# How do I search for observations annotated as alive?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-search-for-observations-annotated-as-alive/8569>\
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**Created:** [December 10, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-search-for-observations-annotated-as-alive/8569 "2019-12-10T18:31:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-do-i-search-for-observations-annotated-as-alive/8569/5 "2019-12-10T19:30:13Z")

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> [@jwidness](#):
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> To search for observations annotated as alive, use `term_id=17&term_value_id=18` , e.g. [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?term\_id=17&term\_value\_id=18](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?term_id=17&term_value_id=18)

For clarity, `term_id=17` finds observations with the alive/dead annotation filled out with any value, and `term_value_id=18` specifies that the value must be alive.

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