iNaturalist · Schema

Identification

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer
observation_id	integer
body	string
category	string
created_at	string
updated_at	string
current	boolean
taxon	object
previous_observation_taxon	object
user	object
uuid	string
created_at_details	object
flags	array
own_observation	boolean
taxon_change	object
vision	boolean
disagreement	boolean
previous_observation_taxon_id	integer
spam	boolean
hidden	boolean
moderator_actions	array

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "Identification",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "observation_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "body": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "improving",
        "leading",
        "maverick",
        "supporting"
      ]
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "updated_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "current": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "taxon": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/ObservationTaxon"
    },
    "previous_observation_taxon": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/ObservationTaxon"
    },
    "user": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/User"
    },
    "uuid": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "created_at_details": {
      "$ref": "#/definitions/DateDetails"
    },
    "flags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/definitions/Flag"
      }
    },
    "own_observation": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "taxon_change": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      }
    },
    "vision": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "disagreement": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "previous_observation_taxon_id": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "spam": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "hidden": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "moderator_actions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/definitions/ModeratorAction"
      }
    }
  }
}

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