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Language support

The content and contentMap properties are defined in the ActivityStreams Vocabulary.

The support for natural language values is described in ActivityStreams.

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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xnak6G_gGIs",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:56Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/D4qdjvA8rC0",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:56Z",
    "content": "text"
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838314168102",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:11:56.000Z",
  "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/D4qdjvA8rC0",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/D4qdjvA8rC0",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "text",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 189,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/wesljrta038",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:57Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dCmbwzFnAc4",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:57Z",
    "content": "text",
    "contentMap": {
      "de": "Deutsch"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838375638887",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:11:57.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "de",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dCmbwzFnAc4",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/dCmbwzFnAc4",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "text",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 190,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/7AYnP1t4uh8",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:58Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DiPs4ICJTwY",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:58Z",
    "content": "text",
    "contentMap": {
      "en": "English"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838437944919",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:11:58.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "en",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DiPs4ICJTwY",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/DiPs4ICJTwY",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "text",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 191,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/ZaULy8GlbBI",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:59Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pQ0qdObIeC4",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:11:59Z",
    "content": "text",
    "contentMap": {
      "en": "English",
      "de": "Deutsch"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838499872950",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:11:59.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "en",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pQ0qdObIeC4",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/pQ0qdObIeC4",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "text",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 192,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/T5yL_2n2tLY",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:00Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/CqR6kjrxzfk",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:00Z",
    "content": "text",
    "contentMap": {
      "de": "Deutsch",
      "en": "English"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838577535175",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:12:00.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "de",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/CqR6kjrxzfk",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/CqR6kjrxzfk",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "text",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 193,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/yFQAAeSrHKU",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:01Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1vT2cyElxFs",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:01Z",
    "contentMap": {
      "de": "Deutsch"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838651090411",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:12:01.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "de",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1vT2cyElxFs",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/1vT2cyElxFs",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "Deutsch",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 194,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/R1ftgeioaMQ",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:02Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Was2J9sc6Xc",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:02Z",
    "contentMap": {
      "en": "English"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838710906016",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:12:02.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "en",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Was2J9sc6Xc",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Was2J9sc6Xc",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "English",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 195,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}

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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/GWqSpdmyBEI",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:03Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YcFCNPu-DGs",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:03Z",
    "contentMap": {
      "en": "English",
      "de": "Deutsch"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838770776429",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:12:03.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "en",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YcFCNPu-DGs",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YcFCNPu-DGs",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "English",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 196,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}

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://mastodon/users/hippo"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/SsrcyWDQO-g",
  "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:04Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://mastodon/users/hippo"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VVPmVZhVxzY",
    "published": "2025-07-08T09:12:04Z",
    "contentMap": {
      "de": "Deutsch",
      "en": "English"
    }
  }
}
mastodon
{
  "id": "114816838830593020",
  "created_at": "2025-07-08T09:12:04.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": "de",
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VVPmVZhVxzY",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/VVPmVZhVxzY",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "edited_at": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "content": "Deutsch",
  "filtered": [],
  "reblog": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "114816814107090969",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "discoverable": false,
    "indexable": false,
    "group": false,
    "created_at": "2025-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://mastodon/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://mastodon/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 197,
    "last_status_at": "2025-07-08",
    "hide_collections": true,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "emojis": [],
  "card": null,
  "poll": null
}