I’d like to keep track of which observations I’ve already uploaded in my own local DB but it looks like I have to recreate an export query, from the filters menu, each time I want to update my DB. Would it be possible to save an export query for future reuse? Cheers!

if i’m understanding you correctly, you can save any of the following: the URL of your Explore screen before you click the download button (ex. all verifiable birds = https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&taxon_id=3 ), or the URL of the Export Observations screen (ex. h…

Hi Pisum, Yes, I get all that but it’s your last paragraph that’s my primary concern; I want to save the filters and the list of selected columns. Cheers!

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pisum May 29, 2020, 1:01pm 4

you might want to try bringing this up over at this thread: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/data-users-what-are-your-use-cases-and-requests-for-exporting-data/2972.

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