Mentions¶
Mentions are discussed in this section of ActivityStreams.
The big difference on if mentions are parsed are currently
a result of if the value in href can be resolved by the
application being tested.
In the support table parsed means that the activity could be parsed, but the mention was discarded.
A ❌ in the support table means that the entire message has failed to parse.
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1ZHVPT5UXgM",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:36Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4g4xDvVSSnA",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:36Z",
"content": "basic mention; mention as list of dictionaries",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@actor@test_server",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FMW0CHGXJYKYKG5M8S8Y",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:36.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4g4xDvVSSnA",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4g4xDvVSSnA",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "basic mention; mention as list of dictionaries",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 70,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:36.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/rwIuVs-eLys",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:37Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/c5QHhjMRXIs",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:37Z",
"content": "text @actor@pasture-one-actor; mention as dictionary",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@actor@test_server",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FNV8T0R4TGV6HK49JD0X",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:37.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/c5QHhjMRXIs",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/c5QHhjMRXIs",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "text @actor@pasture-one-actor; mention as dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 71,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:37.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hYcAiG3DUEY",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:37Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/RUFajPLgNZI",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:37Z",
"content": "unrelated text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "something something",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FNV8E49GHRAXPYGDTXMP",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:37.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/RUFajPLgNZI",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/RUFajPLgNZI",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "unrelated text",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 72,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:37.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 4¶
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/usjMiGNo9ko",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:38Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/AP5HbDzF0vo",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:38Z",
"content": "Missing Name @actor@pasture-one-actor",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FPTGPAPH1E7P8V2NEPA7",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:38.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/AP5HbDzF0vo",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/AP5HbDzF0vo",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "Missing Name @actor@pasture-one-actor",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 73,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:38.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 5¶
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/70kjhwk8mLc",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:39Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/j9AIJzho_Tc",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:39Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@the_milkman@mastodon.social",
"href": "https://mastodon.social/users/the_milkman"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FQSR5WZ5G08QA3TQ9V92",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:39.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/j9AIJzho_Tc",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/j9AIJzho_Tc",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "text",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 74,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:39.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JNR7FR4PT3MC1NDEC5VG0TYT",
"username": "the_milkman",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@the_milkman",
"acct": "the_milkman@mastodon.social"
},
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 6¶
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/7T2tzsnIdf0",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:39Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/V-kDIC-pBgM",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:39Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@dummy@example",
"href": "https://dummy.example"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7FQSRDEA7W1D2C0SXK6TE",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:39.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/V-kDIC-pBgM",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/V-kDIC-pBgM",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "text",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon2.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 75,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:39.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "017HKBNB5PFZAA994QTJ40SBKP",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}
Example 7¶
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/kApzWZeF8wc",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:40Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/TzxdEVSmTcA",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:40Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@test_actor@test_server",
"href": "http://test_actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
no result
Example 8¶
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://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/kBPtWcERqP8",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:51Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pdZv8dU30N8",
"published": "2025-03-07T11:57:51Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "as:Mention",
"name": "yay",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JNR7G3GRAQS9STSKAN5ET4XH",
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:57:51.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pdZv8dU30N8",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pdZv8dU30N8",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "text",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JNR7C9NA53PSCCZ08Q119W53",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-07T11:55:46.231Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
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