Public addressing¶
Public addressing is discussed here. The essential point here is that
Public, as:Public, and https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public
are equivalent as JSON-LD and thus should be treated in the same way
by Fediverse applications.
Examples¶
Example 1¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/ydXn4ZBlcII",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:35Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3t2EVWjmnOU",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:35Z",
"content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198fc0c-8878-7db4-6f9b-aec489fe4163",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3t2EVWjmnOU",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/3t2EVWjmnOU",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:35:35.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198fc0b-d02e-8afc-35ec-e315741d92c7",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:34:49.389Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 32,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "0198fc0a-6f0d-ee21-7099-2614ad913244",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 2¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"http://mitra/users/admin",
"as:Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/n_jjqoGZ7L8",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:36Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"as:Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Xqrfw70OTeY",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:36Z",
"content": "as:Public"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198fc0c-8e51-fe94-2179-40eb6d2d53ca",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Xqrfw70OTeY",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Xqrfw70OTeY",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:35:36.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198fc0b-d02e-8afc-35ec-e315741d92c7",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:34:49.389Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 33,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "as:Public",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "0198fc0a-6f0d-ee21-7099-2614ad913244",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}
Example 3¶
activity
{
"@context": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
{
"Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
"sensitive": "as:sensitive"
}
],
"type": "Create",
"actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/OsVFB-8wpsE",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:38Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"Public",
"http://mitra/users/admin"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/MUJ-cI4_jSw",
"published": "2025-08-30T17:35:38Z",
"content": "Public"
}
}
mitra
{
"id": "0198fc0c-9424-fa16-ff66-3d761b94086a",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/MUJ-cI4_jSw",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/MUJ-cI4_jSw",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:35:38.000Z",
"edited_at": null,
"account": {
"id": "0198fc0b-d02e-8afc-35ec-e315741d92c7",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"actor_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"created_at": "2025-08-30T17:34:49.389Z",
"note": "",
"avatar": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon?input=http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"header": "http://mitra/api/v1/accounts/identicon",
"locked": false,
"mention_policy": "none",
"bot": false,
"identity_proofs": [],
"payment_options": [],
"fields": [],
"emojis": [],
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"subscribers_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 34,
"source": null,
"role": null,
"authentication_methods": null,
"client_config": null
},
"content": "Public",
"language": null,
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"reblog": null,
"visibility": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"pinned": false,
"replies_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"poll": null,
"media_attachments": [],
"quote": null,
"mentions": [
{
"id": "0198fc0a-6f0d-ee21-7099-2614ad913244",
"username": "admin",
"acct": "admin",
"url": "http://mitra/users/admin"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pleroma": {
"emoji_reactions": [],
"in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
"parent_visible": true,
"quote": null,
"quote_visible": true
},
"hidden": false,
"ipfs_cid": null,
"links": []
}