autocomplete](https://api.inaturalist.org/v1/docs/#!/Projects/get_projects_autocomplete) be including projects that have been flagged as spam?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/8/84d842bcc971ec9895cf52c60cf208e98deba153.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7fe85dc8d7910f7d51441d955e33e33ef8e35d3f.png)  
discovered when using endpoint in Dronefly Discord bot

Explore:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/0/082beb9b12228c912c3ca2b1ab0ef0ae55b1b803.jpeg)  
(showed up when I typed a space after year)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/4/40432b7a7353a5c8b951ed06cef7a007b39207df.png)  
project was flagged as spam in 2016

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