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/87ixnw0yEec",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:22Z",
"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/gz11FHX7ZpM",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:22Z",
"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": "01JVS2F4RG6756PPMMWNP831N3",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:22.000Z",
"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/gz11FHX7ZpM",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/gz11FHX7ZpM",
"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": "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": 70,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:22.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"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/_25EkA6jU-E",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:23Z",
"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/bNsLYwtwimY",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:23Z",
"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": "01JVS2F5QRC5B8MZS71XF9FMYZ",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:23.000Z",
"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/bNsLYwtwimY",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/bNsLYwtwimY",
"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": "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": 71,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:23.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"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/ySdPrvvaM84",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:23Z",
"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/2mVOOv5EP1c",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:23Z",
"content": "unrelated text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "something something",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2F5QR31SXFKV6GYJVZR9Z",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:23.000Z",
"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/2mVOOv5EP1c",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/2mVOOv5EP1c",
"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": "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": 72,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:23.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"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/PPdFiRa1EUg",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:24Z",
"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/qpu38ZxiIyQ",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:24Z",
"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": "01JVS2F6Q05WD6QV2ZS40YNAXM",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:24.000Z",
"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/qpu38ZxiIyQ",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/qpu38ZxiIyQ",
"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": "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": 73,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:24.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JVS2BRAS4XQX73070DBHCC8W",
"username": "actor",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor"
},
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/k2gPIotDgIk",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:25Z",
"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/4ecZUQElQi8",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:25Z",
"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": "01JVS2F7P8T9ZMXRACC5N7PK1W",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:25.000Z",
"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/4ecZUQElQi8",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4ecZUQElQi8",
"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": 74,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:25.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01JVS2F8495AQ2NE588BJA13JD",
"username": "the_milkman",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@the_milkman",
"acct": "the_milkman@mastodon.social"
},
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/mq-tAVfj8O4",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:25Z",
"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/4cVgfKoHjro",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:25Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"name": "@dummy@example",
"href": "https://dummy.example"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2F7P8M0784JFAB1C8CB0J",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:25.000Z",
"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/4cVgfKoHjro",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4cVgfKoHjro",
"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": 75,
"last_status_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:25.000Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [
{
"id": "01YC7G1TKPNX42MZHM7EPFTDVB",
"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/Am9YcB24NQg",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:26Z",
"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/KtnL_0uk68w",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:26Z",
"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/AIyK8knlCK0",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:38Z",
"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/2w2X_cH2LCg",
"published": "2025-05-21T09:23:38Z",
"content": "text",
"tag": [
{
"type": "as:Mention",
"name": "yay",
"href": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
gotosocial
{
"id": "01JVS2FMCGZ52ZSB0JZWDPVVGT",
"created_at": "2025-05-21T09:23:38.000Z",
"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/2w2X_cH2LCg",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/2w2X_cH2LCg",
"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": "",
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