# Combining observations after upload **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 10, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022 "2019-04-10T19:47:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbinpg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jbinpg](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jbinpg)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/1 "2019-04-10T19:47:24Z")
I tried to combine three observations into one during upload but it didn’t work. Now they are in the system as separate obs. How do I combine them after upload? ---
**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:** [April 10, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/2 "2019-04-10T19:56:16Z")
You can’t once they have been created as individual records, there is no merge functionality available. ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/3 "2019-04-10T21:19:43Z")
You can add pics to an existing observation using the “edit” functionality, so you could delete two and then upload those pics to the other. A little bit of effort, but it will work! ---
**Author:** ![NancyinSunnyvale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f04885/32.png) [@NancyinSunnyvale](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/NancyinSunnyvale)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/4 "2019-04-10T23:04:14Z")
And, for the next time you upload, look here [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cannot-post-multiple-photos-to-one-observation/1822](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/cannot-post-multiple-photos-to-one-observation/1822) for several ways to combine photos/observations when uploading via computer. ---
**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 11, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/5 "2019-04-11T04:17:10Z")
Short tutorial video for adding photos or sounds to an observation via the web: [https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials#addmedia](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials#addmedia) ---
**Author:** ![jbinpg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jbinpg](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jbinpg)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/6 "2019-04-11T05:57:28Z")
OK, thanks, everyone. I think I will just trust that people can figure out that all three observations are of the same organism. ---
**Author:** ![kiwifergus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kiwifergus/32/1904_2.png) [@kiwifergus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kiwifergus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2019, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/7 "2019-04-11T10:15:56Z")
it would be better to merge them if you can, but won’t break anything if you don’t! Easiest way is to drag from filemanager the extra photos and drop them onto the image in the observation view. Delete is an option on the edit drop-down on the observation page. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/combining-observations-after-upload/2022/8 "2021-09-24T21:50:40Z")
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