# Incorrect IDs added automatically when duplicating an existing observation

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/incorrect-ids-added-automatically-when-duplicating-an-existing-observation/8903>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** web\
**Created:** [December 27, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/incorrect-ids-added-automatically-when-duplicating-an-existing-observation/8903 "2019-12-27T02:02:37Z")\
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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:** [December 29, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/incorrect-ids-added-automatically-when-duplicating-an-existing-observation/8903/33 "2019-12-29T00:38:25Z")

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Replied here: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-uploading-with-random-species/8248/15?u=tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/observations-uploading-with-random-species/8248/15)

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