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/ZuPNSM1mr_s",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:41Z",
"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/XIUrMXwPV6w",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:41Z",
"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": "01JP4WQAP831527Z7BTYW0RS8R",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:41.000Z",
"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/XIUrMXwPV6w",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/XIUrMXwPV6w",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:41.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/67onHVQnxIk",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:41Z",
"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/yi0XM67Gru8",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:41Z",
"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": "01JP4WQAP8JFN0S3KEXZ1YKDGP",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:41.000Z",
"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/yi0XM67Gru8",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/yi0XM67Gru8",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:41.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/_EZ7fz4kgek",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:42Z",
"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/3SorK1A82HE",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:42Z",
"content": "unrelated text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "something something",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JP4WQBNGSDEN46DY1VJ63H11",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:42.000Z",
"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/3SorK1A82HE",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/3SorK1A82HE",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:42.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/Nrhf-y0cThY",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:43Z",
"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/3fnkABI_nik",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:43Z",
"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": "01JP4WQCMRZM2DP8ETVYZCNCEE",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:43.000Z",
"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/3fnkABI_nik",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/3fnkABI_nik",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:43.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/y_YHTc_9UXg",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:43Z",
"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/W-snrYMSlB0",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:43Z",
"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": "01JP4WQCMR4CVR765N79EXHRXR",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:43.000Z",
"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/W-snrYMSlB0",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/W-snrYMSlB0",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:43.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JP4WQDHH1M1M2D6RAS6A3SV6",
"username": "the_milkman",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@the_milkman",
"acct": "the_milkman@mastodon.social"
},
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/S4bipvcQGYQ",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:44Z",
"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/JVG7GydcjLY",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:44Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@dummy@example",
"href": "https://dummy.example"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JP4WQDM081KNQACEVE477NJS",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:44.000Z",
"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/JVG7GydcjLY",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/JVG7GydcjLY",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon6.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": "2025-03-12T09:59:44.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01KD0V3THXW0YHHS8ECT0JGBBQ",
"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/6ppbf7o0_1I",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:45Z",
"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/13aF6E98VEM",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:45Z",
"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/zU4c0qpAKLo",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:56Z",
"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/KFTj1MDOMUA",
"published": "2025-03-12T09:59:56Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "as:Mention",
"name": "yay",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JP4WQSB0R3SP7CMQZ3RYBYBW",
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:59:56.000Z",
"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/KFTj1MDOMUA",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/KFTj1MDOMUA",
"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": "01JP4WKYQM40YFAFDSMV8XHXS8",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-12T09:57:50.463Z",
"note": "",
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