How to use iNaturalist's Search URLs - wiki part 1 of 2

As an instructor with students using iNaturalist I wanted a way to pull up my students’ observations without having to create a project. The following search URL lets me follow my students whether or not they have remembered to provide a location for their observation, or a photo for that matter.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?user_id=adorewill,gina_segal,josseljgallen,luckinos,jaylinolalotog,marice1,mj39,myewhie&place_id=any&subview=grid&verifiable=any

I can use this basic template to follow a specific section of students or potentially multiple sections. I expect I may run into limitations on the length of the URL as well as limitations on the number of observations that can be returned. I think instructors such as myself who sign up for iNaturalist tend to think that the first thing we need to do is to set up a project for our class. A search URL such as the one above is a potential alternative to setting up a project for a class.

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