Species id. Required.
Date of observing, ISO yyyy-mm-dd. Required.
Coordinates of the observation, as a GeoJSON Point or WKT string. The location is derived server-side from this point.
OptionaltimeTime of observing, hh:mm.
OptionalnumberNumber of individuals (defaults to 1).
OptionalsexSex of observed individual(s): M, F or U (defaults to U).
OptionalnotesObservation notes.
Optionalis_Whether the observer is certain the species is correct (defaults to true).
OptionalaccuracyPosition accuracy in meters.
Optionalexternal_External reference string to identify the observation externally.
Optionalembargo_Hide the observation until this date, ISO yyyy-mm-dd.
OptionaluuidUUID4 string (defaults to a random uuid4).
OptionalobscurityObscure the exact location: write 0 (public) or 1 (obscured 1km).
Optionalis_Whether the observation concerns an escaped/planted individual.
OptionalactivityObserved activity id, or its english name.
Optionallife_Observed life stage id, or its english name.
OptionalmethodObservation method id.
OptionalsubstrateSubstrate id (Mosses, Lichens and Fungi only).
Optionalrelated_Related species id (host plant, prey, etc.).
Optionalcounting_Counting method id.
Optionalobserver_Location of the observer, as a GeoJSON Point or WKT string.
Optionaltransect_Transect UUID to link this observation to.
Optionalrecognition_Certainty of recognition by NIA, float between 0 and 1.
OptionaldetailsGroup composition entries.
OptionalphotosPhoto URLs or async-upload names.
OptionalsoundsSound URLs or async-upload names.
Optionalupload_Names of asynchronously uploaded media to attach.
Writable fields for creating an observation via the single-observation endpoint (
/observations/create-single/).