# Unable to duplicate an observation **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** web, staff-can-replicate\ **Created:** [January 15, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563 "2025-01-15T10:35:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sylvainm\_53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sylvainm_53/32/37717_2.png) [@sylvainm\_53](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sylvainm_53)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/1 "2025-01-15T10:35:04Z")
**Platform** (Android, iOS, Website): **Website** **Browser** , if a website issue (Firefox, Chrome, etc) : **Firefox** **URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages**: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=){obs id} In my case : [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=258502171](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=258502171) **Screenshots of what you are seeing** : ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/9/2/924cb8a09f1712d3741e2f7750f01d22a2cc3028.jpeg) **Description of problem** : When I want to duplicate an observation, although it worked fine before, I now get an error message. Step 1: Open observation Step 2: I click on “Modify” then “Duplicate” (in French for me) : ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/a/d/ad44b81328a40aee07b55ed5d124f9912f9dbec5.png) Step 3: I got this error message, with shark : > # I ate [iNaturalist.org](http://iNaturalist.org), that’s why it’s not working. > > (Ack! Something went wrong. We’ll look into it soon or you can email us at [help at inaturalist.org](mailto:help@inaturalist.org)) ---
**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:** [January 15, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/2 "2025-01-15T10:54:54Z")
maybe related to [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/few-things-broken-on-taxon-swap-page/60551](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/few-things-broken-on-taxon-swap-page/60551) ---
**Author:** ![botswanabugs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/botswanabugs/32/2434_2.png) [@botswanabugs](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/botswanabugs)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/3 "2025-01-15T12:14:47Z")
Im in Botswana using website and Windows 10 and Chrome in English and have had the same problem on Jan 15 24. I have not experienced it before. Also If I go to a traditional project and click on ‘add observation’ I go to the ‘shark picture’ Since the two problems happen on the same day, perhaps they are related. ---
**Author:** ![tonyrebelo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tonyrebelo/32/317_2.png) [@tonyrebelo](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tonyrebelo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/4 "2025-01-15T19:39:55Z")
Same problem - Cannot Duplicate. Windows 10: Chrome ---
**Author:** ![ruth-palsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/ruth-palsson/32/48128_2.png) [@ruth-palsson](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ruth-palsson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/5 "2025-01-15T22:24:35Z")
I cannot duplicate either - Windows 11 ---
**Author:** ![kevinfaccenda](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kevinfaccenda/32/10265_2.png) [@kevinfaccenda](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kevinfaccenda)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/6 "2025-01-16T00:41:11Z")
I can’t duplicate, [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=254877297](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?copy=254877297) give the fail whale ---
**Author:** ![jamie-aa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jamie-aa/32/27638_2.png) [@jamie-aa](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jamie-aa)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/7 "2025-01-16T01:02:09Z")
I can replicate on Firefox 134. Every observation I’ve tried (added today, added yesterday, added years ago) brings up the whale. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/8 "2025-01-16T16:08:01Z")
I can replicate. We’re looking into it. ---
**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:** [January 16, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/9 "2025-01-16T17:22:49Z")
Should be fixed now. ---
**Author:** ![redpandacat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/redpandacat/32/17080_2.png) [@redpandacat](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/redpandacat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/10 "2025-01-17T02:50:37Z")
Thanks, a speedy fix, seems to be working. ---
**Author:** ![sylvainm\_53](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/sylvainm_53/32/37717_2.png) [@sylvainm\_53](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/sylvainm_53)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/11 "2025-01-17T10:13:31Z")
Everything is OK now ! Thanks ! 👍 ---
**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:** [January 17, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-duplicate-an-observation/60563/12 "2025-01-17T16:00:15Z")
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