Image Description¶
The Image type is defined in ActivityStreams Vocabulary.
In this support table, we only consider how the image description, commonly called AltText is handled. Image descriptions are important from an accessibility standpoint, see WCAG 2.2. Text Alternatives.
It seems that certain implementations, e.g. firefish, store the image description on a per image URL basis and not for every instance of an image reference.
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/LB2p7rb39Ig",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:22:58Z",
"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/dzplrEEWNZg",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:22:58Z",
"content": "no description",
"attachment": {
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png"
},
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2EDAGCJNAKP5ECJGX66W5",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:22:58.000Z",
"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/dzplrEEWNZg",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dzplrEEWNZg",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "no description",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:21:30.986Z",
"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": 35,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:22:58.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [
{
"id": "01JVS2EEA5K7DZ5ZQ1B1KEB0HV",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EEA5K7DZ5ZQ1B1KEB0HV.png",
"text_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EEA5K7DZ5ZQ1B1KEB0HV.png",
"preview_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/small/01JVS2EEA5K7DZ5ZQ1B1KEB0HV.jpg",
"remote_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png",
"preview_remote_url": null,
"meta": {
"original": {
"width": 40,
"height": 40,
"size": "40x40",
"aspect": 1
},
"small": {
"width": 40,
"height": 40,
"size": "40x40",
"aspect": 1
},
"focus": {
"x": 0,
"y": 0
}
},
"description": null,
"blurhash": "L7P~lQ~TfQ~T~ToLfQoLfQfQfQfQ"
}
],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/sHHAaj_-Ki8",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:22:59Z",
"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/ZzVm9i9m7FQ",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:22:59Z",
"content": "text",
"attachment": {
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png",
"name": "name",
"summary": "summary",
"content": "content"
},
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2EE9RN3SW1RP401P7A0AQ",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:22:59.000Z",
"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/ZzVm9i9m7FQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ZzVm9i9m7FQ",
"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": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:21:30.986Z",
"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": 36,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:22:59.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [
{
"id": "01JVS2EEZ36J2Y6RSB9DFYPAAY",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EEZ36J2Y6RSB9DFYPAAY.png",
"text_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EEZ36J2Y6RSB9DFYPAAY.png",
"preview_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/small/01JVS2EEZ36J2Y6RSB9DFYPAAY.jpg",
"remote_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/images/100.png",
"preview_remote_url": null,
"meta": {
"original": {
"width": 40,
"height": 40,
"size": "40x40",
"aspect": 1
},
"small": {
"width": 40,
"height": 40,
"size": "40x40",
"aspect": 1
},
"focus": {
"x": 0,
"y": 0
}
},
"description": "summary",
"blurhash": "L57$+puhfQuhuhf*fQf*fQfQfQfQ"
}
],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/2WZ0vEiXeE0",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:00Z",
"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/_Fv7Xkm3hws",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:00Z",
"content": "text",
"attachment": [
{
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png",
"name": "name",
"imageType": "image/jpeg"
}
],
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2EF90V4VJAAQVJCGYES0E",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:00.000Z",
"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/_Fv7Xkm3hws",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_Fv7Xkm3hws",
"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": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:21:30.986Z",
"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": 37,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [
{
"id": "01JVS2EFN924C6HRSGSE2G70N4",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EFN924C6HRSGSE2G70N4.png",
"text_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EFN924C6HRSGSE2G70N4.png",
"preview_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/small/01JVS2EFN924C6HRSGSE2G70N4.jpg",
"remote_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png",
"preview_remote_url": null,
"meta": {
"original": {
"width": 1548,
"height": 1548,
"size": "1548x1548",
"aspect": 1
},
"small": {
"width": 512,
"height": 512,
"size": "512x512",
"aspect": 1
},
"focus": {
"x": 0,
"y": 0
}
},
"description": "name",
"blurhash": "LIB{x~.}9Fcn}gnOEUxBDlK[N1wi"
}
],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/LxgwEU5_3QU",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:00Z",
"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/sPuOq6QDr-Q",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:00Z",
"content": "no comment in attachment",
"attachment": [
{
"type": "Document",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png"
}
],
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2EF902WR6NW139AYF0RGG",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:00.000Z",
"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/sPuOq6QDr-Q",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/sPuOq6QDr-Q",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "no comment in attachment",
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": true,
"discoverable": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:21:30.986Z",
"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": 38,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:00.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [
{
"id": "01JVS2EGAQSKF90ETNWNHJ62B4",
"type": "image",
"url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EGAQSKF90ETNWNHJ62B4.png",
"text_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/original/01JVS2EGAQSKF90ETNWNHJ62B4.png",
"preview_url": "http://gotosocial/fileserver/01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W/attachment/small/01JVS2EGAQSKF90ETNWNHJ62B4.jpg",
"remote_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/FediverseLogo.png",
"preview_remote_url": null,
"meta": {
"original": {
"width": 1548,
"height": 1548,
"size": "1548x1548",
"aspect": 1
},
"small": {
"width": 512,
"height": 512,
"size": "512x512",
"aspect": 1
},
"focus": {
"x": 0,
"y": 0
}
},
"description": null,
"blurhash": "LIB{x~.}9Fcn}gnOEUxBDlK[N1wi"
}
],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"username": "cookie",
"url": "http://gotosocial/@cookie",
"acct": "cookie"
}
],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"card": null,
"poll": null
}