# Batch obscure all observations

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300>\
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**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300 "2019-05-15T20:07:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![atrox77](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/atrox77/32/2477_2.png) [@atrox77](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/atrox77)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300/1 "2019-05-15T20:07:08Z")

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I’m sure it’s right in front of my face (like most species I’m looking for and can’t find) but is there a way to batch edit all of my observations to obscure ALL of my records? I seem to know how to do it, but it only seems to do a few at a time. I don’t mind taking the time to do all of them a few at a time, but hoping there was a way to do them all at once?

Marc

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**Author:** ![cmcheatle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cmcheatle/32/37_2.png) [@cmcheatle](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cmcheatle)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300/2 "2019-05-15T20:17:50Z")

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You can do up to 200 at a time if you go to your user icon (on the web site), at the top right, click the arrow, choose edit observations, and that will take you to a batch edit screen.

Please note that doing 200 tends to result in an apparent error at the end, but it will generally work.

I know of no way to apply it retrospectively to your entire history though.

EDIT - I should note that it theoretically is possible to edit all at once via the use of the api and programming using the put/observations end point of the api, but that is likely well outside the skillset or interest of a very high percentage of the users. But on the odd chance you are comfortable doing the programming, that would allow it to be done.

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**Author:** ![vynbos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/vynbos/32/121_2.png) [@vynbos](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/vynbos)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300/3 "2019-05-16T06:12:40Z")

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I would add that, unless you have a good reason to do so, try avoid obscuring all your obs. Look at it this way: if we all obscured all of our obs, the site would lose a lot of value.

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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 15, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/batch-obscure-all-observations/3300/4 "2019-07-15T06:12:43Z")

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