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Object types

Varying the object type and investigation what happens to the properties. Relevant properties are

{
    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    "type": "${type}",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content"
}

where type is the property being varied between different entries in the table. Object types are defined in https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#object-types.

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/HE2JOK8fV74",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:17Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Article",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/JoEyPfhg19g",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:17Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0197e941-dc28-7b54-a2f8-5965801f13a8",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T08:58:17.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/JoEyPfhg19g",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/JoEyPfhg19g",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "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/gCmeRLH7wok",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:18Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Audio",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DuB0Wcqvq3E",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:18Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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/NI54q3hWDfA",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:30Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Document",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/6B-sgcE04J4",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:30Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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/n6vEZyJ19S0",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:42Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Event",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/gKmaqjA-plc",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:42Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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/yw1o9XM93FQ",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:54Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Image",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/2lxXEXx1xcA",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:58:54Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/hOuwfYl0y5M",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:07Z",
  "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/_llSRxWaT5I",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:07Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0197e942-9f78-7d0e-8327-364c9e87f0c8",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T08:59:07.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_llSRxWaT5I",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_llSRxWaT5I",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "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 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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ZQbuY8Fc-ks",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:07Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Page",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/P6msnvmra9o",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:07Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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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://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/g9QpV3GTHZc",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:20Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Place",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ADl2enfP9yo",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:20Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 9

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/L2IkAN4YiXw",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:32Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Profile",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/nwfuRpb5WIA",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:32Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 10

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/ujS-REvwiV8",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:44Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Relationship",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/OUHSTAQDj3U",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:44Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 11

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/G_KNovxWjDs",
  "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:56Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Tombstone",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/QRFWVif-jS8",
    "published": "2025-07-08T08:59:56Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 12

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/qS-pFMajiRU",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:08Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Video",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/TTYPMjTK7Ho",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:08Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Example 13

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/Oz_bba1Mr9E",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:20Z",
  "object": {
    "type": [
      "Note",
      "Article"
    ],
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/R9gRyAuNkPI",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:20Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
hollo
{
  "id": "0197e943-bca0-7b4f-b6f2-99abbb505a94",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:00:20.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "summary",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/R9gRyAuNkPI",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/R9gRyAuNkPI",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "content",
  "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 14

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/GRNBa6CKEx0",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:21Z",
  "object": {
    "type": null,
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/GwwfjBs-ZtY",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:00:21Z",
    "name": "name",
    "summary": "summary",
    "content": "content",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://gotosocial/users/cookie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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