Hi there, sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask, but I figured I’d pose the question here before I try to reach out to support or submit a ticket. And if you could point me in the right direction I’d greatly appreciate it! I’ve been working on a simple web app that uses the iNaturalist API to …

It sounds like you are making unauthenticated API requests to fetch data from the iNaturalist API, which is a perfectly valid thing to do. You do not need become an app owner if you aren’t interested in making authenticated API calls. If you’re showing observation photos, it’s always a good idea to …

@meltknuckles I routinely use the identify interface for identification practice by changing “Quality Grade” to “Research Grade” instead of “Needs ID”. I’ve frequently wanted more knobs to turn, like has multiple pics or observations for this month last year. I think it would be super useful to h…

Thanks for such a quick reply! I’m still working out some final touches before I release it, but I’ll definitely make a post with a link when it’s ready. I’ve made sure to include photographer citations with all observation photos, as well as links to the original iNat observation page :+1: Glad t…

Those are some great ideas, right now I only have filtering by location (with custom radius) and filtering by specific taxonomy to include/exclude, but a multiple pic filter & time range would both very doable to implement and could provide a lot of additional value. Thanks for your response!

I’d be very interested in using this! I teach several natural history courses where students have to learn to ID hundreds of species, and this would be very helpful for them.

Also see: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-well-do-you-know-your-local-wildlife-now-you-can-test-yourself/10711 https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/buthigame-a-website-to-practice-inaturalist-identification/36056/14

In regards to [image] dwilkins: observations for this month last year You should be able to use the existing Date Observed filters in Identify to do this. You can select specific months (any year) or use the date range filters to specifically choose a month in any year (or any range).

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