# Batch editing observation-field on others observations?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310 "2026-04-29T12:57:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![sylvainm\_53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sylvainm_53/32/37717_2.png) [@sylvainm\_53](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sylvainm_53)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310/1 "2026-04-29T12:57:11Z")

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Following on [from this thread](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-mass-updates-on-observation-fields), I’m comfortable editing my own observations.

I wanted to know if it’s possible to add an observation field to a set of observations that meet a certain criterion, but which aren’t our own observations ?

In my case, for example, i would like to add the observation field `‘OpenStreetMap (OSM)’ = ‘https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/353469160’` ([field info](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/17260)) to the observations from [this search](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=17.04673342716528&nelng=-96.63591514721732&subview=map&swlat=17.046274404595568&swlng=-96.6363791693769&taxon_id=49665).

Is this possible via the web app, or do we need to use the API for this?

At present, only [these observations](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:OpenStreetMap%20(OSM)=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/353469160) have this field.

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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310/2 "2026-04-29T14:49:14Z")

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It’s not possible via the website.

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**Author:** ![ncb1221](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ncb1221/32/9877_2.png) [@ncb1221](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ncb1221)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310/3 "2026-04-30T13:17:21Z")

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It is doable with this extension created by @Megachile

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/announcing-the-universal-metadata-tool-beta/53182](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/announcing-the-universal-metadata-tool-beta/53182)

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**Author:** ![sylvainm\_53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sylvainm_53/32/37717_2.png) [@sylvainm\_53](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sylvainm_53)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310/4 "2026-05-04T08:20:08Z")

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Thanks, @tiwane, for confirming that this isn’t possible natively on the website, and thanks, @ncb1221, for suggesting the tool: I’ll have a go at getting to grips with it! 👍

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-editing-observation-field-on-others-observations/78310/5 "2026-07-03T08:21:02Z")

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