# Unable to download data using the explore feature **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 4, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207 "2026-07-04T03:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bbdown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bbdown/32/74270_2.png) [@bbdown](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bbdown)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/1 "2026-07-04T03:03:05Z")
When i try to export observations from a project and use the download option in the filters box nothing comes up in the expert screen. ---
**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/2 "2026-07-04T03:32:11Z")
can you paste the Explore link here that you’re trying to get records from, and a screenshot of what the export page looks like to you ---
**Author:** ![bbdown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bbdown/32/74270_2.png) [@bbdown](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bbdown)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/3 "2026-07-04T04:55:02Z")
[https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study) This is the link to the project ---
**Author:** ![bbdown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bbdown/32/74270_2.png) [@bbdown](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bbdown)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/4 "2026-07-04T05:03:03Z")
when im on the start page for the project and click on export observations nothing comes up in the export page. I’m not doing it from the explore option. So maybe I’m doing it wrong ![IMG_2262](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/6/0/60350f3e4c5699fd7a1c5cf477b103beb8e9d2ca.png) ---
**Author:** ![bbdown](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bbdown/32/74270_2.png) [@bbdown](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bbdown)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/5 "2026-07-04T05:29:15Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/b/f/bfee976b2cfe6eec38919e179f48887bb39984e1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/6 "2026-07-04T06:10:46Z")
> [@bbdown](#): > > when im on the start page for the project and click on export observations nothing comes up in the export page. I go to [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study), and then I click on the observations tab, and then the ‘Export observations’ button to the right ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/4/7/47d6ab3dda938ecc735ee9da65debd3052d3d714.jpeg) that then takes me to the export screen ([https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/export?projects=ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study](https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/export?projects=ffdc-habitat-connectivity-study)), and when I scroll down the page, the preview shows 2,797 observations ready to export, which matches the project page: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/9/0/90ab5b370b9b1f2debfe1274dfa87e801f89167b.png) so if you scroll down the page in Export, after following those steps, that preview is blank for you? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-download-data-using-the-explore-feature/81207/7 "2026-09-02T06:11:03Z")
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