# Browse\_photos: cannot combine filters

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/browse-photos-cannot-combine-filters/79671>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/browse-photos-cannot-combine-filters/79671 "2026-06-01T20:19:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![wy\_bio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@wy\_bio](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/wy_bio)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/browse-photos-cannot-combine-filters/79671/6 "2026-06-03T00:03:27Z")

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If you search for multiple annotations, iNaturalist API returns observations that match one or more of the annotations. iNaturalist API does not return observations that match all the annotations. There is a feature request to let people choose to use AND and OR when using multiple filters. [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/filter-by-multiple-annotations-at-a-time/59288/14](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/filter-by-multiple-annotations-at-a-time/59288/14)

There is also a post about searching for annotations using projects. [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/searching-for-annotations-basic-to-advanced/65375/8](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/searching-for-annotations-basic-to-advanced/65375/8)

I built a site to explore iNaturalist data. The site includes filtering by annotations, a media view to show all the photos and sounds for observations, and the ability to set what is displayed for each observation.

- Search for “Observed Species”. Enter “Bryonia verrucosa”
- Click “Filters”, “Annotations” tab. Click “Sex” and “Female”. Click “Fruits and Flowers” and “Flowers”
- Click “Media”. to see all the photos for each observation.
- Click the gear settings icon, and scroll down to “Fields Displayed” to set what fields are displayed.

 ![Bryonia verrucosa filters](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/3/4/3470e8651bd97e705baa844c5b455e5678926f74.png)

 ![Bryonia verrucosa](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/5/c/5cb3b55acaa263de7a7b58404b1fa029843872ce.jpeg)

[https://inat-explorer.dataexplorers.info/?taxon\_id=700663&verifiable=true&spam=false&per\_page=24&term\_id=9,12&term\_value\_id=10,13&view=observations\_observations&subview=media](https://inat-explorer.dataexplorers.info/?taxon_id=700663&verifiable=true&spam=false&per_page=24&term_id=9,12&term_value_id=10,13&view=observations_observations&subview=media)

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