# Create Filter by Observation Field **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Tags:** web\ **Created:** [April 17, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260 "2019-04-17T15:52:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/mangum/32/1591_2.png) [@mangum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/mangum)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/1 "2019-04-17T15:52:36Z")
A observations filter for observation field would be very useful. Specifically I would like to be able to filter to show observations that have a certain observation field. ### Use examples: - If I’m teaching a class with multiple sections and would like to search observations from a specific [section](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/8051) - If I am observing multiple sections of a trail or multiple plots and would like to search observations from a specific [section of trail](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/6101) or [plot](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/1895) - If I’m browsing the map in search of [habitat types](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields/1489) ### Current Filtering Options Currently this filter is only available through several navigation steps within the [Observation Fields](https://www.inaturalist.org/observation_fields) page. Specifically, by navigating to the observation field that you want to filter by and clicking on “View more search options”. The result is a temporary filter that looks something like this: ![09%20AM](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/9/987b1279f38aac965b45a1bfb87d154175b06aa7.png) ### Implementation This feature could be easily added to the current “Description/Tag” filter. ![17%20AM](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/6/630601ab3ce98c2013207662f13b4930997196db.png) ---
**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/charlie)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/3 "2019-07-10T18:49:08Z")
I definitely wish there were a way to do this, for instance to use filters to find all observations with the field Natural Community filled out as ‘Hemlock Forest’ and also to search for all Natural Community values for the species Hemlock. If that makes any sense at all. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/4 "2019-07-10T20:09:44Z")
Almost nothing about [inaturalist.org/observations](http://inaturalist.org/observations) will be changed until we rewrite it, and the plan is to include observations fields as best we can. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/5 "2019-07-10T22:48:01Z")
@charlie [https://inaturalist.nz/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:Natural%20Community=Hemlock%20Forest](https://inaturalist.nz/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Natural%20Community=Hemlock%20Forest) ---
**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/charlie)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/6 "2019-07-10T23:38:10Z")
Yeah but it doesn’t work in an editable filter without a backside URL and you can’t do it in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![clay\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/clay_s/32/2362_2.png) [@clay\_s](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/clay_s)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/7 "2019-07-11T13:56:57Z")
As a workaround until they add it, you might use tags like “Section:2”, “Plot:1F”, etc. in conjunction with a project that only includes the class to exclude the possibility of liked named tags from other sources. ---
**Author:** ![thompsonmark23](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thompsonmark23/32/1210_2.png) [@thompsonmark23](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thompsonmark23)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/8 "2022-07-19T13:21:15Z")
This would be a critical improvement for me. I understand that there is the backside URL option, but I’m hoping to include a link to a Project within a separate website and introduce non-Inaturalist users to all its wonders. It’s not realistic to expect them to navigate URL parameters. Is there any hope of this function being added anytime soon? ---
**Author:** ![Bee\_Bob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bee_bob/32/28075_2.png) [@Bee\_Bob](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Bee_Bob)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/9 "2022-08-30T18:25:43Z")
This feature would be extremely useful to my project to document pollinator/plant interactions in a managed pollinator garden. I’d like to be able to extract a list of all pollinators observed on a plant species entered in the nectar/pollen delivering plant Observation Field. ---
**Author:** ![tonyrebelo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tonyrebelo/32/317_2.png) [@tonyrebelo](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tonyrebelo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/10 "2024-05-07T08:44:38Z")
How do I search for greater or less than in a numerical observation field? For instance: 17 observations for: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:body%20segments=47](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:body%20segments=47) 8 observations for [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:body%20segments=46](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:body%20segments=46) BUT: less than nada: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:body%20segments\<48](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:body%20segments%3C48) greater than nada: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:body%20segments\>40](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:body%20segments%3E40) ALSO: multiple values nada: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place\_id=any&field:body%20segments=46,47](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:body%20segments=46,47) ---
**Author:** ![anneclewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/anneclewis/32/41402_2.png) [@anneclewis](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/anneclewis)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/11 "2024-05-12T12:45:10Z")
I would like the ability to set up a collection project using a tag or observation filter. May I share my project as a concrete example of why I request this feature or is that moving into project promotion territory? ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/create-filter-by-observation-field/2260/12 "2024-05-12T13:23:38Z")
> [@anneclewis](#): > > I would like the ability to set up a collection project using a tag or observation filter. there’s a separate thread for this: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-tags-observation-fields-threatened-status-description-choice-s-to-populate-collection-projects/8639](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-tags-observation-fields-threatened-status-description-choice-s-to-populate-collection-projects/8639)