# Can’t add existing observations to existing project

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [November 19, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973 "2021-11-19T04:05:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![bushychrismeibusch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bushychrismeibusch](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bushychrismeibusch)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973/1 "2021-11-19T04:05:09Z")

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Can’t add existing observations to existing project

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**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973/2 "2021-11-19T04:25:08Z")

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Please link project and observations in question.  
Keep in mind that collectional projects add observations automatically and you can’t do that manually, you need to be in a project to see it listed for observation, if it doesn’t appear in project, likely it doesn’t fit settings of project, e.g. it’s out of place used or it’s out of chosen date frame.

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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:** [November 19, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973/3 "2021-11-19T04:58:44Z")

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FWIW I just responded to the user via their email at [help@inaturalist.org](mailto:help@inaturalist.org).

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**Author:** ![earthknight](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/earthknight/32/32879_2.png) [@earthknight](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/earthknight)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973/4 "2021-11-19T08:23:25Z")

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In addition to this, some projects seem to be set up so that only curators can add observations. There are a few that I belong to that I have to message the curators with a link to the observation for it to be included in the project.

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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:** [November 19, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-t-add-existing-observations-to-existing-project/27973/6 "2021-11-19T12:43:41Z")

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