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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/7TRdUyCNdpw",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:27Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dLvgTgmRBzw",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:27Z",
"content": "single element",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
hollo
{
"id": "0197e941-18d8-78e9-8ba9-247e5689e751",
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:57:27.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dLvgTgmRBzw",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dLvgTgmRBzw",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"pinned": false,
"content": "single element",
"reblog": null,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0197e93f-6c64-7424-8915-ee54c21492ea",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:55:37.257Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": 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://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/R9H-u8gKjLw",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:28Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/F0Wc1ZoG1ac",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:28Z",
"content": "single element as list",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
hollo
{
"id": "0197e941-1cc0-74c0-b99c-cfda8a0801ae",
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:57:28.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/F0Wc1ZoG1ac",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/F0Wc1ZoG1ac",
"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,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0197e93f-6c64-7424-8915-ee54c21492ea",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:55:37.257Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": 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://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/MYSkGOarIPc",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:29Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"http://pasture-one-actor/second"
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/SrJ-Wf2sPLI",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:29Z",
"content": "two elements as list",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
hollo
{
"id": "0197e941-20a8-7523-b731-19acb4f78182",
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:57:29.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/SrJ-Wf2sPLI",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/SrJ-Wf2sPLI",
"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,
"quote_id": null,
"quote": null,
"application": null,
"account": {
"id": "0197e93f-6c64-7424-8915-ee54c21492ea",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2025-07-08T08:55:37.257Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"moved": null,
"last_status_at": null,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"card": null,
"emojis": [],
"emoji_reactions": [],
"poll": null,
"filtered": 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://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DnHU7vqHzJ4",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:29Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": {
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
},
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/eQe1ltoY_Fo",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:29Z",
"content": "a dictionary",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
no result
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://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Z02Cfuyuks8",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:42Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": [
{
"type": "Person",
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
}
],
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://hollo/@john"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VyQ_cki8ja4",
"published": "2025-07-08T08:57:42Z",
"content": "a dictionary",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Mention",
"href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
}
]
}
}
no result