Attribution Format¶
attributedTo is defined here in the ActivityStreams Vocabulary. It allows us to tell, who authored / owns the object.
This test explores what is allowed in the field.
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": [
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/oJPSoFNq9vs",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:18Z",
"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/DNNV3Po6Lu8",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:18Z",
"content": "single element",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JQ11VX6GGE4VJS9VTC08TXYJ",
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:18.000Z",
"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/DNNV3Po6Lu8",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DNNV3Po6Lu8",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JQ11QM5JKM0XPQD9F110ZSBH",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:25:57.692Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 96,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:18.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01AJKH2GQGHF8XDARSGR3GZS89",
"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": [
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/-k5EssbvOVU",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:18Z",
"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/DCyv2xToIEA",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:18Z",
"content": "single element as list",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JQ11VX6GF7KFNAVPXPS8NVJP",
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:18.000Z",
"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/DCyv2xToIEA",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DCyv2xToIEA",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element as list",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JQ11QM5JKM0XPQD9F110ZSBH",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:25:57.692Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 97,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:18.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01AJKH2GQGHF8XDARSGR3GZS89",
"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": [
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Ay1PCbqCExc",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:19Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/9IeeNYGcqjI",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:19Z",
"content": "two elements as list",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JQ11VY5R6K3QS07X93PY3F9A",
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:19.000Z",
"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/9IeeNYGcqjI",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/9IeeNYGcqjI",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "two elements as list",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JQ11QM5JKM0XPQD9F110ZSBH",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:25:57.692Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 98,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:19.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01AJKH2GQGHF8XDARSGR3GZS89",
"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": [
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/rn5ZgG_em-E",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:20Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VWAKGSEI0ro",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:20Z",
"content": "a dictionary",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JQ11VZ50HBEHXWN3PFP716B6",
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:20.000Z",
"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/VWAKGSEI0ro",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VWAKGSEI0ro",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JQ11QM5JKM0XPQD9F110ZSBH",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:25:57.692Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 99,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:20.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01AJKH2GQGHF8XDARSGR3GZS89",
"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": [
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie",
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ynRRiYI2tPo",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:20Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1urBw6pSStE",
"published": "2025-03-23T08:28:20Z",
"content": "a dictionary",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JQ11VZ50BAQR2KA6BEW21FWE",
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:20.000Z",
"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/1urBw6pSStE",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1urBw6pSStE",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "a dictionary",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JQ11QM5JKM0XPQD9F110ZSBH",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-03-23T08:25:57.692Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"avatar_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_avatars/GoToSocial_icon3.png",
"header": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"header_static": "http://gotosocial/assets/default_header.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 100,
"last_status_at": "2025-03-23T08:28:20.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01AJKH2GQGHF8XDARSGR3GZS89",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}