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": [
    "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/P4-oTDJ4wCk",
  "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:22Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/YTAZDu-LK5M",
    "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:22Z",
    "content": "single element"
  }
}

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": [
    "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/o9eHdWDNdJM",
  "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:33Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/xEjWJK4Pqi8",
    "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:33Z",
    "content": "single element as list"
  }
}

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": [
    "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/Xl5gwS16o9I",
  "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:43Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "http://pasture-one-actor/second"
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/_YAV0OuoSZs",
    "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:43Z",
    "content": "two elements as list"
  }
}

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": [
    "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/FYXGWW4O_L0",
  "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:54Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": {
      "type": "Person",
      "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
    },
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/6plm89XGf2s",
    "published": "2025-05-21T10:07:54Z",
    "content": "a dictionary"
  }
}

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": [
    "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/EOkHE9NRdGA",
  "published": "2025-05-21T10:08:05Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": [
      {
        "type": "Person",
        "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor"
      }
    ],
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/a81brpe9rktl0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor/4Dfc29TnsL4",
    "published": "2025-05-21T10:08:05Z",
    "content": "a dictionary"
  }
}